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Section 4: Guns/General Subject: Gunsmiths Msg# 1215457
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| My grandson got to use one of the M=14's set up for sniper work out to 1000 yards, semi auto, 18-24 power scope (I think that was the powers" hand picked barrel, glass bedding and used 168 grain Match King bullets loaded by the armorers. He made "kill" shots 9 out of 10, the "miss" would make you sick for a very long time! They had one in every platoon deployed in the middle east, he said it gave great comfort to the "Grunts" knowing bad guys that tried to drop mortars on them were in for a rude awakening! | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Most military "gun workers" are just armorers but there are some true gunsmiths in today's military. For example the Marine Corps is well-known for building their own precision firearms. I don't know about a lot of civilian gunsmith training these days. You still see ads in magazines, but I suspect many "gunsmiths" are self-trained, which may not be the best thing. The Colorado School of Trades is alive and well and still offers gunsmith training and more. |
