SMALL ARMS REPAIRER

Job Title

Weapons Repair Specialist

Job Description

Repairs, accurizes, overhauls, rebuilds, customizes and maintains a wide variety of small arms used in competitive marksmanship matches. Weapons include both domestic and foreign makes, military and non-military which have unusual operating characteristics and critical tolerances. Typical weapons are rifles, pistols and machine guns. Weapons are used for shooting at competitive levels ranging from unit level to international level.

Makes modifications to increase the accuracy and reliability of the weapons. Utilizing extensive knowledge of small arms operations and knowledge of other trades and crafts, machinist, stockmaker customizes new barrels, fits stocks using glass bedding techniques, modifies and precision fits the trigger mechanism and other components to obtain the desired weight and length of release and the degree of accuracy required. Operates a wide variety of machine tools such as drilling machines, grinders, lathes and milling machines used in the repair, modification, overhaul or rebuilding of match weapons. Custom fits international style equipment, both rifle and pistol, to each competitor.

Serves as instructor or assistant instructor in the Match Weapons Maintenance Course conducted each year for all states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam. Conducts classes on maintenance, care and cleaning of match weapons for state and national competitive squads. Participates in making video tapes for these instructional purposes.

Test fires each weapon to ensure compliance with established reliability and accuracy standards. Test fires each lot of ammunition with each weapon to identify compatibility. Maintains a high degree of safety in the shop and on the test ranges. Performs required maintenance and repair of conventional as well as international match weapons.