Gunsmiths build, repair, and customise firearms such as handguns, rifles, and shotguns, as well as rifle and shotgun accessories. Disassembling, cleaning, inspecting, and reassembling a gun are some of the more basic tasks these gunsmiths can perform, but they are also capable of more complex work, such as refinishing metal, engraving designs into wood, and designing custom firearms.
Gunsmiths' work necessitates a wide range of expertise and knowledge. Gunsmiths need to be familiar with a wide range of firearms in order to design and modify weapons with custom parts and enhance their performance. Metalworking and metal finishing necessitates a thorough understanding of chemistry.