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The reliable career gunsmiths working today have some things in common. A great deal of experience working on guns is of course a prerequisite, but so is the ability to run a small business like a business and to deal well with clients. The perseverance to survive the many pitfalls of sole-proprietorship is essential to getting beyond the first few years plying the trade. And we all specialize to a certain extent, although some specialties are not as easily defined as others.

David Norin's specialty might be described as "restoration," but "rebuilding old guns" might be closer to the truth. I'm sure this sounds rather vague as a specialty, but those who have the greatest appreciation for Norin's work have projects that require much more than a cosmetic restoration.

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