We know a guy who is celebrating a birthday today! Kenneth Joe Daniel graduated from our school in 1971. He has spent the last 48+ years in the industry working as a gunsmith doing everything from working in a large repairs facility to developing new gunsmithing departments in ranges. We are proud to be able to “Know a Guy” like Joe as well as call him an alumnus of the Colorado School of Trades. To read Joe’s full story go to the link below.
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Kurt Martonik took a Caspian Slide, Caspian Frame, and Wilson Combat internals to create this beautiful 1911. He added a custom set of grips from an elk shed his father found over the summer adding his own personal flare to this build. Of course chambered the way John Browning would wish given this quote “And They Didn’t Chamber It For Cartridges Who’s Calibers Startith With Numbers Less Than The Holy Number 4.” www.schooloftrades.edu
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Fourteen months ago these guys had one goal in mind; graduate with an Associate of Occupational Studies Degree in Gunsmithing from the Colorado School of Trades. Today that goal became a reality with these gentlemen doing their gunsmith walk. Beau, Brandon, Chris, Cody, Kelvin, Matt, Pete, and Rod; we congratulate you on your graduation and look forward to seeing your education jump start a wonderful career.
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While poppies are commonly associated with Memorial Day they are linked to Veterans Day as well. The poppy came about because of John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields”. John McCrae was a Lieutenant Colonel for an Allied artillery unit; he decided to write “In Flanders Fields” after seeing the poppies spread across the battlegrounds of the Second Battle of Ypres. The poppy is to be worn on the right side of the chest at approximately the 11 O’clock position; this is to celebrate the Armistice Day. The Armistice Day is when the German’s signed an armistice that brought an end to World War I. This armistice was signed on the 11th month on the 11th day at 11 O’clock. From 1926 until 1953 our nation celebrated today as Armistice Day. In 1954, congress declared November 11th as Veterans Day to honor the service of our veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War, and all wars that followed. We want to thank all of our nation’s veterans as well as those who are currently keeping this country safe while in active duty.
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Danny Mendoza applied an OD Green Cerakote to the frame and slide while applying Burnt Bronze to the accent pieces on this Sig P365. This color combo is just astonishing!
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Why just have one; when you can have one for each hand? Colonel Lou aka J Rod Albano took a pair of A. Uberti Model 1873s and had them engraved with his nickname. He then nitre blued all of the screws, the base pins, and triggers. The final touches were the application cold blue to certain areas that had holster wear and the jewelling of the hammers. These pistols are immaculate!
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Jordan Perkins applied Jesse James Civil Defense Blue and Titanium Cerakote to create this awesome AR. Spraying the accent pieces as well as the channels of the barrel showed patience and skill for Jordan. This gun looks awesome!
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Kelley Blanchard with the Career Education Colleges and Universities stopped by today on the Let VETS Choose tour with the Veterans for Career Education. Kelley informed our students about what current legislators are trying push that would restrict the GI Bill from being used at career schools. Our student population was very engaged in her conversation asking many questions about how this may affect veteran’s benefits. We are proud of our students standing up to help bring awareness to what is going on at Capitol Hill as well as supporting those who sacrificed for our country. We hope that our politicians can listen to those who are speaking against these restrictions and allow our veterans to choose how they use their benefits
For more information regarding this organization or to join the support please go to: https://www.vetsforcareered.org/
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Mike Draughn took this Defiance Deviant action, Proof Research carbon fiber barrel, Manners stock and Revic PMR 428 scope and threw them all together. Mike cut the thread extensions on the barrel and reamed the chamber out for a 28 Nosler. This firearm looks like it will be a tack driver; we cannot wait to see how it shoots!
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Peter Barnett applied this artistic Cerakote design to this Ruger LCP for a spouse of a faculty member. What a beautiful combination of colors! The design and execution is flawless as well. Great job Peter, we are sure the proud owner of this firearm will be pleased!
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Cody Maler made his own pistol barrel. Cody took a 18 inch Shilen .45 barrel to the lathe and trimmed it down to the desired diameter. He then cut the excess off and threaded the end. Once that was completed he took the dimensions of his original barrel and started removing the material to create his locking block, feed ramp, as well as the angled locking surfaces on the bottom. He then reamed the chamber to fit .45 ACP and blued the barrel. After spending hours on this project we have a fully functioning pistol once again. View the video at the end to watch the test fire of this grand project.
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David Witcraft finished his final project right before graduating yesterday. He took his project rifle and synthetic stock and applied a multi-cam Cerakote coating. He applied the coating to the Leupold VX-3i LRP that he had mounted on top of the rifle as well. What talent to be able to this to all products involved.
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Everybody clap your hands!!!! Congrats to our most recent graduating class of students. Josh, Lucas, Dan, Richard, Chris, Yoshi, Ray, Collen, and David all got to do their gunsmith walk today after completing our program. They had a little fun with Collen as can be seen near the end of the video. We hope you guys learned everything you wished to!
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Lucas Herman took your ideas and brought them to life on the stock of his project rifle. Lucas laid a bronze, gold, and silver epoxy into the burns he made on the stock. The result is awesome!
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Who else enjoys cleaning a nice layer of cosmoline? Daniel Huempfner took this Mauser that had cosmoline smothered on it like butter on toast and removed it. After removing this substance Daniel polished the barreled action as well as removed the pits that had occurred on the bottom metal. He blued the steel and added a nice satin oil finish to his wood. Crazy to see the transformation this firearm took.
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Today we took advantage of the ideal background for this Benelli M2 Collen Stimpert customized. Collen took the black M2 and applied a white – cracked earth Cerakote pattern to it. This firearm blends in well with a snow environment as seen in the attached pictures.
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Jordan Perkins project rifle definitely sets itself apart from others. Jordan has lost vison in his right eye but feels more comfortable running a bolt with his right hand. As you can see the hand shaped comb and the bolt are on the same side as each other.
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This Darne V3 16 Gauge Side by Side shotgun had seen better days. J Rod Albano decided to front the task of bringing it back to life. J Rod took the barrels knocked out all of the dents, polished it to a matchless finish, and rust blued the metal. He worked the wood to get rid of all imperfections then added a satin oil to produce this finish. What a remarkable turn-around for this wonderful firearm.
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Earlier this week Andrew and Frank came by to pick up the completed rifle. We are excited to see what this rifle can do with such an excellent person behind it.
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We’re excited to welcome Marine 1st Lieutenant Andrew Kinard to our Hunting with Heroes Wyoming family. Andrew is joining us for some elk hunting this fall. Andrew was born and raised in Spartanburg, SC, and now lives in Denver. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2005, joined the U.S. Marine Corp and was deployed to Iraq shortly after.
One day on a routine patrol, Andrew’s team noticed something seemed off. He was used to being greeted by village children, and that day, the children had been whisked away. They’d walked into an ambush.
Andrew didn’t wake for a month, and when he did, he was told he’d lost both legs up to his torso. Andrew found out that he’d been standing directly on top on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during this surprise attack. They didn’t expect him to live. It’s a miracle he’s with us, but that sure didn’t stop him. He’s attended Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School and held positions as a private equity investor since.
Andrew recently visited the Colorado School of Trades in Denver, where they built a gun specifically for him. A fellow Marine, and student at the school, Chris Marx, built Andrew’s gun. He’s getting it sighted in, and planning to put it to use next week on his elk hunt near Douglas, WY. Andrew is pictured here with HwH WY team members, Codee Augustin from Cheyenne, and Frank Grillo from Denver.
Best luck to you, Andrew. We’ll be anxious to hear how it goes, and we’ll be back in touch with our HwH WY fans after the hunt! More to come.
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Mike Miller took his Ruger Bearcat and nitre blued the cylinder. He applied a Cerakote coating to the barrel, receiver, and trigger guard he also applied a clear coat to their cylinder. What a fun idea and great execution for a basics student!
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