[sprice]

I am wondering how I can become a competent gunsmith- I think that was self explanatory enough.

Preferably close to utah please.

[RogersPrecision]

First,
you must learn the difference between a gunsmith and a pizza!



























A pizza can feed a family of four!
;)

[dfariswheel]

To become a professional, you go to school.

Forget the online or mail order schools, they will not prepare you to be a pro.

Check this list of good schools. The best reputations for turning out hardcore professionals are Colorado School of Trades and Trinidad State Jr College:

Colorado School of Trades
1575 Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 800-234-4594

Lassen Community College
P.O. Box 3000
Susanville, CA 96130
Phone: 530-257-4211

Modern Gun School
80 North Main Street, P.O. Box 846
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 800-493-4114

Montgomery Community College
1011 Page Street
P.O. Box 787
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 800-839-6222

Murray State College
One Murray Campus
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Phone: 580-371-2371

Penn Foster Career School
ICS-Intext
925 Oak Street
Scranton, PA 18515

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
812 Ohio River Blvd.
Avalon
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Phone: 412-766-1812

Piedmont Community College
1715 College Drive
P.O. Box 1197
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: 336-599-1181

Pine Technical Institute
900 4th Street
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: 800-521-7463

Sonoran Desert Institute
10245 East Via Linda, Suite 102
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: 480-314-2102

Trinidad State Jr. College
600 Prospect
Trinidad, CO 81082
Phone: 800-621-8752

Yavapai College
1100 East Sheldon Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: 520-776-2150

[PotatoJudge]

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=437502

[Jim K]

This question has been answered many, many times before. May I suggest a search of previous threads?

Jim