The Top Gunsmith Programs across the States
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There are lots of read this gunsmithing schools that you can use to become a trained gunsmith. In fact, it can be hard to decide which of the many schools is right for you.
One of the best programs around is the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School (PGS). The program has been open since 1949 and has been training gunsmiths ever since. The program at PGS trains you to become a master gunsmith. There are no other courses taught at PGS so you will not need to follow any liberal arts classes or English. They just focus on teaching you gunsmithing. Not many other programs that teach gunsmithing are this dedicated.
Another highly regarded school is Trinidad State Jr. College. This gunsmithing school has been training gunsmiths since 1947. It is a two year program and you will be required to take some general education classes. This is a very popular school and spaces are already booked a year ahead. The school will teach you all the skills, such as repairing and modifying a range of guns and the correct use of the tools needed to be a successful gunsmith. Actually it is so well received that Trinidad State Jr. College has not long ago started a new Advanced Third Year Program. You have to be a graduate of a gunsmithing program before you can start this new program. The faculty at this school say that they only take the top twenty five per cent of graduates from gunsmith schools nationwide.
The third well regarded gunsmithing program is Yavapai College, which offers two paths of study. You can study in a certificate program or a degree program. If you opt to pursue the degree program, you will be expected to take general education classes as well as specific gunsmithing classes. In the certificate program, you do not need to take the general education classes and focus mainly on gunsmithing. Yavapai will teach you to qualify as an apprentice gunsmith and onwards to becoming a master gunsmith. The program requires that you earn forty credits which will take you four semesters.
These three options would be a excellent choice for anyone interested in pursuing a career as a gunsmith. You must decide if you want a degree course or a certificate course but each option will train both the technical aspects of gunsmithing as well as the less technical aspects such as the legal and practical issues of being a gunsmith and opening your own shop.
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