Gunsmithing schools

[pipes]

Hi everybody I am new to this forum so bear with me.I am looking into becoming a gunsmith but I really don't know where to start.Anybody got any ideas about where I could get the nessasary education needed for this fine trade ?

Thank you

 

[tiriaq]

If you can function in French there is(or certainly was) a college course in Maniwaki, Quebec. Apart from that, you would have to go to the US. Perhaps others may have more information. Personally, I am not impressed with the correspondence courses.

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

Colorado School of Trades, be forewarned it is NOT cheap! You will most likely need to have near the 80K mark in the bank to get the education, as a Canadian you are not allowed to work while attending school in the US, therefore you will need not only the course costs up front but enough to live on for 2 years as well.
There are other schools out there, CST is where I attended, so have high regards for the institution

 

[guntech]

Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad, Colorado has a large gunsmithing program as well. It has been expanded since I took the two year course in 1966-67. It was fairly cheap back then but that is in the past.

 

[Dosing]

There is also one in Philadelphia, don't recall the name. For a foreign student you will need to show them a bank draft (or similar) outlining that you have all the funding they feel necessary to attend the course (tuition, lodging, travel, meals, tools etc). A few years back they were still saying something like 35000$ per annum.
You can find them on line and contact them. Just google for gunsmithing schools.