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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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True MACHINIST gunsmiths? (a rare breed)
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1477425" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I think that the one word that describe it best is "Craftsman"</p><p></p><p>I started as a machinist apprentice and worked with some great ones</p><p>that could do almost everything with any machine but could not be classed as a gunsmith because they relied on the machine to do the work. A craftsman looks at the finished work and Never says. "That's close enough" or says "It's within Specification" He is always trying to improve his skill. </p><p></p><p>A good Gunsmith has to be first a craftsman, and then be skilled at all aspects of being a gunsmith including being skilled at Machine work as Shortgrass said. Being A good machinist helps a great deal but is not the only requirement. Also some great machinist aren't interested in being/doing gun smithing but most good gunsmiths are interested in being a good machinist.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1477425, member: 2736"] I think that the one word that describe it best is "Craftsman" I started as a machinist apprentice and worked with some great ones that could do almost everything with any machine but could not be classed as a gunsmith because they relied on the machine to do the work. A craftsman looks at the finished work and Never says. "That's close enough" or says "It's within Specification" He is always trying to improve his skill. A good Gunsmith has to be first a craftsman, and then be skilled at all aspects of being a gunsmith including being skilled at Machine work as Shortgrass said. Being A good machinist helps a great deal but is not the only requirement. Also some great machinist aren't interested in being/doing gun smithing but most good gunsmiths are interested in being a good machinist. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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