TH 6ANNUAL Your Place for Professional Growth!

APRIL 27-28, 2012 IN DES MOINES, IA

• Apply and interview for positions with leading companies in the firearms industry

• Attend seminars to develop your gunsmithing career or business

• Network with firearm industry professionals and fellow

*April 26th Brownells tours in Montezuma, IA (optional) Friday, April 27th 7:30 - 9:00 Registration 8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast 8:30 - 9:00 Welcome by Frank & Pete Brownell Iowa Ballroom 9:00 - 10:00 Am I Gunsmithing or Manufacturing? by Firearms Technology Branch of the ATF 10:00 - 4:00 Exhibitor Hall Open Des Moines Exhibit Hall 10:00 - 11:00 For Gunsmiths by Glenn Fewless Iowa Ballroom 11:00 - 12:00 Proper Stock Layout by Sharon Dressel 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Hall of Cities Ballroom 1:00 - 2:00 Marking Variances & When They Are Required by Firearms Technology Branch of the ATF 2:00 - 3:00 Shotgun Gunsmithing by Mike Tulowitzki 3:00 - 4:00 Big Box Store Gunsmithing and Customer Iowa Ballroom Service by Bart Miller & Roy Christensen 4:00 - 5:00 Borescopes, More Than Just a Tool by Ken Harrington (Borescope Giveaway) 5:00 - 5:30 Break 5:30 - 6:30 Cocktails Des Moines Exhibit Hall 6:30 - 7:00 Dinner Reception Iowa Ballroom 7:00 - 8:00 Keynote Speaker John Krieger saturday, April 28th Professional Gunsmithing: Correcting Built-in 8:00 - 10:30 Iowa Ballroom Revolver Kinks by Ron Powers & Mike Watkins 8:30 - 1:00 Exhibit Hall Open Des Moines Exhibit Hall The Investment Process: Advantages & 11:00 - 12:00 Iowa Ballroom Disadvantages by George Hughes 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Hall of Cities Ballroom 1:00 - 2:00 Essential Components of a Business Plan by Tom Shay Iowa Ballroom 2:00 - 3:00 Careers in the Industy by Robin Sharpless

*The Waterloo Room is available for interviews

A Special Thanks to our Platinum Sponsors: Keynote Address: want to learn how to avoid problem areas in the beginning? Let us help you develop your John Krieger, President Krieger philosophy and give you tips for preventing Barrels - ”Things I Wish Someone Had Told problems while you increase profitability. Me”: Getting started in the gun industry. Borescopes, More Than Just a Tool - General Sessions: Is it a tool for gunsmiths to diagnose problems, a tool to use while fixing problems, Firearms Technology Presentations - or a tool to develop new customers? The The Firearms Technology Branch of the answer is YES to all three! Learn how you can BATF will make two different presentations get a dramatic return on your investment from on the rules and regulations that pertain to the purchase of a Hawkeye from Brownells. gunsmithing. They will also take questions Attendees will receive a ticket to win a from attendees after the presentations and at Hawkeye with video capability at the banquet. their booth. Professional Gunsmithing: • Am I Gunsmithing or Manufacturing? Correcting Built-in Revolver Kinks - • Marking Variances & Still a robust, versatile, and highly reliable When They Are Required firearm for the 21st century. Working on revolvers requires some special tricks. Learn Seminar Descriptions: them from two wheelgun experts. Metallurgy for Gunsmiths - Not just for The Investment Casting Process: the university physics lab! Understanding the Advantages & Disadvantages - Do properties of the metals used in firearms is you know what investment casting is? Have critical for the working gunsmith. you ever wanted to learn about investment casting? This seminar will introduce you to Proper Stock Layout - The stock is the how it is used in manufacturing firearm parts. critical interface between the shooter and the firearm. Discover the art of layout and Essential Components of a Business stock blanks. Plan - Want to open a gunsmithing shop or expand your current one but don’t know how? Shotgun Gunsmithing - Ranging from Learn what to include in a business plan, along simple and utilitarian to highly specialized with resources available to start and grow your and complex, more shotguns may come into business. your shop than any other type of gun. Learn strategies for dealing with this diversity. Careers in the Industry - The firearms industry is booming right now, one of the few Big Box Store Gunsmithing & growth areas in our economy for jobs. Attend Customer Service - Do you know the this seminar to get insightful information on best way to approach a customer? Do you seeking out a career that fits your skill set.

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*Waterloo Room marriott dsm do Keynote Speaker: before working for Bass Pro Shops as a Gunshop/Fine Gun Room manager. John Krieger John is President and Founder of Krieger Ken Harrington Barrels, renowned for cut-rifled barrels Known throughout the industry as “the preferred by custom rifle makers and Hawkeye Guy,” Ken is marketing manager competition shooters world-wide for their for Gradient Lens Corp., manufacturer of accuracy and consistent performance. the Hawkeye Borescope.

Seminar Presenters: Ron Power Ron began gunsmithing at a very young Glenn Fewless age, and started Power Custom in 1959. Glenn is an American Custom Gunmakers Over the years, his company has expand- Guild member who specializes in building ed into products for the Ruger© 10/22© traditional BPCR rifles and custom single and many other guns. John specializes in shots. He’s also a member of the Ameri- high-performance alterations to stainless can Single Shot Rifle Association and an steel revolvers: Smith & Wessons and active competitor in NRA Black Powder both double- and single-action Rugers. Cartridge Rifle Silhouette, Midrange, and Creedmoor rifle matches. Mike Watkins Currently a Brownells Gun Tech, Mike Sharon Dressel has been building custom handguns Sharon is half of a unique husband-and since 1975. He specializes in 1911s and wife gunsmithing team with her hus- revolvers for PPC, Bianchi, hunting and band Paul. Besides their gunmaking and self-defense. A former board member, gunsmithing business, they deal in high- president, and secretary of the American grade walnut stock blanks and manufac- Pistolsmiths Guild, Mike was the Guild’s ture quality custom accessories. Sharon 1997 Pistolsmith of the Year. has been an ACGG member since 1988. George Hughes Mike Tulowitski George has been a Sales and Marketing Mike teaches Stock Making, Gunsmith- Consultant for the Aero Metals, Inc., for ing for the Competitive Shooter, and a 12 years. He and his wife, Sherry, are special class on shotgun stock fitting at sport shooting and hunting enthusiasts. the Colorado School of Trades. A shotgun- ner all his life, starting with bird and duck hunting, he discovered clay target shoot- Tom Shay ing at CST. He’s operated successful gun Tom is an expert on merchandising and shops on Long Island, NY, and in Atlanta, small business development. He’s the GA, both catering to shotgunners. author of an ongoing series of books on business management that have been Roy Christensen produced by the NSSF. In high school Roy had the opportunity to take tool and die courses and found he Robin Sharpless had an aptitude for and weld- Robin is currently Executive Vice Presi- ing. This interest led to a gunsmithing dent of Sales and Marketing at Redding apprenticeship, and the rest is history. Reloading, having previously served in senior marketing positions at CheyTac, Bart Miller Ithaca, and H&R 1871, Inc. He has served Bart started gunsmithing for a large retail on the NRA Board of Directors, and in chain in Colorado in 1984. Later, he ran a variety of other volunteer positions to his own a gunsmith shop for five years support the shooting sports.

A Special Thanks to our Gold Sponsors:

A Special Thanks to our Silver Sponsors: FNH USA • Berger Bullets • Cylinder & Slide • Aero Metals