gunsmith school
has anyone had any experince with any of the home gunsmith school if so which ones are good how about the sonoran desert institute
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Hello, I am in Las Vegas and thinking of going to gunsmith school, does anyone know of a good school with in 500 miles of here that is hands on. All I am finding is online, and I don't think that is the way to go.
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cowboycarpnter,
The one you're looking for is Yavapai College.
This is the list that Brownells publishes in their catalog. I removed the correspondence courses but the list is selectable online:
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/Company/links.aspx?catid=8
Gunsmithing Schools
Colorado School of Trades
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594
Lassen Community College
P.O. Box 3000
Susanville, CA 96130
Phone: 530-257-4211
Montgomery Community College
1011 Page Street
P.O. Box 787
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 800-839-6222
Murray State College
One Murray Campus
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Phone: 580-371-2371
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
812 Ohio River Blvd.
Avalon
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Phone: 412-766-1812
Piedmont Community College
1715 College Drive
P.O. Box 1197
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 336-599-1181
Pine Technical Institute
900 4th Street
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: 800-521-7463
Trinidad State Jr. College
600 Prospect
Trinidad, CO 81082
Phone: 800-621-8752
Yavapai College
1100 East Sheldon Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 1-800-922-6787 or 928-776-2348
http://www.gunsmithing.org/
NRA schools are just short courses offered at various times of the year but concentrated during the summer. Colorado School of Trades and Pennsylvania Gunsmith School are commercial entities, they are owned and operated for a profit. The other seven schools are associated with Community Colleges or Junior Colleges. Each has their own methods and curriculum. I think your best bet is to contact each of them and ask for their program packets, then spend time reading and absorbing the information. Don't hesitate to call any or all of them and discuss any questions that you might have.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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on line is not that bad. you have to go at it with an open mind.
i have been in business for 13 yrs now. although i am mech. inclined i felt like i needed something on the wall. i got it. it wasn't as you think. you pay you pass... not in my case. they called my hand, actually called me. told me i was going to have to do the project again because i didn't use a file. LOL, I chucked it up in a mill and then used a file. before it was over, i was asked to make tools for them. IT COST THEM. anyway, you can learn from it. i myself with a family could not up and leave. i have done very well, worked for folks in 7 different states, never a complaint. HOT BLUING, i have built rifles, which is very gratifiying. remember this... your reputation rides on everything you do. GOOD LUCK oh,by the way... modern gun school.it was once said he who is self taught had a fool for a teacher.0 -
There is a two year gunsmithing course taught at the junior collage in Prescott AZ. I don't know the exact mileage but it's way closer then 500 miles. All you would have to do was take 93 south out of Vegas. Get off at the Bagdad exit, and then go west EAST into Prescott. 0 -
cowboycarpnter,
Hello, and welcome to our forums, here on Gunbroker.com.
There are several good schools out there that are hands on. Our moderator, who goes by Nononsense, can provide you with a long list of all of them, and suggest the better ones. He is a great teacher himself. I'm sure he will be along, soon, but you might want to go to his profile, and e-mail him.
If you do a search for "gunsmith schools" using the search engine on this forum, you will find a bunch of topics, on the subject, including this one:
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=425779&SearchTerms=gunsmith,schools
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Well...he beat me to it! Must have been a bunch of us responding.0 -
determine what area of "Gunsmithing" you are looking to work in and filnd the school that most closely has what you are interested in. If I were you I would look closely at Lassen outside of Reno Nevada. A tyrip to speak directly with the instructors is a must. 0 -
Gotta vote for Trinidad; best of 3 schools I've been to.
AND less than 50 miles to Whittington Center!0 -
The School at Trinidad is the 'best of the best' I am told. 0 -
cowboycarpnter,
The 'best' school is the one which will fulfill your needs and desire for the education you want to pursue. Each program is slightly different with emphasis in various fields dependent upon the instructors specialties. That's why it's important to visit at least some of the schools before making a decision. The physical facilities, curriculum and your conversations with the instructors will set your mind straight usually.
Get familiar with the tool lists and required supplies before deciding. The cost of these are rising every day it seems. There is nothing wrong with used tools which have been taken care of and are still serviceable. Try to plan to take the other required courses at a local community college to avoid paying out-of-state tuition for coursers such as English/Math 101... Most of the schools are using a regional cost per hour which eliminates most of the huge increases for out-of-state folks coming from bordering states. If you just want a certificate you can ignore the other courses but get all of the details ahead of time before making a decision. Again, ask questions first to get all of the costs involved.
As an aside, Yavapai College is the top ranked school for gunsmithing for the last 3 years running.
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