Program Overview
Take the first step towards your goal in firearms repair or refine your skills for your hobby with ICS Canada’s online Firearms Repair Career Diploma course. Receive expert instruction from our dedicated faculty, and graduate in as little as six months!
Why choose ICS Canada’s Firearms Repair Career Diploma program?
- Includes instructional videos covering topics such as stock finishing, glass bedding, engraving, checkering pattern, removing a live cartridge, the AR-15, disassembly and reassembly of a firearm, and metal finishing
- Includes helpful manuals and information on Canadian firearms-related licenses and regulations
- Complete a comprehensive Brownell’s practical exercise
Program Goal and Outcomes
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Program Goal
To provide students with a working knowledge of basic gun repairs and modifications and to allow students to gain an entry-level career in the firearms repair field.
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Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Develop a full awareness of the rules for the safe handling of firearms
- Identify and evaluate firearms by type, manufacturer, history, and physical characteristics
- Know how to disassemble and reassemble various firearms; correctly identify and qualify the fit and finish of each part
- Identify the correct replacement or customization parts required for a job, and properly order them from key suppliers
- Know how to modify, custom-fit, and install stocks, sights and optics, and accessories on various firearms
- Be familiar with the design, assembly, and fit of the modern sporting rifle, modern revolver, and modern semi-auto sidearm
- Know how to identify, evaluate, apply, and repair various metal finishes, including blue and Parkerizing
- Show familiarity with basic machine tool operations required in firearms repair
- Show basic knowledge of cartridge loading specifications and basic ballistics
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Instruction Set 1
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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.
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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.
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Instruction Set 2
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Identifying and Evaluating Firearms
Procedures for identifying firearms; identifying caliber; determining if a firearm is safe to shoot.
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Gun Stocks
Gun stock function and design; identifying materials used in making gun stocks; procedures for inletting and finishing gun stocks.
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Customizing Gun Stocks
Glass bedding; checkering; stippling; carving a gun stock; installing recoil pads and buttplates.
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Practical Exercise
At this point in your program, you will complete a practical exercise.
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Instruction Set 3
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Rifles
A brief history of rifle development; design and function of various rifle types; repair and modification of various rifle types.
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Modern Sporting Rifles
History of the modern sporting rifle; care, cleaning and maintenance of the modern sporting rifle; assembly of the modern sporting rifle.
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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.
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Practical Exercise
At this point in your program, you will complete a practical exercise.
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Instruction Set 4
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Shotguns
A brief history and development of shotguns; choke installation and modification; rib installation and repair.
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Muzzleloaders
History of muzzleloaders; loading and firing procedures; equipment and accessories; troubleshooting and repair; custom-building kits and accessories.
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Practical Exercise
At this point in your program, you will complete a practical exercise.
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Computer Specifications
As you know this is an online academic program. This means you will need access to high-speed internet to begin your program. In addition, you will need access to a Microsoft® Windows® based computer running Windows 10® or later or an Apple® Mac® computer running macOS® or later, and an email account to complete your program.
Sample Lesson
To view a Firearms Repair sample lesson, click here.
Firearms Repair Course Details
In ICS Canada’s Firearms Repair course, you’ll cover topics such as:
- How to accurize, repair, and customize
- How to fit and finish stocks and mount telescopic sights
- How to restore antique firearms
- How to design and install metallic rifle sights
- How to custom load ammunition
Firearms Repair Student Discount Program
Personal Defense Network Video Resources
Students enrolled in the Firearms Repair Career Diploma Program are eligible for discounted rates for the Personal Defense Network premium online how-to videos. This video resource site can serve as a supplement to your ICS Canada program, but is not required to complete your coursework. Learn more about this offer here.
