PA Gunsmith School

[hix45]

hey all, just sent in my application for pgs and will hopefully start this febuary.
I was wondering if there are any current students or past graduates who could suggest good places to find projects? 12 bluings,2 re-stocks,35 repairs over the 16 month period. I have 5 pistols and a few family members who own multiple firearms but would still need other sources for projects to work on. thanks.

[jb12string]

used racks at gun shops, make friends with an auctioneer who does estate sales and deals with guns thats what hits me off the top of my head

[Kaos]

you could post here for people that need stuff fixed, as long as you're going to take care of it.

reminds me I need to track down a firing pin for this model 62.

[Zef_66]

I know a lot of places that sell guns on the internet have specials on guns that don't meet their conditions. Like, I was looking at Century Arms flier last night. They have guns that don't necessarily work, and may be missing some parts for cheap. Like, you can get a Mosin Nagant for $19. So something like this might be a good place to pick up some stuff, fix it, meet the requirements for your course, then sell it as a shooter and make a few bucks. Just a thought.

[Kaos]

hell, I wouldnt mind a $19 nagant to build.

[Zef_66]

hell, I wouldnt mind a $19 nagant to build.

They have both 91/30 and M44s at this price. They call them "U-Fix-Ems". Some Enfields for around $25. Some .22LR for less than $15. I am thinking of picking some up to see what I can get.

[Kaos]

I really wish I had my C&R, if any C&R people buy one of these and decide they really don't want it, I would gladly take it off your hands.

[hix45]

thanks guys, I appreciate the suggestions, century seems like a good place and will probably keep a few projects for myself.

[LordJim]

I really wish I had my C&R, if any C&R people buy one of these and decide they really don't want it, I would gladly take it off your hands.

I realize it's somewhat off-topic for this particular forum, but if you're interested in a C&R they're relatively inexpensive ($30.00/3 years) and take less than an hour of your time to get.

There are quite a few sites out there with instructions on how to obtain the C&R, but I thought that this was the cleanest of them all.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2301471_appl...elics-gun.html

For our soon-to-be-smith, this might (as suggested) be a good way to get your hands on some older guns that need a little TLC.

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Jim