I'm interested in taking a Canadian gunsmithing course. So far I've found no Canadian school that offers a program, only various American correspondence courses. Does anyone know if there is a Canadian school that offers such a course? If not, any recommendations for good correspondence programs? Experience or suggestions on learning about the trade?
Canadian gunsmithing school
- Thread starter Sinistein
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I would recommend a tool and die or machinist/cnc operator course. Then specialise in guns from there. There is very little money to be made in old fashioned gunsmithing, but added to a larger shop it may be a worthwhile skill.
Do you want to be a gun maker, or a gun smith? Becoming a TQ'd machinist is a good start but I would look at an apprenticeship with Holland & Holland, Westley Richards, Purdey etc in Britain or go to Furlachs gunmaking school in Germany. I know Martini & Hagn had an apprentice that went on to greener pastures, so I would also contact them. Here is their background http://www.martiniandhagngunmakers.com/ourhistory.htm
I believe there is a two year program in one of the southern states, and I hear Searcy hires apprentices. Contact the members of the ACGG and see if they are looking to hire a trainee. Best of luck.
I believe there is a two year program in one of the southern states, and I hear Searcy hires apprentices. Contact the members of the ACGG and see if they are looking to hire a trainee. Best of luck.
David Henry
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Many of the U.S. schools are 1 to 2 year programs and will cost 25 to 30 thousand dollars a year no doubt money well spent provided you come out of it with prospects of a well paying job to offset student loans. Have you considered learning a specialized aspect of the trade rather than general gunsmithing. An example might be stockmaking, blueing or colour case hardening there are compact 2 to 3 week courses offered south of the border on these and many more subtrades considered to be work of the gunsmith.
Give us a bit more info on what you would like to see yourself doing as a gunsmith and what you might be prepared to pay or earn as you learn.
I am a full time proffesional gunsmith so I am interested to see your response and I'm shure others watching this thread would be too. Regards, David Henry
Many of the U.S. schools are 1 to 2 year programs and will cost 25 to 30 thousand dollars a year no doubt money well spent provided you come out of it with prospects of a well paying job to offset student loans. Have you considered learning a specialized aspect of the trade rather than general gunsmithing. An example might be stockmaking, blueing or colour case hardening there are compact 2 to 3 week courses offered south of the border on these and many more subtrades considered to be work of the gunsmith.
Give us a bit more info on what you would like to see yourself doing as a gunsmith and what you might be prepared to pay or earn as you learn.
I am a full time proffesional gunsmith so I am interested to see your response and I'm shure others watching this thread would be too. Regards, David Henry
I assume you ment Ferlach. Ferlach is in Austria, they speak a kind of German though (like me, though my bad Englishbrno375 said:
). It is a school spezialized on goldsmithing, design and gunsmithing. Info
http://itishooting.com/Ferlach.asp
school page
http://www.htl-ferlach.asn-ktn.ac.at/index.html
Gunsmithing 4 years school! No tuition fee, but you need to pay for room etc. Why you don't start as a language exchange student to Germany? You can make contacts and may find an apprenticeship with one of the gunsmiths in Germany. Many are located in Southern Germany. Munich would be a good place to start off, since Austria is close.
Hope this gave you some ideas
Martin
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Johnny_Canuck
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im currently a 2nd year millwright, gonna take machinist as my second trade, then see where i can go from there. hopefully be building rifles, pistols, shotguns, other, in 3-4 years time.
That's kind of funny I'm in Denver at Colorado school of trades, another canadian here as well. There is also a Aussie and a guy from Iceland.
I just got my visa renued t'ill the end of class.
Good course but you have to be commited 75% of drop out or failures are because of attendence.
Small man walk softly and carry a big F**cking gun.
I just got my visa renued t'ill the end of class.
Good course but you have to be commited 75% of drop out or failures are because of attendence.
Small man walk softly and carry a big F**cking gun.
the wrench said:
Sorry to go off topic.
I contacted the NRA a few months ago about taking some of their courses to become a firearms instructor. I asked about this Non Resident ban thing and they did not know about it
You would think the NRA would know about such things. It seems to all have grown from a couple of US Tactical shooting schools sending out emails to Canadians saying no more tactical training.
