Gunsmiths need to be able to work on a variety of weapons.
As a gunsmith, you can combine a passion for guns with an enjoyable and profitable career designing, repairing or making weapons. You can learn to become a gunsmith through many different avenues. One convenient option that will allow you to work at your own pace and from your own home is to enroll in a correspondence school.
Penn Foster Career School
The Penn Foster Career School bills itself as the oldest and largest distance learning institution in the world and has more than 60 programs of study. The school is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council. The gunsmith program can be completed in as little as nine months. Students study repair and customize guns, fit and finish gun stocks, mount sights, restore antique weapons, design and install sights and custom-load ammunition.
Penn Foster Career School
925 Oak St.
Scranton, PA 18515
877-415-4141
pennfoster.edu
Ashworth College
Ashworth College offers more than 75 programs, including gunsmithing. Ashworth is an accredited member of the Distance Education and Training Council and as such, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Gunsmithing students learn to clean and service, repair and recondition pistols, rifles and shotguns.
Ashworth College
430 Technology Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092
888-230-4013
ashworthcollege.edu
Foley-Belsaw Institute
Foley-Belsaw Institute is certified by the State of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education and has been in operation since 1926. Foley-Belsaw offers a gunsmithing program that can be completed in a few weeks. The institute says all of its correspondent material is fully illustrated with graphics and photos that "make mastering the art of gunsmithing a simple and fun process." Students receive all necessary tools and materials to start a gunsmith shop.
Foley-Belsaw Institute
6300 Equitable Road
Kansas City, MO 64120-1395
800-821-3452
foley-belsaw.com
Tags: Ashworth College, Career School, Foley-Belsaw Institute, Foster Career, Foster Career School, Penn Foster, Penn Foster Career
