While not a gunsmith myself, I can easily say that mathematics plays a crucial part in understanding the physics concepts behind the operation and construction of firearms. For example, say you wanted to create a firearm with an effective range of 300 meters, that is the firearm would still be both accurate and lethal at 300 meters. This requires an understanding of the physics concept of ballistics, or the science of objects in flight aka projectiles. Ballistics draws heavily upon vector calculus and integral calculus in order to calculate such things as velocity, acceleration, the kinetic energy of the projectile, penetration, stopping power, etc. With an advanced knowledge of ballistics, one can easily calculate the mass of the bullet necessary and what speed it must be traveling at in order to achieve the desired 300 meter effective range.

The rifle barrel was bored out, and a long wooden rod with a steel tooth was inserted into the barrel. This rod had a spiral cut in the outside, that when drawn back and forth, caused the rod to twist. The steel tooth was on a small hinge, and was raised by slipping bits of paper under it to cause it to cut into the steel of the barrel- and each groove required hundreds of passes in and out of the barrel. This was slow and labor intensive- which is why rifles were more scarce than shotguns, and very expensive.

As many as they need to.

Certainly Doug Turnbull Restorations, Inc will but make sure it's worth the cost.

Restoring "antiques" can often decrease their value to much less then the cost of doing so, it's all about original condition.

"Becoming a gunsmith varies from state to state on their lisecnsing requirements. From My research on ""become a gunsmith"" and ""shooters forum"" I have found that courses are required and is usually 2 years and anywhere between $2000-$10000 for classes alone, not including tools. This appears to be a long practice with an internship as a journeyman."

Technically, no you do not have to have a degree, but having a degree from a gunsmith school will allow you to correctly attribute yourself as a "certified" gunsmith, which may help your business grow faster.

If the right equipment is in his shop, yes.

Gunsmiths depend on UPS to deliver them parts and supplies they need to do the work.

Gunsmiths depend on a steady supply of customers who not only need work done on their guns but ALSO have the ability to pay the bill when the repair is finished, and not leave the gun at the shop for a year saying "sorry I can't afford to pay the repair bill just yet, but I'll take care of it next paycheck I promise."

Forge, hammers,chisels, anvil, hammer, draw files, draw plane, hand plane, hand files

Wood, iron, coal, brass

The rifle.

Actually, quite a bit. A good gunsmith is usually a skilled machinist, who will use a lot of math.

they made guns

It was a corporate decision to reorganize the gunsmith department, from having gunsmiths in all 119 stores to 17 regional services centers. What is the reasoning behind this decision? As with all corporations it's the bottom line, now that Gander Mtn is privately owned, cuts were made. Why did the gunsmith department seem to fail? Several reasons are the blame. Young kids fresh out of Gunsmith School, or ill trained, were put into an environment they were unaccustomed to, no business background, dealing with people, and inexperience takes years of experience to be able to diagnose gun malfunctions, and operate in a profitable way.

Gander Mtn lost some very good gunsmiths, and to be honest probably got rid of some that did not measure up. Gander Mtn did not support the gunsmith department with any advertising dollars, people would not even know they had gunsmiths unless they came to the store.

Usually, yes. Some may offer it for free as a service to their customers, though.

Well, first, let's define terms. The term ex-felon is almost always used incorrectly. If someone is a felon, the only way to be an ex-felon is to have the charges completely reversed and removed from the record because it is later determined that the person did not commit the crime. Having the record expunged does not make a person an ex-felon, nor does being released from prison, nor does having rights restored...the person is still a felon.

Second, if the person is a felon, he or she cannot legally possess or control firearms, unless their firearms rights have been restored, therefore, it would not be legal for that person to work on firearms.

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