Gunsmith training: what's my best bet?

>>34755504
The Ark had some gunsmithing tutorials.

On same boat going to go into infantry and have no clue what I'm going to do after. I'm considering gunsmithing so far

>>34755504
>online courses
Fucking no.

Going to a school is your best bet. You'd have a really hard time getting an apprenticeship with zero experience. Alternatively, learn machining and take up gunsmithing after you're proficient at machining.

>gunsmithing license
No such thing.

>>34755504
Also, if that stuff sounds boring to you, you should consider another career. It doesn't pay very well so there's no reason to get into it if you don't love it. If freshly blued metal doesn't get your dick rock-hard then this isn't the career for you.

>>34755504
>I'm in need of a reliable source of income, and gunsmithing would be a good way to achieve that

this is where you are totally wrong

if you want reliable $$ then go into computer programming

AFAIK gunsmiths are almost likes artists there are zillions of them and only a few make $$

>>34755504
Lassen College is a good one, that's where Bob Dunlap taught, maybe John Bush as well, but there are good gunsmithing schools sprinkled throughout the country.
Knowing how to weld and having machinist skills is invaluable, otherwise you're just an armorer, not a 'smith.
Parts kits and broken guns to repair along with repair parts will likely cost as much as tuition itself, plus specialty tools...but you'll come out with a great collection that you know inside-out.
If you find one aspect you truly enjoy or are exceptionally good at, focus in on it like a laser beam.There are people making a living doing one specialty, whether it be case hardening or G3 trigger packs, tuning SAAs, etc.
Get your welding and machinist skills down though, because those transfer to so many other vocations and can open doors to other opportunities if the gunsmithing thing doesn't work out.

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Why not try Sierra Desert Institute that shillcuck45 is always shilling for?