local casual gunsmithing courses/classes/program

[mastermayhm069]

Afternoon all, I am not looking necessarily to become an expert or even offer services to others, just for my own enjoyment and knowledge, are there local (Indianapolis) shops or groups where some of this craft can be learned?

 

[Squirt239]

Afternoon all, I am not looking necessarily to become an expert or even offer services to others, just for my own enjoyment and knowledge, are there local (Indianapolis) shops or groups where some of this craft can be learned?

Message me...I might be able to help. I'm contemplating either hiring and expanding, or going commercial.

Either way, I'm interested in potential candidates.

 

[indyblue]

Tagging for interest.

AllenM’s 1911 seminar was much fun and informative although not quite a smithing class.

I have assembled a decent collection of smithing tools and add to them as I find them and can afford them, some of which I may never know how to use properly.

 

[sloughfoot]

First step is to purchase a Dremel with all the accessories. The indispensable amateur gunsmith tool.

 

[Leadeye]

Take one of your own guns apart and put it back together, it's a good place to start. Sooner or later you will have to make substantial investments in tools and skill, at that point I pay a pro to do that work.

 

[Magyars]

Books....like the kuhnausen series is a good place to enter the realm of home gunsmithing.

 

[mastermayhm069]

Message me...I might be able to help. I'm contemplating either hiring and expanding, or going commercial.

Either way, I'm interested in potential candidates.

for some reason I cannot DM you... obviously I am new on here, so perhaps I dont have those permissions yet?

 

[mastermayhm069]

Tagging for interest.

AllenM’s 1911 seminar was much fun and informative although not quite a smithing class.

I have assembled a decent collection of smithing tools and add to them as I find them and can afford them, some of which I may never know how to use properly.

looking forward to the possibilities

 

[mastermayhm069]

First step is to purchase a Dremel with all the accessories. The indispensable amateur gunsmith tool.

hell yeah, I used a dremel kit on a p80 lower kit... does that mean I am well into my amateur status?

 

[mastermayhm069]

Books....like the kuhnausen series is a good place to enter the realm of home gunsmithing.

noted, appears to be a good place to start for sure

 

[Creedmoor]

First step is to purchase a Dremel with all the accessories. The indispensable amateur gunsmith tool.

For the Al Gore Internet Gold of the week.

 

[Creedmoor]

I hate to say this, but for the AR platform watch Chad's videos, School of the American Gun. He worked under a trained Master Gunsmith Scotty Sharf in Scottys shop in Glen Burnie, Md.
He's a salesman, that's selling himself, tools and classes.
He does understand that platform.

 

[mastermayhm069]

I hate to say this, but for the AR platform watch Chad's videos, School of the American Gun. He worked under a trained Master Gunsmith Scotty Sharf in Scottys shop in Glen Burnie, Md.
He's a salesman, that's selling himself, tools and classes.
He does understand that platform.

to that effect, Youtube has be a fantastic resource, and dailymotion, bc alot of gun videos struggle to survive on YT