Gunsmith

Meet your Gunsmith

At Salt Creek Shooting School, we are blessed to work with Mr. Davis, our official gunsmith, to cater to your gun’s need for upgrades and repairs.

Retired Gunnery Sgt. Davis is a 12 year Veteran of the Marine Corps, and has worked with us for over 3 years.

He is extremely knowledgeable about both modern and older firearms.

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What is a Gunsmith?

To assure correct function, safety, and aesthetics, a gunsmith restores firearms that aren’t functioning properly to their original state.

This can be accomplished by repairing, swapping out, updating, or making new parts.
A finished gun can also have engravings, carvings, and other decorative elements added by a gunsmith.

Gunsmiths deal with a wide range of clients, stay current on regulations, ordinances, and requirements from the federal, state, and municipal levels, and follow them.

The main technical duty of a gunsmith is to ensure that firearms operate and do so safely.
They assure safe mechanical operation of the gun as well as rigorous adherence to handling guidelines for guns.

They examine the weapon, identify the source of any flaws or failures, make any necessary repairs, and bring the weapon back up to standards.
The safety issue or part malfunction is frequently difficult to perceive with the naked eye or is so little that it needs to be methodically identified.

Gunsmithing is the practice of maintaining, repairing, and modifying firearms on a regular basis.
Gunsmiths identify worn-out or damaged parts and replace them with new ones.
They must be knowledgeable of the faults that are specific to certain models and manufacturers in order to remedy them.
Gunsmiths can modify firearms to meet the unique competitive or other needs of their customers.