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Gunsmith Schools, which ones are good?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1226642" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Machining skill is important, but isn't the 'end all/be all' of gunsmithing. There's a hugh difference between "todays' machinist and the old school guys that 'grew-up' with manual machining. Most small gunsmithing shops use manual machines. Being a 'machinist' won't make you a stock maker, it won't make you a metal finisher (machinists expect what they make to be 'sellable' right off the machine, no hand work involved), it won't have you ready to hand fit a part or re-solder the rib(s) on classic double. There's much more to being a gunsmith than machine work. What the schools have over the correspondence/interdnet courses is you have a <em>real</em> gunsmith looking over your shoulder to advise you and show you easier/faster/better ways to get the desired results. Just because a guy happens to be a machinist doesn't make him a gunsmith....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1226642, member: 24284"] Machining skill is important, but isn't the 'end all/be all' of gunsmithing. There's a hugh difference between "todays' machinist and the old school guys that 'grew-up' with manual machining. Most small gunsmithing shops use manual machines. Being a 'machinist' won't make you a stock maker, it won't make you a metal finisher (machinists expect what they make to be 'sellable' right off the machine, no hand work involved), it won't have you ready to hand fit a part or re-solder the rib(s) on classic double. There's much more to being a gunsmith than machine work. What the schools have over the correspondence/interdnet courses is you have a [I]real[/I] gunsmith looking over your shoulder to advise you and show you easier/faster/better ways to get the desired results. Just because a guy happens to be a machinist doesn't make him a gunsmith.... [/QUOTE]
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