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Armorers courses for civilians?
So I was talking to a friend of mine at work.. and we were wondering if anyone here knows of armors courses for firearms that are offered to civilians? It seems that every class I've found states you either have to be in the Military, Law Enforcement, or be a gun dealer of some sort. We both work armed security and I am currently working towards a degree so that I can become a sworn peace officer, however I'd like to take some of these courses now if possible since firearms are a hobby/passion of mine. I figured I'd post on calguns because because it seems my google searches are coming up with no positive information. Its pretty frustrating that these classes appear to be closed to the public.
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I think that the real real is you will have to contact the people offering each of these courses directly, explain your situation, and see what they have to say. With all this Coronavirus foolishness going on right now, are there even many courses available? -
M4C always had dates for such things - member "Iraqgunz" used to teach them, having been an armorer in the Army & the USCG(!). Sadly, he passed away a couple of years ago, but check out his company website (they're continuing, far as I know), and see what is required to take one of his courses. I think there are limited openings for NON-LEO/.mil sorts.
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If you're a GSSF member you can take the Glock Armorer's course.Comment
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Front Site offers course on 1911, glock, Springfield XD and AR15.Comment
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If you're looking for manufacturer certification, with the exception of Glock you're pretty much SOL. I know Lassen college's gunsmithing program offered armorers courses at one time.
There are the video courses from AGI, I can't speak to if those are any good or not. The biggest drawback of those I see, is that armorers course are pretty much hands on learning, and unless you have the gun in your hands, and have someone with expertise to check your work you may not get too much out of it. The Sig factory course I took ages ago, was the perfect example of this. Our final project (so to speak) was completely assembling a P229 from a bare frame and a tray full of parts. The only pre-installed parts were the sights. H&K was similar, and if I never see or have to work on a MP5 burst trigger mechanism again I'll be happy.Comment
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If I get your questions right, you want to know how to disassemble/reassemble guns, do trouble shooting of guns with replacing broken or out of spec parts with new parts, from factory or third party. That is what armorers do.
For that, and not seeking a certification/diploma, you do not really need to go to any school. There is more than enough info and videos on YouTube and gun forums about all common guns (and even uncommon ones) to provide the equivalent of an armorer's class. That is if you take the time. You sound interested enough, I'm sure you can gain as much knowledge as any armorer class.
What I mentioned does not apply to becoming a gunsmith/gunsmitting. That is a different trade and you need to be a competent machinist first before training to be a smith.Comment
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You can be YouTube trained. Best online certification, ever.
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