The Greatest Gunsmithing Schools across the States

There are many gunsmithing schools that you can attend 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 greatest schools around is the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School (PGS). The school has been running since 1949 and has been teaching gunsmiths ever since. The curriculum at PGS trains you to become a master gunsmith. There are no other classes taught at PGS so you will not need to follow any liberal arts classes or English. They just focus on teaching you. Hardly any other schools that teach gunsmithing are this dedicated.

Another great school is Trinidad State Jr. College. This gunsmithing school has been schooling gunsmiths since 1947. It is a two year program and you are expected to take some general education courses. This is a very popular option and spaces are already booked long in advance. The school will teach you all the skills, such as repairing and modifying a variety of firearms and the correct use of the tools needed to be a qualified gunsmith. In fact it is so popular that Trinidad State Jr. College has not long ago started a new Advanced Third Year Program. You must be a graduate of a gunsmithing school before you can start this new program. The faculty at this school say that they only take the most talented graduates from gunsmith programs nationwide.

The third highly regarded gunsmithing program is Yavapai College, which offers two options of study. You can study in a certificate program or a degree program. If you choose to take the degree program, you will be expected to take general education courses as well as dedicated gunsmithing classes. In the certificate program, you do not need to take the general education classes and focus mainly on gunsmithing. Yavapai will train you to qualify as an apprentice gunsmith and onwards to becoming a master gunsmith. The course requires that you earn forty credits which will take you two years.

These three programs would be a good choice for anyone interested in pursuing a career in gunsmithing. You must decide if you want a degree course or a certificate course but each option will teach both the technical aspects of being a gunsmith as well as the non technical aspects such as the legal and practical issues of being a gunsmith and opening your own shop.

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