Gunsmithing

The Gunsmithing AAS program will prepare students to make, reproduce, maintain, and modify firearms according to blueprints or custom specifications using specialized hand tools and machines. This program will provide students with hands-on training to learn the gunsmithing trade and skills to gain employment as a gunsmith.

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Students will be able to: 

  • Demonstrate proper use of special gunsmithing tools; which includes: filing and stoning techniques, firearms parts and proper terminology, locking systems, action types, feed mechanisms, ballistic basics, cartridges and powders and their evolution, primers, and bullet types.
  • Demonstrate welding techniques (TIG, oxyacetylene/arc, brazing), machining safety and use, ability to rebarrel, read, and complete blueprints.
  • Develop and implement a business plan that would include setting up a gunsmithing business.
  • Demonstrate professional gun cleaning, stock development/refinishing, and accuracy for glass bedding rifle stock knowledge.
  • Meet General Education Requirements per the EWC Catalog for A.A.S. programs.

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Please note that this program has strict admittance requirements. For more information contact Glen Morovits at (307) 624-7014. Application requirements are listed in the Gunsmithing Application Checklist below. It is recommended that students contact the college regarding the program requirements.

Gunsmithing Faculty Contact

Glen Morovits
Assistant Professor
Phone: (307) 624-7014
Email: gmorovits@ewc.wy.edu

Gunsmithing Application Checklist

 

  • Complete Eastern Wyoming College Admissions Application.
  • Complete background check for Gunsmithing Program ($33.50 fee)
  • Submit all official high school transcripts from any high school attended and submit all official college transcripts from previous institutions.
  • Submit an essay to the Gunsmithing program with your online application submission in PDF format. Your essay should be a maximum of 1,000 words, double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman font, size 12. Your essay should include:
    • career goals;
    •  experience and/or/training working with hand and power tools, including projects you have made;
    • shooting experience (hunting, competitive, casual, etc.) and hand loading experience.
  • Please submit 3 letters of reference in PDF formats  (teacher, employer, minister, etc.) NOT related to you with your online application submission.

Glen Morovits Bio

Bio

Glen joined the faculty of Eastern Wyoming College in January 2019 to begin the new Gunsmithing program. He graduated high school in western Wisconsin in 1977 and then went to college at Trinidad State Junior College (TSJC) where he earned a degree in Gunsmithing in 1981. Glen then went to work for Don and Norma Allen, who were the founders of Dakota Arms in Sturgis, SD. In 1983, Glen became a charter member of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. In 1988, he left Dakota Arms to start his own company where he made custom rifles for individual customers along with manufacturing custom gun stocks for multiple national companies which were Weatherby, Browning, Beretta, Dakota, Galazan, and Connecticut Shotgun. He managed B Searcy Ent. where he manufactured double rifles. Glen began his teaching career in 2013 at TSJC where he was a stock-making instructor. He admires the work and careers of many in this field and enjoys teaching to pass on the art of gun making. Glen and his wife are happy to be in Wyoming, closer to their children and grandchildren in western South Dakota.