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Gunsmithing
Would gunsmithing be a good second job?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 785076" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>General gunsmithing actually requires very little money in the way of tooling. A master set of hollow ground screw drivers, good pin punches, roll pin starters, a wide variety of files and stones and a couple good vices will allow you to do 90 percent of what ever walks in the door. The next 5% will require a moderate investment to be able to weld and do refinish work. The last 5% requires a substantial investment in power equipment to be able to do barrel and machine work. It's possible to teach yourself as long as you have the means to replace what ever you work on. </p><p> </p><p>There is tons of gun work to be done between ordering and receiving frieght, phone calls, drop in's, email, record and book keeping. It seems to work out for every hour in the shop requires about 1-2 hours at the desk. </p><p> </p><p>I love the work and would do it for nothing if I could just to help others enjoy the sport. I love to see an guy light up when we fix his toys or help people shoot better than they ever thought possible. For me this is the best part.</p><p> </p><p>The worst part is now I never can find the time to work on any of my own stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 785076, member: 1290"] General gunsmithing actually requires very little money in the way of tooling. A master set of hollow ground screw drivers, good pin punches, roll pin starters, a wide variety of files and stones and a couple good vices will allow you to do 90 percent of what ever walks in the door. The next 5% will require a moderate investment to be able to weld and do refinish work. The last 5% requires a substantial investment in power equipment to be able to do barrel and machine work. It's possible to teach yourself as long as you have the means to replace what ever you work on. There is tons of gun work to be done between ordering and receiving frieght, phone calls, drop in's, email, record and book keeping. It seems to work out for every hour in the shop requires about 1-2 hours at the desk. I love the work and would do it for nothing if I could just to help others enjoy the sport. I love to see an guy light up when we fix his toys or help people shoot better than they ever thought possible. For me this is the best part. The worst part is now I never can find the time to work on any of my own stuff. [/QUOTE]
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