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Dfariswheel · July 4, 2012, 06:52 PM

To answer the question more fully, the best way to become a real professional gunsmith is to attend a gunsmithing school.

These are trade schools or junior colleges that offer hard core gunsmith training by master gunsmith/instructors.
This typically takes at least 2 years and costs some significant money.

However, if you can graduate from one of the better schools like Colorado School of Trades, or Trinidad Junior College you'll have world class training which is recognized industry wide as the best.
A degree from a good school will get you a serious job interview anywhere.
These schools aren't internet or mail order rip-off Billy Bob "training".
If you're not stone cold serious, don't bother coming.

Here's a list of the available schools:

Colorado School of Trades
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594

Lassen Community College
P.O. Box 3000
Susanville, CA 96130
Phone: 530-257-4211

Modern Gun School
80 North Main Street, P.O. Box 846
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 800-493-4114

Montgomery Community College
1011 Page Street
P.O. Box 787
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 800-839-6222

Murray State College
One Murray Campus
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Phone: 580-371-2371

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
812 Ohio River Blvd.
Avalon
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Phone: 412-766-1812

Piedmont Community College
1715 College Drive
P.O. Box 1197
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 336-599-1181

Pine Technical Institute
900 4th Street
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: 800-521-7463

Trinidad State Jr. College
600 Prospect
Trinidad, CO 81082
Phone: 800-621-8752

Yavapai College
1100 East Sheldon Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 520-776-2150

July 4, 2012, 06:52 PM	#5
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	To answer the question more fully, the best way to become a real professional gunsmith is to attend a gunsmithing school. These are trade schools or junior colleges that offer hard core gunsmith training by master gunsmith/instructors. This typically takes at least 2 years and costs some significant money. However, if you can graduate from one of the better schools like Colorado School of Trades, or Trinidad Junior College you'll have world class training which is recognized industry wide as the best. A degree from a good school will get you a serious job interview anywhere. These schools aren't internet or mail order rip-off Billy Bob "training". If you're not stone cold serious, don't bother coming. Here's a list of the available schools: Colorado School of Trades 1575 Hoyt Street Lakewood, CO 80215 Phone: 800-234-4594 Lassen Community College P.O. Box 3000 Susanville, CA 96130 Phone: 530-257-4211 Modern Gun School 80 North Main Street, P.O. Box 846 St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: 800-493-4114 Montgomery Community College 1011 Page Street P.O. Box 787 Troy, NC 27371 Phone: 800-839-6222 Murray State College One Murray Campus Tishomingo, OK 73460 Phone: 580-371-2371 Pennsylvania Gunsmith School 812 Ohio River Blvd. Avalon Pittsburgh, PA 15202 Phone: 412-766-1812 Piedmont Community College 1715 College Drive P.O. Box 1197 Roxboro, NC 27573 Phone: 336-599-1181 Pine Technical Institute 900 4th Street Pine City, MN 55063 Phone: 800-521-7463 Trinidad State Jr. College 600 Prospect Trinidad, CO 81082 Phone: 800-621-8752 Yavapai College 1100 East Sheldon Street Prescott, AZ 86301 Phone: 520-776-2150