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…
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…
Unit 17: Rifles & Revolvers Lesson 62: Remington Model 552 Semi-Automatic .22 Rifle This is a very popular and versatile weapon as it can fire 3 types of cartridges without changing any major mechanisms or the barrel. It can use .22 short, long or Long rifle cartridges as if they are all the same. This does have the same issue…
Unit 16: Pistols and Rifles Lesson 57: Crossman Model 130/1300 Pistol Although this is about BB/Pellet rifles, it is important to know and understand the workings of these pistols and rifles. For example, I was not aware that the M140/1400 rifle was near capable of firing a the same velocity as a .22 rimfire short. That is something I think a lot of…
Unit 15: Tricks and Carbines Lesson 52: Tricks of the Trade This lesson covers: The money maker Common malfunctions Tricks of the Trade in quick inspections to pinpoint problems Quick corrections General service & testing techniques. The tricks of the trade are going over some of the things that have been mentioned in earlier units a little more defined and in relative…