Build or Refine Your Gunsmithing Skills​

Penn Foster Career School has offered gunsmith training for over 30 years. With our affordable Gunsmith training program, you can gain gunsmithing knowledge and skills online, studying at a pace that's right for you.​ Throughout your training, you’ll have access to our dedicated faculty to receive expert instruction. You'll also receive helpful wall charts, manuals, two NRA Firearms Assembly guides, and information about applying for a federal firearms license. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to complete a comprehensive Brownells' practical exercise on the way to your Gunsmithing career diploma.

In addition to learning from our experienced faculty members, you will receive a reference library that includes industry-standard resources for gunsmiths. You'll get access to the largest gunsmith tool company with Brownells tool catalog, plus the NRA-issued disassembly guide. Near the end of your program, you will learn how to apply for your federal firearms license, so you can be confident moving forward with your gunsmithing skills.

In the Penn Foster Career School Gunsmith Program, you'll cover topics such as gun safety and firearm assembly/disassembly, antique firearm restoration, customizing gun stocks, mounting telescopic sights, custom-loading ammunition, basic metalwork, metal finishing, and machine tool operation, as well as the history of rifles and handguns.