Gunsmiths that you recommend

skwerl said:
As you wrote , skill level could be questionable .

Journeyman Certification (any trade) requires some governing body
to examine and license . (some have skill) he he..
..skwerl
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But, we don't know if the person graduated at the top of the class or the bottom. They will both have the same license!
 
Odinson said:
A license essentially indicates that the individual has met the established minimum standards.
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Not the Federal Firearms Business License.
I had a certificate from my Gunsmithing College stating I was granted an Associate in Applied Science Degree with a major in Gunsmithing.
I never had to produce that in all the years I was licensed for gunsmithing.
 
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guntech said:
Not the Federal Firearms Business License.
I had a certificate from my Gunsmithing College stating I was granted an Associate in Applied Science Degree with a major in Gunsmithing.
I never had to produce that in all the years I was licensed for gunsmithing.
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Was that in BC?
BTW, I solved the problem, I'm going to do the work myself under guidance from the machinist.
 
Who would you say are the best Marlin lever action gunsmiths in Canada?

Google took me to Rusty Wood, which makes sense from a generic cowboy action specialty shop. But they aren’t taking any new smithing business at this time.

I am looking for alternatives/ community feedback
 
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guntech said:
It is the same all across Canada
If you want to commercially work on firearms you have to have the Federal Firearms Business License plus valid PAL and other licenses.
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In order to satisfy the "legalities" of the work I'm doing, I will be doing it myself under the guidance of the machinist. I can and do legally work on my own guns. Problem solved and we can both sleep at night now.
 
gunlaker said:
Peter ( Rusty Woods ) isn't retiring as far as I know. A couple of months ago I asked him about it and he said he was just not taking new work for a while because he has too much of a backlog and wants to clear it out.

Chris.
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Unless I’m misreading him this is no longer trueIMG_4665.png
 
Yeah it is definitely true now. When I talked to him back then he said he was just not taking new work for a little while. More recently he told me he has enough work to last the rest of his career and wasn't taking on anything.
 
guntech said:
It is the same all across Canada
If you want to commercially work on firearms you have to have the Federal Firearms Business License plus valid PAL and other licenses.
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Just curious because BC is the only province that issued an "Associate Degree" all other provinces issue either a certificate or a Diploma.
The associate degree is more common in the USA.
 
Odinson said:
Just curious because BC is the only province that issued an "Associate Degree" all other provinces issue either a certificate or a Diploma.
The associate degree is more common in the USA.
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I spent two years at Gunsmithing College in Trinidad, Colorado. The school PO Ackley started and once taught at. My degree was issued in Colorado. There was nothing in Canada comparable in 66/67 and there still isn't.

And as I said earlier, to obtain a Firearms Business License allowing one to gunsmith requires no technical knowledge or ability, just the $100 fee.

THIS 17 YEAR OLD THREAD SHOULD BE LOCKED AND A FRESH MORE CURRENT ONE STARTED
 
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guntech said:
I spent two years at Gunsmithing College in Trinidad, Colorado. The school PO Ackley started and once taught at. My degree was issued in Colorado. There was nothing in Canada comparable in 66/67 and there still isn't.
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At one time there was a pretty decent gunsmithing school at what was Red River Community College but then some weiner decided that gunsmithing wasn't something they wanted in their curriculum list.
 
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