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  • webphut

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    I can not believe that there is not one gunsmith school in the Houston area. Does anyone know of any gunsmithing classes, seminars, programs available in the Houston area? I live in Cypress.

    I already checked out NRA's website, Google and Google maps. Strange, One would think in a gun loving state like Texas, there would be an abundance of formal gunsmithing classes.
     

    webphut

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    Hmmm, maybe open a few gunsmith vocational schools be a better business to get into. Got my mind on my money and my money on my mind........



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    Sam7sf

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    Welcome to tgt. If I may offer you a suggestion...it’s very easy to learn how to become a machinist. If you haven’t or have a hard time getting into gunsmithing classes, I recommend you focus on becoming a machinist first. It isn’t hard. If I can learn it you can too.

    From there “gunsmithing” becomes pretty easy.
     

    Byrd666

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    There's a school out in Arizona that has a Bachelor's(?) degree program in guns and or gunsmithing. Looked into a bit once when I saw a link at at the end of one of Hickok 45's videos. Can't recall the name of it, otherwise I'd tell ya'.
     

    xdmikey

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    I'm thinking Jackson Arms in sniper's plaza near SMU. A guy I went to high school with was wearing an apron and looked to be working on a rifle.

    Bear with me this was 40 years ago.

    Now called Jackson Armory.
     

    webphut

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    Welcome to tgt. If I may offer you a suggestion...it’s very easy to learn how to become a machinist. If you haven’t or have a hard time getting into gunsmithing classes, I recommend you focus on becoming a machinist first. It isn’t hard. If I can learn it you can too.

    From there “gunsmithing” becomes pretty easy.

    I am actually a semi retired metal fabricator with a welding, machining and designing background. In fact my father had me welding my name on the bottom of Navy ship hulls at the age of seven. I know of the internet courses, but I learn better in an actual Class room/work shop setting.
    I would be more than happy to attend a week long smithing class on bolt action rifles to get me started on the right path. I could take off from there. Just want to make sure I am doing everything correctly with the finished rifle being safe to use. As far as learning how to run a mill or lathe or tig weld, I have those skill sets covered, I’m not a machinist by any means, but I know how to get a job started and finished. I mostly need the “what do I do next” type of information with maybe a few pointers/suggestions. Something to give me confidence in my self to build my own bolt action rifles.
     
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