Career in Gunsmithing

[highlander]

If you're really serious about becoming a full time smith, take a year off working to make ends meet and enroll in the Colorado School of Gunsmithing. They will introduce you to all of the basics and cover just about every type of sporting firearm. They will at the very least teach you enough to know how to learn what you need and where to look for it.

I don't know about nait/sait courses. I've heard they're basically like night school courses that introduce you to machining and fitting. Which is a good place to start. I don't believe you will come out of it a knowledgeable smith.

Then, if possible, work with or for an experienced gunsmith for a while. That's a difficult thing to do these days as small one man shops, albeit very busy, can have a tough time supporting more than one family.

Last I heard, the Colorado school was booked up solid for years and are not taking any non US people right now.

I suspect the other certified schools down there are in the same position.