chuckwalters
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2019
I suppose I’ll start with a bit of background about myself as it’s pertinent to my question.
I am a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker at an Army Arsenal. I have my own Bridgeport and a lathe, welder, and a respectable woodworking shop at home. I can take firearms apart and put them back together without too much of a disaster most of the time.
While I am not quite yet at the mid-point of my career, I often think about what I would like to do after I get my gold watch. At least in my uninformed opinion, gunsmithing seems like it’d be an extension of my skill set and would be something I would enjoy.
My biggest deficit is that, quite frankly, I’m not a gun nut. I own a few and have hunted with them since I was young, but I just never got into all the parts, add-ons, and engineering that goes into them.
Can anyone recommend reading, training, or resources on the technical aspects of gunsmithing? I think from a mechanical and machining standpoint I should have a good head start, but my knowledge of firearms and their design and history is definitely something that I need to improve upon.
Thanks for your time.
I am a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker at an Army Arsenal. I have my own Bridgeport and a lathe, welder, and a respectable woodworking shop at home. I can take firearms apart and put them back together without too much of a disaster most of the time.
While I am not quite yet at the mid-point of my career, I often think about what I would like to do after I get my gold watch. At least in my uninformed opinion, gunsmithing seems like it’d be an extension of my skill set and would be something I would enjoy.
My biggest deficit is that, quite frankly, I’m not a gun nut. I own a few and have hunted with them since I was young, but I just never got into all the parts, add-ons, and engineering that goes into them.
Can anyone recommend reading, training, or resources on the technical aspects of gunsmithing? I think from a mechanical and machining standpoint I should have a good head start, but my knowledge of firearms and their design and history is definitely something that I need to improve upon.
Thanks for your time.