"Dedicated to helping others learn the fine art of building extremely accurate rifles and long range shooting"
Discussing what we've been learning during a Chambering Class
Jack is practicing the wind/mirage reading he just learned during a 1000 Yard Shooting Class
Pillar bedding a stock during an Advanced Rifle Accurizing Class
*Note that I often run the "Advanced Rifle Accurizing" class and the "Extreme Accuracy Chambering" class back to back since these 2 classes compliment each other so well. People often like to take these 2 classes in one trip to save money on travel expenses as well as to learn as much as possible about all aspects of accurizing and building custom rifles!
"ADVANCED RIFLE ACCURIZING" Class
This will be a very intensive two day class in learning what it takes to thoroughly evaluate rifles for accuracy problems, extremely effective ways to perform all the basic accurizing steps, and then we will get into a number of other techniques that take accurizing way beyond the basics!! This class will be very useful for novices and do-it-yourselfers as well as professional gunsmiths (some of the most advanced techniques will normally only be done by experienced individuals with good machining skills, but everyone will benefit from knowing about them).
Learn how to: *Thoroughly evaluate a rifle for accuracy problems *Use a bore scope, dial indicators, and specialty tools for accuracy evaluation *"Slug" barrels to find accuracy problems *Developing a "plan of attack" based on evaluation results
Basic Accurizing Techniques: *Pillar bedding techniques for different types of actions *Best ways to achieve accurate bolt lug contact *Perfectly true accuracy muzzle crowns *Trigger blueprinting *Stress free scope mounting *Mounting scopes for long range shooting *Dealing with and minimizing barrel vibrations and harmonics
Advanced Accurizing Techniques: *Gauging and correcting loose headspace *Action blueprinting *Bolt sleeving / minimizing bolt play *Trigger timing *Lapping bores *Rechambering factory barrels *Correcting crooked or off-center chambers *Stock stiffening and reshaping *More...
Next scheduled dates:February 29 - March 1, 2012
April 25 - 26, 2012
Cost: $495 for two day class
Advanced Rifle Accurizing Class
Dial-indicating a chamber during a Chambering Class
Pillar bedding an action into a stock like we do during a Pillar Bedding Class and an Accurizing Factory Rifles Class
"EXTREME ACCURACY CHAMBERING" Class
*Learn how to chamber barrels that will compete with the best in the world *Lathe setup and leveling *Action evaluation and blueprinting overview *Dialing bores straight and true with special range rods and .0001" indicators *Benchrest and wildcat chambering *Throating *Necking *Crowning *Bore slugging and barrel evaluation *Custom chamber and reamer design *Making custom dies to match chamber *Extreme attention to many "little details" *This class is designed for both novices and professional gunsmiths
(This is a very intensive, in-depth school and you will be getting a wealth of knowledge in a very short time)
Next scheduled dates: March 2-3, 2012(follows "Advanced Accurizing" class)
April 27 - 28, 2012 (follows "Advanced Accurizing" class)
Cost: $495 for two day class
(These classes have gone extremely well and have been very well received, so keep checking this website or check with me at the shop for future upcoming dates)
Note that we will not be able to work on any students projects in any of the precision gunsmithing classes, just on my regularly scheduled work-in-process. This will help keep the cost of the class down, and allow me to keep my work on schedule.
Anders is excited to see he got an X during the 1000 Yard Shooting Class - he came all the way from Denmark to take this class!
Linda is trying to outshoot the guys during this 1000 Yard Shooting Class!
Gordy is congratulating Lee and Stephen Fischer after both set new IBS 1000 Yard world records with rifles built by Gordy!
LONG RANGE / 1000 YARD SHOOTING SCHOOLS
*1000 yard and 600 yard match shooting *Mirage / Wind / Condition reading *Annealing brass *In-depth ammo prep *Using chronograph for load development and long range shooting *"Ladder testing" *Load development for long range accuracy *Rifle building and design for long range accuracy *Techniques / Strategies for long range match shooting *Live fire shooting at 1000 yards (range & weather permitting)
Next scheduled dates: June 1-2, 2012
This class will be held at the new Show Me Benchrest 1000 yard range SE of Lancaster, MO (this is the range that is taking over from the Iowa 1000 Yard club). Their website is www.ShowMeBenchrestShooters.com
Cost for schools:$495 per person (two day school)
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION / ONE-ON-ONE CLASSES
I am currently offering one-on-one individual instruction for any of the above classes, or we can design a specialized class on your choice of any combination of custom gunsmithing techniques.
Call me or e-mail me to discuss what you need and we will pick a date that will work for both of us (this can be scheduled almost any time with a little advance notice).
Cost: Specialized classes can be scheduled to run from one day to five days - your choice! The cost of these one-on-one classes is $595 per day if we work on your guns/projects, or $495 per day if we work primarily on my in-process shop projects.
