Get the full MGS experience by following along with J. Jacobs as he works and shares his progress in the Advanced Gunsmithing II program.
John was born and raised in Pennsylvania. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and attending car shows. He has a few antique rifles that were passed down to him from his father that he would like to refinish.
Favorite Band
Metallica
Hobbies Outside of Gunsmithing
Working on Cars, Drawing, Painting, Reading
Favorite Sport
Football
Day Job
Inventory Supervisor
Favorite Movie
Star Wars
John receives his program materials, shares the unboxing, organizing his reading materials, and tools. With everything set, he was ready to start his coursework.
The MGS Student Experience: Why Did I Choose MGS? To begin with, it was founded in 1946, making it one of the oldest gunsmithing schools in the country. They offer a program you can work at your own pace within the course completion time. The…
John shares his progress and thoughts through the first 3 units of his coursework.
The Introduction: Unit 1 with an MGS Student Lesson 1 This unit took me through the where and how to begin, from being a sportsman…
Unit 2: Prepping for Your First Project Lesson 4 Lesson 4 begins with repairing a wooden stock, with everything from prepping to starting work on…
Unit 3: Getting into the Nitty-Gritty Lesson 7 Unit 3, Lesson 7 starts with fitting custom recoil pads and learning how to fit these pads…
John Jacobs shares his MGS experience with project 1 gun stock. From unboxing to the 3 stages, join him for the full project experience.
View more about J. Jacob’s step-by-step progress through the coursework of our Advanced Gunsmithing II program.
John Jacobs shares his MGS experience with project 2 precision filing. From unboxing to getting the right angles, join him for all the inbetweens.
John shares his progress and thoughts through unit 6-7 about lathes, welding, soldering, sights, scopes, and more!
Unit 8: Gun Repair Methods Lesson 24 Cleaning Supplies, Equipment and Lubricants Unit 8 as a whole is probably the shortest so far. This lesson…
Unit 9: Rebuilding & Restoration Lesson 28 – Barrel Rebuilding (.22 Rim Fire) Inspecting the barrel dirt and wear is where we start. We are…
John Jacobs shares his MGS experience with project 4 hand tool fabrication. From unboxing to the final product, join him for the full project experience.
John Jacobs shares his thoughts with unit 10 & 11 on polishing, jeweling, custom finishing, bluing, painting, customizing and more.
Unit 10: Jewelling & Bluing Lesson 32 – The Art of Polishing & Jewelling As the continuation of Lesson 31, I like how it delves deeper into the how-to parts. The…
Unit 11: Customizing, Sporterizing , and Accessorizing Lesson 36: Fitting and Shaping Inletted Stocks Test fitting is important when it comes to fitting certain parts to an…
