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Custom rifle builder & gunsmith qualifications?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 264174" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>I agree with Kevin, Some excellent gunsmiths started with just the abillity to run a lathe. They experimented and learned what works. </p><p></p><p>Others apprenticed under renowned riflesmiths who passed on their knowledge, for the future smiths to keep moving forward.</p><p></p><p>Some choose a 2 year gunsmith program, most of these emphasize basic skills and repair. With Speedy teaching at Trinidad that program is changing and moving into the precision rifle aspect. I took a cont. ed summer class with Speedy last year and learned many intrcicies he has used building his rifles. The man is a wealth of knowledge in that respect.</p><p></p><p>If your looking for a smith, start with some questions, thru e-mail or phone, don't be afraid to ask for references. A good smith will have no problem giving you some names and #. If you talk to a guy who thinks he knows everything, he probably quit learning. I'm a rookie by many smiths standards but I continue to learn and broaden my abilities. While striving to make every rifle better than the last. My aproach is simple, total customer satisfaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 264174, member: 3733"] I agree with Kevin, Some excellent gunsmiths started with just the abillity to run a lathe. They experimented and learned what works. Others apprenticed under renowned riflesmiths who passed on their knowledge, for the future smiths to keep moving forward. Some choose a 2 year gunsmith program, most of these emphasize basic skills and repair. With Speedy teaching at Trinidad that program is changing and moving into the precision rifle aspect. I took a cont. ed summer class with Speedy last year and learned many intrcicies he has used building his rifles. The man is a wealth of knowledge in that respect. If your looking for a smith, start with some questions, thru e-mail or phone, don't be afraid to ask for references. A good smith will have no problem giving you some names and #. If you talk to a guy who thinks he knows everything, he probably quit learning. I'm a rookie by many smiths standards but I continue to learn and broaden my abilities. While striving to make every rifle better than the last. My aproach is simple, total customer satisfaction. [/QUOTE]
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