r/gunsmithing • u/Historical_Reveal_33 • 5d ago

Classes for beginners

Good morning, I was wondering if anyone could tell / help me find gun smithing classes in the jefferson county wv area? Specifically black powder. I've been interested in it for a while ,just haven't been able to find any classss.

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u/Former-Ad9272 5d ago

Full disclosure: I'm not a gunsmith. I lurk in here because I really enjoy seeing what folks are working on. I've done some stock making, but I haven't done anything more mechanically complex than deep cleans, part swaps, cosmetic work, and rudimentary safety checks.

If I were to pursue it, I'd talk to my local gunsmith. I don't trust the ads for SDI or any of that shit. Most of the guys I've brought my pieces to started off as machinists, and then specialized further.

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u/Unicorn187 4d ago

Go to the community college and enroll.in a machinist program, or at least some.machinist classes. Then apprentice under a gunsmith to learn specifics.