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Old May 13, 2014, 11:14 AM   #9
4V50 Gary
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Living can be cheap and you can buy a house for $20k. Rent can be $500 a month and when shared with other students, even cheaper.

As for not competing against the school, don't expect the law enforcement agencies or the locals to bring their guns to you since they bring it to the school and get it worked on for free. One of our teachers fixed for free an officer's 1911 that wouldn't feed reliably. As a repair project, a classmate fixed an AR that had a canted sight. That's what I mean about competing. The only downside for the customer is that it may take two years before something gets back to you.

During our final exit exam, some of us were given guns that had been sitting around awaiting repairs for two years. Only one gun wasn't fixed and it was not because the student lacked skill but rather the material was potmetal and couldn't be welded on. The student would need a CNC scanner and a CNC mill to make a new part from scratch. He didn't have the time and access to those pieces of equipment (which the school has). He didn't fail though since none of the instructors could have fixed a pot metal piece (except by fabricating new pieces, pinning and JB Welding/gluing the new parts onto the broken one). People have failed the practical exit exam and you could have a 4.0 GPA but if you fail, you receive neither an A.A.S (two year diploma) nor a gunsmithing certificate.

If you want a place to ply your profession, the San Francisco Bay Area lacks gunsmiths but the political climate SUCKS. Australia needs gunsmiths and you can make some big bucks Down Under.

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