How to Market Your Gunsmithing Services for Holiday Season Sales If you’re looking to build your business (and honestly, who isn’t?), the winter holiday season is essential for getting your accounts back in the black. Or, at least, a little further from the red. Even big name business can feel the squeeze of the post-holiday months when customers are…
Temperature Changes: Preparing Your Firearms for Fall This month I am going to talk about preparing your customers’ firearms for the fall season. I will also provide information that you can pass on to your customers so they can keep their firearms free from rust. As a Gunsmith, nothing makes a restoration job more complicated…
Fall Hunting Season: Essential Gunsmithing Services for Hunters Fall hunting season is the time to shine in the field or to fall down at the job. Many hunters either come out to the field with old guns with shifted zeros or mechanical problems, or with new rifles that lack such essentials as sling swivels. It’s…
Woodworking as a Gunsmith Woodworking as gunsmith is where art meets engineering. The path to success is completely built upon careful planning, impeccable design, and no small amount of elbow grease. In a world full of amazing polymer tools, those who are devoted to woodworking are keeping the tradition alive. While this article is only…
The Role of 3D Printing in Gunsmithing 3D printing has taken gunsmithing by storm in three areas: additive manufacturing, replacing unavailable parts, and prototyping. Additive Manufacturing Printing objects from plastic or inconel allows both economical small runs without jigs, molds, or fixtures, and making of forms that are not physically possible with subtractive machining. Polymer…
Metalwork & Machining This month, I want to talk about how to strengthen your metal work and machining skills to widen your shop capabilities and help you grow your business. In today’s gun world, we see a lot of firearm accessories on the market. From muzzle brakes to red dot sights there are many options. However,…
The Science Behind Trick Shooting This month I want to talk about trick shooting. No doubt if you have seen any YouTube videos about trick or exhibition shooting you have put your phone down in amazement. No matter how many times I’ve watched Tom Knapp, I’m amazed. If you are a shooter, you have always…
The Role of Tech in Competitive Shooting Competitive shooting is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years, with the first recorded match in Eichstaat, Bavaria, in 1477. It is a competition that requires an endless amount of practice and discipline in order to become successful. But in recent years, like every other…
How to Get Involved in Competitive Shooting Sooner or later, most firearm users encounter the concept of competing against other forces. Hunting is competition against nature, combat is competition against other humans or against predators, while sporting competitions are a low-stakes way to test your own mettle. Come last in a competition, and nothing is lost…
Resources for Women in the Gunsmithing Industry Gunsmithing is a great industry to enter. It is one that is full of creativity, comradery, and knowledge, and you will spend a lifetime refining your skills and enjoying the process. There is satisfaction in creating something with your bare hands and being a part of an ever-growing…