Firearms Repair

Your at-home learning program includes five Instruction Sets designed to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you’ll employ in your new career in Firearms Repair. Your first Instruction Set will be sent to you as soon as your enrolment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with.

Instructions Set 1

• Learning Strategies
  • The advantages of learning at home; types of study materials; types of examinations; accessing and using the features of our website; determining what kind of learner you are; establishing a study schedule; using study tips; preparing for and taking examinations.
• Getting Started in the Firearms Industry
  • The firearms trade and its functions; definition of a gunsmith; career opportunities; government licensing safety; gunsmithing tools and their uses; basic firearm disassembly/assembly procedures.
• Identifying and Evaluating Firearms
  • Procedures for identifying firearms; identifying caliber;
    determining if a firearm is safe to shoot.
• Supplements:
• Cartridge Wall Chart Using a Micrometer
• How to Use Micrometers
• Equipment:
• Gun Cleaning kit

Instructions Set 2

• Gun Stocks
• Gun stock function and design; identifying materials used in making gun stocks; procedures for inletting and finishing gun stocks.
• Customizing Gun Stocks
• Glass bedding; checkering; stippling; carving a gun stock; installing recoil pads and buttplates.
• Practical Exercise 1
• Supplements:
• Firearms Glossary
• History of Firearms

Instructions Set 3

• Rifles
• A brief history of rifle development; design and function of various rifle types; repair and modification of various rifle types.
• Basic Metalwork and Machine Tool Operation
• Basic metallurgy; overview of the welding process; soldering; brazing; heat treatment techniques.
• Gunsights
• Design, function, and installation of metallic rifle sights, handgun sights, shotgun beads, and optical sights; sighting rifles and pistols; altering bolts for scope mounting; installing new safeties; mounting scopes.
• Practical Exercise 2
• Supplements:
• Customizing Rifles
• Drill and Tap Wall Chart
• Gunsmith’s Tool and Supply Catalog

Instruction Set 4

• Shotguns
• A brief history and development of shotguns; choke installation and modification; rib installation and repair.
• Muzzleloaders
• History of muzzleloaders; loading and firing procedures; equipment and accessories; troubleshooting and repair; custom-building kits and accessories.
• Metal Finishing
• Various types of metal finishes; metal preparation; instructions for metal finishing; touch-up blueing.
• Practical Exercise 3
• Supplements:
• Customizing Shotguns
• Metal Finishing Instructions
• Parts Catalog
• Special Shipment:
• Canadian Access to Firearms Magazine Subscription (ordered as active students complete Exam 11)

Instruction Set 5

• Handguns
• A brief history of handguns; identifying handguns; revolvers; single shot/specialty pistols.
• Ammunition, Reloading, and Basic Ballistics
• Basic ballistics; reloading tools and their uses; reloading procedures; bullet casting procedures.
• Starting Your Own Business
• Establishing a retail gun business; sales and services; types of ownership; licensing requirements.
• Practical Exercise 4
• Supplements:
• Customizing Handguns
• The NRA Guide to Pistols and Revolvers
• Parts, Services, and Suppliers’ Listing
• Reloading Manual
• Smith & Wesson® Wall Chart

Online Library and Librarian
Students in ICS Canada have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and assist students in research activities during their studies with ICS Canada.

We reserve the right to change the program content and materials when it becomes necessary.

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