Gunsmithing Schools

The number of people looking to start a career in Gunsmithing is on the rise. This may be a result of popular television shows like “Sons of Guns” and “American guns”.

There are several other popular shows such as “Top Shot” and “Triggers” on the Military Channel, although not directly related to gunsmithing that have brought firearms before the public’s eye in a positive light. After so many years of anti-gun groups depicting guns as evil, it is refreshing to see the Discovery Channel and the Military Channel include these shows in their primetime lineup.

As a result of the Discovery Channel and the Military Channel airing these shows, more people are now taking an interest in firearms and looking to learn the art of gunsmithing as a career or as a hobby.    Learning the art of gunsmithing is exciting and rewarding however, if done improperly could cause serious injuries, therefore it is very important that you receive the best training that you can get. For example, let’s look at a trigger job on a revolver.  First let’s give an explanation of what a trigger job is for those who don’t know. A Trigger Job is the act of reducing the force need to pull a trigger and to reduce any friction or drag on the trigger to give a desired lighter and smoother trigger pull. Now back to the revolver. Let’s say a trigger job has been performed on a revolver and inadvertently the timing of the revolver is off. Normally as the trigger is pulled the hammer proceeds to move back, Double Action, and the cylinder begins to rotate. As the hammer nears the end of its rearward travel, the cylinder will align with the forcing cone, Barrel, and lock in place before the hammer falls forward and the firing pin strikes the primmer. Now let’s say after the Trigger Job has been completed the timing is off. At best, the timing is so far off the hammer falls and the firing pin misses the primer and nothing happens. Worst case is the firing pin strikes the primer before the cylinder is completely in line with the forcing cone (barrel). The bullet will have nowhere to go and strike the forcing cone, barrel, and will leave devastating damage to the revolver and perhaps injury to the shooter.

There are many gunsmithing schools throughout the country that are dedicated to gunsmithing or includes gunsmithing courses in their curriculum the will give you the training you need to safely start a career or a hobby in gunsmithing.

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