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Owned by Hootey
Learn firearm maintenance & gunsmithing from someone who's been doing it for a decade. We're all ever-learning students here. No ego, just knowledge.
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Mar 16 •
👋 Member Introductions – Tell Us About Yourself
Welcome! This is where we get to know each other. Drop a comment below and introduce yourself. Tell us: - What's your name? (First name is fine) - What do you shoot? (Rifles, pistols, shotguns, vintage, modern, all of the above? Completely new to the gun game?) - What brought you here? (Curious about gunsmithing? Want to level up your maintenance game? Collector? Hunter? Just exploring?) - Anything else you want us to know? (Your story, what you're working on, what you're curious about, etc.) Why We Do This We're a community, not just a platform. Getting to know each other makes this place better. Real connections = better learning. Jump In Don't overthink it. Just introduce yourself and have fun! We're glad you're here. — Lydia & the BCAC Team
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@Refail Ytterberg glad to have you with us! We have some free classes that you can start taking and we are getting ready to film and post some more. We also have some troubleshooting guides on our website that may interest you. We are also always happy to answer any questions that you may have on your own firearms and projects
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@Travis Ott Welcome aboard! Sounds like your off to a good start. We are hoping that our program here will serve as a good foundation for people interested in the craft. I would be happy to give my take on different programs. That would actually make a good live or Q&A!
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More ways to learn and get involved!
Classes may be slow the next week or so as Hootey is busy with some exterior obligations. We hope to get some more filmed soon so that we can keep everything rolling for you guys! In the meantime, make sure you check out our podcast The Armorer's Block for some more insight on various firearms topics! Give a listen and add your answers for our "Question of the Day". You can find it on Spotify, Amazon, and more! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00rxwJDEma07ROco5i3PFB
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Free troubleshooting guides!
We wanted to give you all something. We have several Troubleshooting Guides for helping determine issues across different firearm platforms. The full versions are all for sale on our website, but we also created a Sample Pack that includes shortened versions of 6 of our various guides. We want to give you this pack to help out on your gunsmithing journey, whether you are on the DIY Owner track or the Aspiring Gunsmith track. Upcoming classes will start diving into the basics of specific platforms, so keep an eye out for those! Schedules are a bit hectic right now, so don't have a solid day for those just yet.
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New faces!
Looks like we've had some new members join! We're happy to have you all here. Please look around, introduce yourself, and make yourselves at home! We had a computer issue this past week, so we did not get the next class put up yet, but we will this week. Hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday! -Lydia
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Q&A Recap
If you missed our Q&A the other night, you can now watch it on our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/JCs-16mc4s0
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@hootey-cline-1826
We are a full service gunsmith shop located in Chatham, IL. We repair, service, and customize all firearms for all applications
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Joined Jan 29, 2026