Gunsmithing 101~
1. Any amount of work you do is considered a "full action job" if the shooter decides to sell the gun.
2. Once you work on a gun, you own the thing for life. Anything that goes wrong with it in the future, including wear out, will be on your head and have to be replaced for free.
3. The only screw or spring that gets lost is the only one that you don't have a spare for.
4. A gun that should be melted into scrap is your worst enemy! You will spend countless unpaid hours getting it back into shooting condition, only to have the customer complain about a slight amount of trigger creep.
5. The amount of time a customer spends with you is inversely proportional to the money they will pay to have work done.
6. The only time a screwdriver will slip and ruin the finish is when the customer is looking over your shoulder.
7. The tap will always catch at the wrong angle.
8. Your wife will find unique applications for your best checkering file.
9. Before allowing a customer to hand you his gun, ask him if he owns a Dremel tool. See 2. above.
10. If the customer asks you whether you have something in stock, he rarely wants it if your answer is "Yes".
11. All Chinese guns are like snowflakes.
12. There are no gunsmiths who actual built a pre-1964 rifle before 1964. They all starved to death long ago.....
13. The lukewarm Coke on your bench that tastes funny, probably isn't.
14. When working outside, all parts are colored brown, unless you are working on grass. Then they are green.
15. If a customer states that he is a retired tool and die maker, kindly ask him to leave the premises.
16. The only shotgun forcing cone you forget to test will be chrome.
17. Consecutive serial number revolvers are impossible to tune as matched pairs.
18. The day you decide to take it easy and sit down at the bench to loosen a screw is the day the screwdriver goes through your palm or femoral artery.
19. Never start a job just before lunch. You won't be able to get away until you've missed supper.
20. Never hire a helper. They don't.
22. All known sources of water will boil or evaporate completely as you grind a spring by hand.
23. The telephone call from your best customer occurs in the exact middle of a difficult job, or when you are in the bathroom.
1. Any amount of work you do is considered a "full action job" if the shooter decides to sell the gun.
2. Once you work on a gun, you own the thing for life. Anything that goes wrong with it in the future, including wear out, will be on your head and have to be replaced for free.
3. The only screw or spring that gets lost is the only one that you don't have a spare for.
4. A gun that should be melted into scrap is your worst enemy! You will spend countless unpaid hours getting it back into shooting condition, only to have the customer complain about a slight amount of trigger creep.
5. The amount of time a customer spends with you is inversely proportional to the money they will pay to have work done.
6. The only time a screwdriver will slip and ruin the finish is when the customer is looking over your shoulder.
7. The tap will always catch at the wrong angle.
8. Your wife will find unique applications for your best checkering file.
9. Before allowing a customer to hand you his gun, ask him if he owns a Dremel tool. See 2. above.
10. If the customer asks you whether you have something in stock, he rarely wants it if your answer is "Yes".
11. All Chinese guns are like snowflakes.
12. There are no gunsmiths who actual built a pre-1964 rifle before 1964. They all starved to death long ago.....
13. The lukewarm Coke on your bench that tastes funny, probably isn't.
14. When working outside, all parts are colored brown, unless you are working on grass. Then they are green.
15. If a customer states that he is a retired tool and die maker, kindly ask him to leave the premises.
16. The only shotgun forcing cone you forget to test will be chrome.
17. Consecutive serial number revolvers are impossible to tune as matched pairs.
18. The day you decide to take it easy and sit down at the bench to loosen a screw is the day the screwdriver goes through your palm or femoral artery.
19. Never start a job just before lunch. You won't be able to get away until you've missed supper.
20. Never hire a helper. They don't.
22. All known sources of water will boil or evaporate completely as you grind a spring by hand.
23. The telephone call from your best customer occurs in the exact middle of a difficult job, or when you are in the bathroom.
