| Job Title |
Gunsmith |
| Job Description |
Repairs And Modifies Firearms To Blueprint And Customer
Specifications, Using Handtools And Machines, Such As Grinders,
Planers, And Millers: Fits Action And Barrel Into Stock And
Aligns Parts. Installs Parts, Such As Metallic Or Optical
Sights, Pistol Grips, Recoil Pads, And Decorative Pieces Of
Firearms, Using Screws And Handtools. Rebores Barrels On Boring
Machine To Enlarge Caliber Of Bore. Operates Broaching Machine
To Cut Rifling In Barrel Of Small Arms. Installs Choke Device On
Shotguns To Control Shot Pattern. Operates Machine To Grind And
Polish Metal Parts. Immerses Metal Parts In Bluing Salt Bath To
Impart Rust Resistant Surface And Blue Color To Metal. Fires
Firearms With Proof Loads To Determine Strength Characteristics,
Correct Alignment, And Assembly Of Piece. Fabricates Wooden
Stock For Guns According To Customer Specifications. Refinishes
Wooden Stocks For Rifles And Shotguns By Hand Sanding And
Rubbing With Special Finishing Oil And Quick-drying Lacquer. May
Lay Out Plans On Paper And Calculate Bullet-flight Arcs, Sight
Positions, And Other Details To Design New Guns.
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