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Teaching somebody to chamber a barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="clownbuster" data-source="post: 1624933" data-attributes="member: 22486"><p>Great youre wanting to build something we all have passion for, and at 21 years old, VERY few people know what their calling is, so it's important to try different things to home in on what that really is.</p><p>Many youngsters going into your field seeing the benefits of a M.E./ P.E. degree, just to end up lost in a big engineering firm driving a desk for their career, then realizing they hate it and never tried anything else.</p><p>I run a small but successful consulting engineering firm in Portland, Oregon. I don't produce anything other than reports, and I understand the need to actually produce something gratifying with your hands. That's why I started building custom Lapua brass for guys (mostly competition calibers) in my very limited spare time. But the bulk of my brass time is spent fielding questions over calls and emails to guys wanting to learn how to do this for themselves. Building the brass is labor-intensive and would be very easy for me to be a greedy a$$hole and tell them to either pay me for my skill or go learn for themselves like I had to, or I could just give them the help they need to get going on their own if they have the equipment and possess the desire to learn.</p><p>I haven't had anything built down south in quite a while, but if memory serves me Jim McCollough of Selma (McCollough Rifles) Alabama is either semi or full retired. He's one of the best and maybe to the point he'd like to take on a mentorship.</p><p>Predator Customs?</p><p>HK Customs?</p><p>Old Ridge Gun Repair?</p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clownbuster, post: 1624933, member: 22486"] Great youre wanting to build something we all have passion for, and at 21 years old, VERY few people know what their calling is, so it's important to try different things to home in on what that really is. Many youngsters going into your field seeing the benefits of a M.E./ P.E. degree, just to end up lost in a big engineering firm driving a desk for their career, then realizing they hate it and never tried anything else. I run a small but successful consulting engineering firm in Portland, Oregon. I don't produce anything other than reports, and I understand the need to actually produce something gratifying with your hands. That's why I started building custom Lapua brass for guys (mostly competition calibers) in my very limited spare time. But the bulk of my brass time is spent fielding questions over calls and emails to guys wanting to learn how to do this for themselves. Building the brass is labor-intensive and would be very easy for me to be a greedy a$$hole and tell them to either pay me for my skill or go learn for themselves like I had to, or I could just give them the help they need to get going on their own if they have the equipment and possess the desire to learn. I haven't had anything built down south in quite a while, but if memory serves me Jim McCollough of Selma (McCollough Rifles) Alabama is either semi or full retired. He's one of the best and maybe to the point he'd like to take on a mentorship. Predator Customs? HK Customs? Old Ridge Gun Repair? Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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