Anyone in the firearms industry?

[Sturnovik]

Lately I've been getting more and more interested into firearms and seem to have a real interest in them. Have any of you guys worked for this industry (Sig, Glock, Winchester, etc...) And have an idea of how to get started? Do most start out as gun smiths?

[Sturnovik]

I don't see why not. I mean granted I know I'm only 20 but more and more I want to get into the defense industry/firearm industry. The gunsmithing schools does sound like an idea as well, but like all business ventures, a new gun company would need a heck of a large investment.

[Sturnovik]

Eh the more I look the more it sounds like you need a degree for this stuff. I mean I'm looking at more RND, marketing and actual making them (assembly line) would be fun. But it sounds like they want a lot of education as opposed to trade school/gunsmith school (Although gunsmith school cant hurt).

[Jonathan Doe]

If you get a job at Perazzi in Italy, you start as a filer for about 3 years. You do nothing but filing gun parts with a file. Then you move up to different assignments.

[paradox]

Eh the more I look the more it sounds like you need a degree for this stuff. I mean I'm looking at more RND, marketing and actual making them (assembly line) would be fun. But it sounds like they want a lot of education as opposed to trade school/gunsmith school (Although gunsmith school cant hurt).

If you want to get into the small arms industry, here is what I would do: go to Susanville and attend Lassen community college for two years. Take the gun smithing classes and all the math and science classes they offer so that you could transfer to a UC engineering program. Then transfer to a 4-year with a good engineering program (UC, Cal-Poly, somewhere private or out of state). Community colleges still offer the best bang for the buck in American post-secondary education. If you do well there, you'll have the units and performance history to get some decent scholarships.

With an engineering degree and gunsmithing education at one of the best american gunsmithing programs, you ability to get a job in the small arms sector will be better than anyone else.

[Sturnovik]

If you want to get into the small arms industry, here is what I would do: go to Susanville and attend Lassen community college for two years. Take the gun smithing classes and all the math and science classes they offer so that you could transfer to a UC engineering program. Then transfer to a 4-year with a good engineering program (UC, Cal-Poly, somewhere private or out of state). Community colleges still offer the best bang for the buck in American post-secondary education. If you do well there, you'll have the units and performance history to get some decent scholarships.

With an engineering degree and gunsmithing education at one of the best american gunsmithing programs, you ability to get a job in the small arms sector will be better than anyone else.

Yea I just was looking at that school through some gunsmith sites. Its up north from me and quite a ways away. But its always an option. Anyone else have more recommendations or experiences?

[shovel88ci]

If you just want to work for a gun manufacturer, apply to all of them. If you don't mind moving.

[Sturnovik]

Yea that could be an option as well!