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Be retired from the military and a scout/sniper with at least 108 kills.
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Everyone over the age of 19 has done that if they're wearing aviators, BDU, and Adidas.

Be a retired law enforcement officer and a SWAT team leader.
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I was part of my mall's Rapid Tactical Response Team. You should've seen the chaos that errupted at the Limited Too when Justin Beiber showed up. We got called out to save the Mayor's niece from losing her Twilight purse.

Be a retired Taurus armorer.
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Taurus is for women and people who don't know anything. They should know that the smallest gun I carry is a 14 inch barrel gold-platined Desert Eagle in 50 Action Express. Anything else is too girly to even hurt.

Have a black belt in Sha-Na-Na (in case you forget your gun).
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I am a master of troll-lol-lol

Have attended at least 6 dozen Gunsite courses until wounded by
Clint Smith personally.
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I'm invincible; I wound Clint Smith.

Belong to at least 2 dozen firearms related forums with a minimum
of 9,000 posts in each and moderator in at least 8.
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Do I have to be a member and moderator of all of them at once? Does getting banned for "Being an insufferable troll" count against me?

Certify yourself as an expert whenever you post.
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I hereby certify myself an expert! All bow down before me!
 
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I actually was recognized by a judge as a firearms expert in a Pa. Civil court! I got paid like $100 dollars an hour for like 2 hours. Only once. But I don't whore myself out, or promote myself as I see others doing. But I am an armorer and a firearms instructor. No one knows everything. Most self proclaimed experts are just self absorbed and thier favorite subject is themselves. Ever notice with some, you get thier advice whether you want it or not. I'm still a student, and still have alot to learn. Good luck, learn all you can, and what you need is "Documentable Training" and Military or Police service really helps to build your credibility.
 
An "Expert" is someone, who doesn't know more than you and I, but is organized, and has slides.
 
well, some people do call me an "expert' because I wrote a book or two on the subject of firearms.
But like many others in this thread, I'm considering myself as nothing more than an "advanced amateur" who likes to learn about guns, dig deep into histories and subtle technical details, and share the learned knowledge with others, preferably in exchange for more knowledge.
No one can know it all.
 
Write a few books, work in the industry for more than 10 years.

As far as being an 'armorer' in film, there is no 'certification' in Colorado. Some states like New York have a very explicit policy for weapons handling for film and tv. Not abiding by their rules results in criminal fines and/or penalties. Read that as jail time.

Often the armorer is the propmaster. Sometimes an 'expert' is brought in (usually meaning the armorer is the prop wrangler for the guns only) if the budget allows for it.

More or less: you don't have to be a gun expert to work in the movies. You do need to be well versed in individual state laws regarding the film industry.
 
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They already had extensive experience teaching everything from basic qualifications to close quarters combat, just no civilian certification, so for the jobs they were applying for, they weren't paper "experts".

I have solid firearms experience, and solid instructing experience, but I have never combined the two. I hope to gain a lot when I take the course in two weeks.
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You likely will. You'll learn more if you teach the class a few times. You need to teach a certain number of students per year to maintain certification anyway. Plus it is really fun teaching those classes. I've taught a lot of people informally, but I still get a big kick out of watching folks in the formal classes go from timid and quiet to enthusiastic and focused in a few hours. And of course knowing that they are going to use their guns in a safe manner. It's so much fun I'd do it for free - which in fact I do.
 
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