Since the Grizzly "Chambering a Championship Match Barrel" DVD came out recently, there has been a tremendous amount of interest in the details of how I do this and also just how easy it is for even someone with very little chambering experience to turn out really top-quality work.
I also had so many guys watch and talk to me at the SHOT show a couple weeks ago while I was chambering match barrels at the Grizzly booth, asking so many questions about all the little details involved. Several guys asked me if I would be willing to do classes on how to chamber barrels.
So I have decided to offer custom chambering classes at my shop for anyone who is interested - these can be scheduled almost any time on an individual basis since I chamber barrels all the time year-round. Even if you have very little experience, you should be able to turn out chambers that will be highly competitive right from the first one, especially if you have the Grizzly Chambering DVD and the info from my class to refer back to.
I will cover much more than we had time to show in the DVD - things like lathe setup, dialing in the bore, benchrest and wildcat chambering, throating, necking, crowning, custom reamer design, making custom dies, plus I will show you how to "slug" bores and evaluate barrels.
I do have to charge for this training since it will definitely cost me in lost production time, but I will try to give you way more value in knowledge than it will cost you. I figure these classes will run the better part of two days and I am going to charge $300 per person for the 2-day class. One guy also wants a class on pillar bedding, and I can normally add a day or two longer to accomodate other training like this at an additional cost. I also have classes scheduled in Long Range/1000 Yard Shooting to help folks do better at this,besides being a full-time custom gunsmith, I am the founder and part/owner of the Iowa 1000 Yard Benchrest Assoc) - just let me know what you want.
My wife runs a Bed & Breakfast at our place that you might take advantage of while you are here - first come/ first serve.
Whoever is interested can contact me 641-628-3044,I am busy and only answer my phone from 2-5 pm Central time, Monday to Friday), or e-mail me at gordy@wildbluepella.org.
Thanks!
Gordy Gritters
Pella, IA
I also had so many guys watch and talk to me at the SHOT show a couple weeks ago while I was chambering match barrels at the Grizzly booth, asking so many questions about all the little details involved. Several guys asked me if I would be willing to do classes on how to chamber barrels.
So I have decided to offer custom chambering classes at my shop for anyone who is interested - these can be scheduled almost any time on an individual basis since I chamber barrels all the time year-round. Even if you have very little experience, you should be able to turn out chambers that will be highly competitive right from the first one, especially if you have the Grizzly Chambering DVD and the info from my class to refer back to.
I will cover much more than we had time to show in the DVD - things like lathe setup, dialing in the bore, benchrest and wildcat chambering, throating, necking, crowning, custom reamer design, making custom dies, plus I will show you how to "slug" bores and evaluate barrels.
I do have to charge for this training since it will definitely cost me in lost production time, but I will try to give you way more value in knowledge than it will cost you. I figure these classes will run the better part of two days and I am going to charge $300 per person for the 2-day class. One guy also wants a class on pillar bedding, and I can normally add a day or two longer to accomodate other training like this at an additional cost. I also have classes scheduled in Long Range/1000 Yard Shooting to help folks do better at this,besides being a full-time custom gunsmith, I am the founder and part/owner of the Iowa 1000 Yard Benchrest Assoc) - just let me know what you want.
My wife runs a Bed & Breakfast at our place that you might take advantage of while you are here - first come/ first serve.
Whoever is interested can contact me 641-628-3044,I am busy and only answer my phone from 2-5 pm Central time, Monday to Friday), or e-mail me at gordy@wildbluepella.org.
Thanks!
Gordy Gritters
Pella, IA
