MGS Trade School

MGS Trade School Precision. Performance. Quality. Craftsmanship. Our courses include valuable hands-on projects using several different techniques relative to gun repair.

Gunsmithing Trade School | Est. 1946
📝 Open Enrollment — No Semester Deadlines
💻 Accredited & Affordable Online Training
🛠 Real Hands-On Projects—No Essays🚫
🎯 Gunsmithing Education Done Right Founded in 1946, Modern Gun School has successfully educated over 60,000 students using time-tested projects and materials. Modern Guns School has developed into a nationwide distance learning gunsmith progra

ms with proven techniques and a wealth of insider know-how. Along with being shipped to your home, Modern Gun School now makes its courses available online, supplying all study guide materials in a convenient digital format. Students can study on their own time, at their own pace, and from the comfort of their own workbench.
“The purpose of Modern Gun School is to perpetuate the art of gunsmithing in the modern world. Gunsmithing is a profession that combines craftsmanship, precision, engineering, mechanics, and art to create a device which has become part of the American heritage…”

– Skip Walters, Our Master Gunsmith

09/03/2026

Graduate Series: Join Zeke as he sits down with MGS graduate John to talk about the project he was most proud of from the Advanced Gunsmithing II Program. Comment below with your project you were most proud of! Watch his full interview here: https://youtu.be/JSo4kfacuAg

🥁 Drum roll please. . . 🥁 Meet Alex💪😎⁠⁠An Advanced Gunsmithing II graduate.🎓️⚒️🔫⁠⁠Read more spotlights here: https://mgs...
08/31/2026

🥁 Drum roll please. . . 🥁 Meet Alex💪😎⁠
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An Advanced Gunsmithing II graduate.🎓️⚒️🔫⁠
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Read more spotlights here: https://mgs.edu/student-spotlight/
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‼️Graduate Gun Shop Highlight‼️Highlighting our graduates who opened their own shops! First up, Patriot Fi****ms and Rep...
08/21/2026

‼️Graduate Gun Shop Highlight‼️

Highlighting our graduates who opened their own shops! First up, Patriot Fi****ms and Repairs LLC

"We are a small business located in the historic ET Wright Building in Rockland, MA.

Once an old shoe factory, it is now a community of artists and small businesses. Where better than an old mill for PATRIOT FI****MS AND REPAIRS LLC. An 07 FFL to hang our shingle. We have a full-time gunsmith on staff, Thom is a graduated from MGS Trade School with Distinction. From simple cleaning to full restoration, "NO JOB TOO SMALL"

Our goal is to provide quality work at a reasonable cost with skilled craftsmanship and the blend of old and new techniques. We believe we have accomplished just that.

www.patriotfi****msandrepairs.com
[email protected]"

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08/19/2026

Graduate Series: Join Zeke as he sits down with MGS graduate Gary to talk about the best advice he would have to give to a new gunsmith. Comment below what you think is the best advice for new gunsmiths👇️⁠
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What is the most recent fi***rm you rescued?🤔 ****ms Image from: Liberty Safe (Facebook)
08/18/2026

What is the most recent fi***rm you rescued?🤔

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Image from: Liberty Safe (Facebook)

A year from now, you could still be saying, "One day I'll learn gunsmithing..." Or you could be holding a fi***rm you bu...
08/12/2026

A year from now, you could still be saying, "One day I'll learn gunsmithing..." Or you could be holding a fi***rm you built yourself.

✔ 65 lessons
✔ 7 hands-on projects
✔ Your choice of build kit
✔ Self-paced, open enrollment

The only question is... Which build are you choosing? 🤔

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MGS MONTHLY BUILD SHOWCASE‼️⁠⁠Each month, we will post builds that are submitted to us by our graduates! Check out Billy...
08/10/2026

MGS MONTHLY BUILD SHOWCASE‼️⁠
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Each month, we will post builds that are submitted to us by our graduates! Check out Billy's Wi******er Model 74 😎⁠
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“I'm in the process of restoring a Wi******er Model 74 made in 1950. It's been a fun project. Just need to order a few missing parts to complete the project.”⁠
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Images courtesy of Billy W.⁠
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Whether you’re a competitor or just a spectator, PRS is worth your time. Within two minutes or less, shooters have to qu...
08/07/2026

Whether you’re a competitor or just a spectator, PRS is worth your time. Within two minutes or less, shooters have to quickly work out how to make their mark on a series of targets using any number of stances to optimize their precision. So what is Precision R***e Series (PRS) shooting? Learn more here: https://mgs.edu/what-is-prs-shooting/

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08/06/2026

John completed his AR-15 build kit! He is patiently waiting for his certificate while reflecting on how much he has learned throughout his journey here with MGS. Read more about his journey here: https://mgs.edu/mgs-student-experience/

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Address

Wilmington, DE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+18004934114

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