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Kansas City Missouri Gunsmith Schools?
3/12/2012 2:40:14 PM
Are there any gunsmithing schools in the KC metro area? I'm not looking for online / mail based.
I'm wanting to get hands on experience, even if there is a Gunsmith in the area that would take on an apprentice.
I'm not looking to start my own business or anything like that, just want to learn to possibly work for someone in the future / part time thing.
I'm wanting to get hands on experience, even if there is a Gunsmith in the area that would take on an apprentice.
I'm not looking to start my own business or anything like that, just want to learn to possibly work for someone in the future / part time thing.
3/12/2012 4:00:29 PM
There's nothing local.
Here's the list of real gunsmithing schools. The one's with the best reputation in the industry are Colorado School of Trades, and Trinidad Jr College.
Colorado School of Trades
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594
Lassen Community College
P.O. Box 3000
Susanville, CA 96130
Phone: 530-257-4211
Modern Gun School
80 North Main Street, P.O. Box 846
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 800-493-4114
Montgomery Community College
1011 Page Street
P.O. Box 787
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 800-839-6222
Murray State College
One Murray Campus
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Phone: 580-371-2371
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
812 Ohio River Blvd.
Avalon
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Phone: 412-766-1812
Piedmont Community College
1715 College Drive
P.O. Box 1197
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 336-599-1181
Pine Technical Institute
900 4th Street
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: 800-521-7463
Trinidad State Jr. College
600 Prospect
Trinidad, CO 81082
Phone: 800-621-8752
Yavapai College
1100 East Sheldon Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 520-776-2150
Here's the list of real gunsmithing schools. The one's with the best reputation in the industry are Colorado School of Trades, and Trinidad Jr College.
Colorado School of Trades
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594
Lassen Community College
P.O. Box 3000
Susanville, CA 96130
Phone: 530-257-4211
Modern Gun School
80 North Main Street, P.O. Box 846
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 800-493-4114
Montgomery Community College
1011 Page Street
P.O. Box 787
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 800-839-6222
Murray State College
One Murray Campus
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Phone: 580-371-2371
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
812 Ohio River Blvd.
Avalon
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Phone: 412-766-1812
Piedmont Community College
1715 College Drive
P.O. Box 1197
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 336-599-1181
Pine Technical Institute
900 4th Street
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: 800-521-7463
Trinidad State Jr. College
600 Prospect
Trinidad, CO 81082
Phone: 800-621-8752
Yavapai College
1100 East Sheldon Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 520-776-2150
3/12/2012 5:23:50 PM
Trinidad would be my first choice with Murray as second. Murray being closest is really a default choice. Then again I hear good things about Murray machining classes.
Hands on, like an opportunity to play some in a real working shop with a smith who knows his stuff is priceless.
Hands on, like an opportunity to play some in a real working shop with a smith who knows his stuff is priceless.
3/12/2012 5:57:20 PM
Colorado School of Trades
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594
This is where I went back in the early 80's. It was pretty prestigious back then but not sure what it's like now.
If I remember right they had a Farrier class back then, too.
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594
This is where I went back in the early 80's. It was pretty prestigious back then but not sure what it's like now.
If I remember right they had a Farrier class back then, too.
3/13/2012 1:28:41 PM
Well, I guess with the closest of all of those being 8.5 hours away, going to school for it is out.
3/13/2012 9:50:12 PM
Originally Posted By dudeinmo:
Well, I guess with the closest of all of those being 8.5 hours away, going to school for it is out.
Well, I guess with the closest of all of those being 8.5 hours away, going to school for it is out.
Can you attend classes for a week at a time during the summer?
If so, check out the NRA summer gunsmithing classes at Trinidad, Lassen, Montgomery, and Murray.
