The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Smithing for noobies? Where did you start?

fishoot · July 6, 2012, 09:07 AM

You are on the right track. Start with easy to work on guns. Mausers are great for beginners. Get as many as you can afford. Get only non-collector grade (they are cheaper) well used or sporterized (roughly) ones. Find a community college with a program. Lassen College in Susanville, CA has NRA classes that run 1 to 2 weeks covering a variety of subjects. There are guys that have traveled there from as far away as Japan to take classes! I started with the basic machine shop class and then took beginning and advanced gunsmithing, bluing, parkerizing and soon will take color case hardening. You will love it. The have dorms for $20 per night.

July 6, 2012, 09:07 AM	#2
fishoot Junior Member Join Date: April 28, 2002 Posts: 2	How to learn gunsmithing You are on the right track. Start with easy to work on guns. Mausers are great for beginners. Get as many as you can afford. Get only non-collector grade (they are cheaper) well used or sporterized (roughly) ones. Find a community college with a program. Lassen College in Susanville, CA has NRA classes that run 1 to 2 weeks covering a variety of subjects. There are guys that have traveled there from as far away as Japan to take classes! I started with the basic machine shop class and then took beginning and advanced gunsmithing, bluing, parkerizing and soon will take color case hardening. You will love it. The have dorms for $20 per night.