Taurus 617 CCW
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I used to work for a shop and was in exactly the opposite situation. I was told to take anything that I didn't think was a liability. There were several jobs I would have personally turned down but was forced to take and ended up costing the owner money. Eventually that lead to me being let go. Not saying I didn't make any mistakes (still human) but the business model has a large bearing on how things turn out. I now only do the work that I choose to take on and know I will be successful at. Gunsmith skills are a great thing to know but experience can come at a high cost at times. A specialization would be my recommendation for anyone wanting to learn gunsmith-type skills. That way you can focus your efforts on proper training and less tooling.Ideally, the gunsmith in question could turn down the work, assuming he was running the shop and had veto power over his projects.