Bridging the Gap Between Gunsmithing and Archery If you’re considering adding fletching and bowery to your skillset, you’ll be glad to know that your talents as a gunsmith have placed you well ahead of the pack when it comes to learning bowery. Like gunsmithing, fletching and bowery are interdisciplinary arts, encompassing metallurgy, woodworking, and precise…
10 Archery Hunting Tips for Beginners Hunting with a bow expands the season but provides a different set of challenges compared to hunting with firearms. Deceptively simple at first glance, archery has a lot of nuances. Bow hunting has even more, from technical and practical considerations to legal and ethical requirements. Consider these recommendations to make your…
Beyond Gunsmithing: Become a Bowyer to Expand Your Services Last month I spoke about making holsters. Making custom holsters is a service very few businesses offer. This month let’s continue to how to expand your business and talk about becoming a Bowyer and how it can increase your business offerings. If you have never heard…
Personal Protective Equipment for Gunsmiths Far be it from me to preach to the choir about safety equipment. You’re a gunsmith, and you pride yourself on professionalism, and that means using the utmost care in getting the job done. But even so, it’s not uncommon to become so immersed in the intricacies of your craft…
Increase Shop Revenue with Accessory Installation Services Gunsmithing is a career that is both professionally fulfilling and can be very profitable. Like every self-employed business, while there is money to be made, it takes hard work and dedication, especially in the beginning. The most important thing for a gunsmith to be successful is having extensive…
Benefits of Adding Holster Services To Your Gunshop This month let’s talk about expanding your business. As a business owner, you should always be looking to see what you can do to increase your business capabilities. One area that I believe could turn into a lucrative business decision is making holsters for customer’s handguns. As…
How Scope Mounting Can Become a Profitable Gunsmith Service Mounting a scope is simple. Mounting a scope correctly is a whole other quest. The optic must be leveled perfectly, or the adjustments at distances other than the zero will track sideways. It must be held by the rings with enough tension to avoid slippage on…
Why Competitive Shooters Use Dry Fire Training Dry fire refers to pulling the trigger on an unloaded firearm. This practice is extremely popular with serious shooters, both in competitions and self-defense training. It’s easy to see why: dry fire training is free and easy, requiring neither ammunition nor a range, causing no impact on hearing…
6 Common Mistakes New Competitive Shooters Make When you embark on the gunsmithing or shooting journey, whether it is for a hobby or a professional route, it can be a daunting task. Like everything, practice makes perfect, and it is no different when it comes to using a weapon. For competitive shooting, there is an added…
Advanced Gunsmithing II Recap: Building Gunsmithing Skills I have finally finished my course. As I look back, it is unbelievable the amount of information I have learned and the knowledge I have gained. From start to finish whether you are an amateur with little knowledge or someone who has been around firearms on a regular basis, there…