It is common to encounter management types who dont have a basic grasp of how simple, modern guns like AR-15s or Glocks work. I never wanted to go to college, which is why I went into the military. I also believe that not everyone needs a college degree and that there is nothing wrong with learning a skill or a trade. Theyre simply in proximity to them; close, but never within realisitc reach or wont yield what you want. I used to work as a career counsellor (Canadian spelling). I did go to gunsmithing school. His dad was also a huge, well-known collector of Japanese military firearms (was even interviewed for the old History Channel, I often think that he has forgotten more about guns than I will ever know Ian is good.. . He's one of the few "gun" tubers or folks in the visible firearms community that seems to be willing to speak out against things such as this. I have 72 ft of computer books I bought with my own money and read on my own time. Click the answer to find similar crossword clues . And to get anywhere in that you still need a degree. Visit the SRA website for membership information. That company sold to a Fortune 500 company and I was hired to go along. This immediately brings to mind my own abortive pursuit of a career building interesting aircraft. They simply dont have the bench tools skills necessary to work on hand-fitting guns. Buy a mill. When it wasnt I tried something else. I have worked for more than 1 gun company, and I can promise you, you will be taking marching orders from scientifically and mathematically illiterate people, who will override your carefully thought-out decisions because they werent what they wanted to hear. Even when i was starting in college I had no real idea who i want to work for or what i want to do. Many of his fans believe Ian to be a married man, while some have even claimed that he has children, but is trying his best to keep them away from the medias attention. I get the feeling he played a lot of D&D, back in the day. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. If somebody wants the parts, its going to go away. Ian seems to be there with him, or possibly low-key even further left. however there are somethings he misses , that said there are time restrain. The eeriest thing was sitting in the pilots seat of Bocks Car, the B-29 that dropped the Fat Man plutonium A-bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945. Im not ready to pull pin yet, but having the equipment, and the plans in place down the road when I do (sometime in the next 10 years) means that as my hobby continues to mature, Ill be able to progress into my chosen field for retirement more easily. Difference between an engineer and a machinist? Most of the big boys in the firearm industry control most of what is offered in this country and to the American public. [9], In 2018, McCollum co-founded Headstamp Publishing with colleagues N.R. SO relevant to SO many college students. Im no gunmaker myself, but this is also how I got myself into this web site thing. For anyone who thinks its just designing automatic-drip coffeemakers, Google Syd Mead, Alex Tremulis, Luigi Colani, and/or Raymond Loewy. I watch his videos every day and wish I could meet him some day. I'm still waiting for him to properly pronounce Ljungman. Forgotten Weapons was a project on the side; something I did simply for the enjoyment of it. And during his first stay in the Czech Republic, I took the opportunity to ask him a couple of. I agree totally. Do this with guns and assorted other machinery for enough years and you wont have to re-invent the wheel on your new idea. With the possible exception of some thing like higher math, its not even the best way. 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Even Yankee Marshall who calls himself left of center or a liberal is very right leaning. Pico De Gallo Vs Bruschetta, This idea was developed in barrels of all sizes up to the heaviest guns. Ten persons linked to this address. In all honesty, this should be mandatory reading for anybody looking to make their mark in any industry. There are moments of excitement (test firing new weapons finished new parts coming off the CNC mill). (When he showed up for class again, it was with a S&W M10 .38 revolver.). Also known as Ian Mc Collum, Jonathan C Mccollum, J I Mccollum. From within the spiral slots, given the gasses travel is restricted by the bullet so the gas enters but is repulsed onto the projectiles propeller arrangement with the intention of imparting that degree of rotation upon it then etc, etc rotating it. Making and building high end custom stocks, forends and grips takes as much determination and skill that many gun makers have. I know(of) a guy from arkansas that was an electrical engineer, quit that job making dang good money, got a LOT of professional training to eventually qualify as a Grand Master, then used that to solidify his name then went on to be a gun smith. He has also been working at Armament Research Services (ARES) since January 2015 as their researcher the company offers technical expertise and analysis on arms and munitions to both governmental and non-governmental organizations. From this design a barrel about 13 inches long, made to musket size as to bore, was found to shoot with such accuracy, as to excel all others tried in competition with it. I like to read about them but I leave most of the oddball 100 year old stuff to folks like Ian. Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons With more than a million and half subscribers, Forgotten Weapons has become one of the most popular firearms-related channels on YouTube, and part of the. If that first set of questions didnt really sound like you, then my advice would be to pick a totally different view of employment. No disrespect to the athletes (who are amazing shooters), but its a solitary challenge, I live down in the Arizona low desert, not really the sort of place where we are eager to add extra layers to clothing during the summer. The book was crowdfunded on Kickstarter, and raised $800,256. If you have a fertile mind, youll do better on your own or in a small company than in a big company. In February 2015, Ian joined the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE) as their technical advisor, and has been working for them to this day too, while since February 2019 hes also been involved with the National Firearms Act Trade & Collectors Association, and is a member of their board of directors. Machining skills are a good thing to have , I went to the local community college to get the basics of mill and lathe work the rest I have learned from books and AGI videos along with practice. This is the skillset that will get you a job on a gun companys shop floor, and one you have that job you can develop your career with them in whichever direction you want. There is an old, and very wise, saying that I will share with you now. As a story in an old grade school reader I have saidits ideas that count. 1. Even John Freaking Browning didnt start off as The JMB His Ownself. Remember; all it was a simple Import-Ban in 1989 to cause a huge number of businesses to close for good and thousands to seek new work. Truer words than your last paragraph were never spoken. AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own. Jenzen-Jones (of Armament Research Services) and James Rupley, through which he wrote and published his book Chassepot to FAMAS. Gun ownership through a pro-gun liberal lens. If push comes to shove, you can always work out of your garage for yourself and a few friends while enjoying a life that insulates your great passions from the misery of dependency and obligation. For the next four years, I managed experiments, did test firing, spoke to customers, did surveys, wrote instruction books, did radio and TV interviews, attended shows and conventions, did endurance testing, and even modeled this companys wares. What I really wanted to do after University (studied Engineering) was go & do R&D work for FN or HK. I had a rule that I would purchase or build at least 1 gun a month for several years. I do not mention my work to most people, or even talk about it with my family because of the controversial nature of guns. Use them. I worked on the night shift for about a year and a half, as a CNC Machine Operator (not a Machinist, which I became later, after a four year apprenticeship) and every time the owner would come around, Id say Hey, Mr. x, why do we do this when it would be more efficient to do that? Exactly the kind of thing that got me in trouble in the USMC, having ideas, was what got me promoted to R&D Technician for the company. The same man responsible for making Colts reproduction Gatling guns has been put in charge of producing a limited new run of the classic elegant pocket pistol, the Colt 1903. I have an inclination towards very practical and useful electro-mechanical invention ideaswas a boomer squid, Submariner, missile technician and over thirty years ago with no real electrical engineering training took a communication card out of a non-tactical launch monitoring system for a nuclear missile and thought Damn, if I could find a way to power this with a strong enough battery I could carry it around and it would be a mobile phone but even with moments and knowledge and training like that one does mot not have nearly enough capital to market one of the designsbut my hobby is guns, and I love gins, and I do happen to have enough capital to fund a Gunsmith with his own niche machine shop to build my custom rifle design which you will see marketed in the future. He grew up spending most of his free time outdoors, while still being focused on his studies as his parents urged him to obtain a college degree. Jenzen-Jones, a man that Ian knows and works with. 2023 Forgotten Weapons.Site developed by Cardinal Acres Web Development. A sufficient glance at small firearms history shows that most inventions came from personal merits rather than educated persons. Ian is also keen on watching movies a- his favorite actor and actress are Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman, while a couple of his favorite movies are Mr. They work on pieces of metal that are large enough to squash you flatter than a tortilla if there is an accident. Upon matriculation in 2001, Ian enrolled at Purdue University from which he graduated with an Associates degree in mechanical engineering technology in 2004. I also served two different apprenticeships as a machinist, back in the day of stone tools. Your link is actually a good example; here is an article from Reuters about the same topic from the previous day. As an individually-directed hobby upon which your basic living necessities are not dependent, you can work on making guns at whatever pace you enjoy. The single most important thing is to learn to enjoy work. That said, I want to build guns.but for me, it is a hobby. I took electronics engineering, mechanical engineering and machining/design/fabrication classes. McCollum is very secretive and has not come out to reveal any particular details about his wifeand marriedlife. . Ive no formal education in this respect. Forgotten Weapons is a website and channel appearing on YouTube, Utreon and Full30, created and presented by Ian McCollum, that covers the history of antique, obscure, and historically important firearms.[1]. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. well said , the accessory field needs less in the way of licensing too, ballistics computers seem to be making their way into the long range shooting scene now as well as sniper applications , not my bag but there are a lot of nerds out there who could follow that path. It's also having access to a good library. I still prefer hickock45 as far as gun channels go, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aQtbNzyO0cE, "You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click.". A skilled hands-on trade is always a safety net. And only an engineer knows after how many take off and landings does a sheet of metal on an airplane reduces its strength by half. Now large Naval guns such as those firing 16 diameter shells from WW1 etc were apparently quite harsh on the barrels rifling, as you may imagine. Is this "white genocide"? This interview supports an . So I think your advice is spot-on. Ian is very secretive when it comes to his love life, and nothing about his past and present affairs is known, however, there are many rumors circulating the internet concerning his alleged marriage and sexual orientation. It takes a lot of time, a lot of experience, a good bit of space, and definitely some money. My most disastrous experiments were far more satisfying than my wildest dreams. He has amassed over 2 million subscribers on YouTube. I work for a mom and pop shop in North Texas. Ian, that is some of the best advise I have ever heard, especially as it applies to young people and their dreams. Imagine what it was like before Whitworth: Every bolt and every hole stood alone, and interchanged with nothing. Useful knowledge to a very small segment of the market. Gunsmiths make little money. That may sound harsh, so let me explain. Thats progress. Forgotten Weapons @ForgotWeapons . Though changing from one country to another, a gun designer will catch success only settling his own business if he can. Most of the current 20th Century Gun Designers are out of the box thinkers. Everything that ever was is going to get reverse engineered, and manufactured to meet the market. He knows too much about leftist history to delve in the "ANTIFA are the real fascists!" He was part of a multi-dozen person team redesigning the steering gear on the Space Shuttle nose wheel. The booze turned out to be nitroglycerin that was so old that instead of having brown streaks through it, it was entirely the color of maple syrup. But the big companies are struggling with a lack of ideas. (No.) In 2014, McCollum improved the quality of his videos by means of an IndieGogo campaign, the proceeds of which were used to purchase high-quality camera equipment. In 2014, Ian joined InRange Productions LLC as their executive producer and host the shows about reviews and field reports on weapons both old and new, and hes kept this job to this day. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. TIG welding), heat treatment of steels, metal finishing, wood shaping & finishing, etc. Too much TD and 4Chin leaking for me. Youll be using cranes to get your workpieces in/out of mills, lathes and jig borers. Certainly not Stoner. Yeah, I used to be subbed, because even though there was zero chance the guy was a leftist, he used to seem like he didn't delve much into right-wing rants. The machine tools to do this arent really all that expensive, compared to lots of other big boy hobbies. 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