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May 11, 2025
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2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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GST 100 - Apprentice Gunsmithing
Description: Basic gunsmithing skills including shop and general firearms safety, machine tool skills, stockmaking, metal refinishing, shotgun design, application and function. Rifle systems and ballistics. Integration of computer applications.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Gunsmithing Program.
Credits: 10
Lecture: 4
Lab: 18
Course Content:
- Safety standards and liability
- History, design, function and repair of rifle systems
- History, design, function and repair of shotgun systems
- Measuring instruments, hand and power tool operation
- Metal finishes used on firearms
Learning Outcomes:
- Operate firearms, machine shop and bluing equipment safely. (1)
- Identify and repair various rifle and shotgun designs. (2)
- Fabricate to specifications various projects using hand and power tools. (3,4)
- Disassemble firearms, identify different metals, prepare parts, apply finishes, and reassemble firearms. (5)
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