Customers Robert Brown and Rob Brown look on as gunsmith Chuck Girard examines a vintage Browning Hi Power pistol.[/caption]
1911 Academy Of Firearms And Training, 1971 University Drive, McKinney, opened April 28. The store offers Texas concealed handgun license classes and one-on-one classes.
The store also offers gunsmithing, such as cleaning, repairing and restoring firearms.
1911 Academy of Firearms and Training gunsmiths Chuck Girard and Bryant Barnes have been giving one on one lessons and teaching group classes since the facility opened. Curriculum includes three levels: basic maintenance, advanced maintenance, and how to perform custom upgrades to firearms. Students work alongside gunsmiths, learning their unique methods and becoming self-sufficient in the process.
The store also offers consignment sales and firearm appraisals for insurance purposes.
For more information call 214-856-3976 or visit
www.1911academy.com.