Gunsmithing by Correspondence course

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Has anyone had any experiance with Gunsmithing via Correspondence courses?

Good, bad, useless?

Looking at possibilities for supplementing my pension if I ever make it to there!
 
Don't waste your money if you are looking at learning the trade that way to supplement your pensioin.....I've done a correspondence gunsmithing course back a good few years ago....I'ld have better spent my money drinking IMHO....I learned far more on my own tinkering than by taking that course....
 
Hey i took the course from Granton Institute of Technology. I was never looking at becoming a gunsmith i just took the course for the hell of it. There is some good info in there but i don't think it would make you a gunsmith. Just my 2 cents. PM me if you want more details.
 
Like gunasauras says, you may as well drink your money. The correspondence courses are expensive and you'll need an example of whatever firearm the lesson is about. For example, if the lesson is about 1911 style pistol trigger jobs, you'll need one. Same lesson for a revolver, you'll need one. Both of which you have to supply. Even junkers require an outlay of cash and be registered.
There's no money in gunsmithing anyway.
 
gunasauras said:
Don't waste your money if you are looking at learning the trade that way to supplement your pensioin.....I've done a correspondence gunsmithing course back a good few years ago....I'ld have better spent my money drinking IMHO....I learned far more on my own tinkering than by taking that course....
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Well, might as well start now, think I'll go get a case of 24.
I kinda figured it would be difficult to learn from a book...
 
A good library is a necessity. This IS something worth building. There are excellent resouce books available for anyone interested in gunsmithing. A couple of the first books should be the Brownells catalogue, and Numrich Arms/Gun Parts Corp's catalogue.
 
Would you let a guy with a diploma from the Sally Struthers Skool of Gun-Fixin' touch your firearms...?
 
Retirement comes sooner than you think !

.... Build up a reference Library of your own, take a machinist training program and learn how to run a lathe/milling machine. Then try to find work with an established 'Smith. 'Wish you luck ! .... none of the Gunsmiths that I've met or known, have done very well financially, even as a part time Pension supplement, considering the amount of capital investment involved, it's probably not a truly viable option. Maybe, just maybe, you could do the odd checkering or stock refinishing job. Those, while involving skills, aren't as capital intensive as 'Smithing. For retirement, depending on where you end up living, there's Blacksmithing and Farrier work. Check with your local Community College for Courses/Training programs. Believe me, it's good to plan for your retirement before you actually get to that point in life !!! ..David K.
 
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