Most armorer’s courses are held at the HK facility in Columbus, GA and select courses in Manassas, VA. Off-site instruction can also be conducted by special arrangement. Topics covered include:
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Armorer training courses are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on exercises, enabling each student to achieve a high degree of familiarity with the topics covered.
The AR-15 Armorers Course exists to help students learn how to effectively and safely fully disassemble, and re-assemble all variants of AR15 and M16 style rifles, diagnose malfunctions and how to perform corrective actions and repairs.
Typically, you can start a career as an armorer with a high school diploma or a GED certificate and some prior experience working as a gunsmith, an official at a firing range, or a firearms instructor.
two-weekServicemembers chosen to serve as unit armorers or alternate armorers attend a unit armorer course in order to learn how to manage an arms room. During the two-week course they are taught how to perform unit-level maintenance and repair weapons they will be held accountable for.
Whether you're assembling AR15 builds, upgrading them, or simply swapping out a flash hider, you'll need an armorers wrench to do the job right. The armorers wrench is commonly overlooked as most people buy assembled AR15 rifles, but if you're anything like we are, you cannot leave your AR15 stock from the factory.
Torque past 35 foot-pounds, until the next hole in the nut aligns with the gas-tube hole in the receiver, but do not exceed 80 foot-pounds. After aligning the barrel with the receiver and installing the barrel nut, use a torque wrench in conjunction with a barrel wrench to properly tighten the nut.
Most armorer’s courses are held at the HK facility in Columbus, GA and select courses in Manassas, VA. Off-site instruction can also be conducted by special arrangement.
HK Armorer courses are structured to provide each student with a practical understanding of the advanced features that make HK firearms unique. Armorer training classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on exercises, enabling each student to achieve a high degree of familiarity with the topics covered.
Prior to earning an HK Armorer Certification, students must pass knowledge and proficiency exams. Certification is valid for a three-year period. To recertify, students must attend again.
The Armoring Course covers the duty/defensive type pump shotguns of the Remington 870, Remington 1100/1187, Mossberg 500/590, and the Semi-automatic Benelli M1-90.
The course covers the Sniper Rifle systems of the Remington 700 series, Savage 110 series, and Winchester/FN 70 series type rifles. All students will have the opportunity to inspect their rifles and make any corrections in class to insure their rifle is in top working order. This is a hands on class that will entail bedding actions, and truing/lapping scope rings to maximize the performance of the rifle and optic.