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If you're a Glock Certified Armorer, I'm curious about if you do this for a business, and if you do, how you handle certain questions. The reason I specifically mentioned Glock Certified Armorers is that Glock may have policies about business conduct and parts re-sale which apply to their Armorers.
I don't think these questions would apply to Law Enforcement or Dealer Armorers even though they're Glock Certified, I'm more interested in responses from independent Armorers. It's not that I don't value the opinions of LE and Dealer folks, I certainly do, but I think that both LE and Dealer Armorers would have to follow the rules of their employers, so they probably aren't acting as independent Armorers, at least not during working hours. If you're LE or Dealer and you do Armorer work on the side, and if you're willing to talk about it, I'm all ears.
So, independent Armorers:
1. Do you advertise your services, and if so, how?
2. Do you do Armorer work strictly as an amateur (not for pay), just for the good of the sport?
3. Do you charge for your services? If so, do you charge a flat rate for jobs (for example, "detail strip and clean: $25", that sort of thing)? Or do you charge an hourly rate? Would you mind telling me what rates you charge? (If not, I'll understand).
4. Are you clear about what to charge for parts? Is Glock policy clear to you?
5. Do you carry insurance? I think that working on firearms might expose an Armorer to liability, so I wonder if you have thought about that. I'm good at worrying, which is why I ask. No, I'm not a lawyer or an insurance salesman.
Moderators, if I've started this thread in the wrong place, please make the correction and let me know.
Thanks,
Chris
I don't think these questions would apply to Law Enforcement or Dealer Armorers even though they're Glock Certified, I'm more interested in responses from independent Armorers. It's not that I don't value the opinions of LE and Dealer folks, I certainly do, but I think that both LE and Dealer Armorers would have to follow the rules of their employers, so they probably aren't acting as independent Armorers, at least not during working hours. If you're LE or Dealer and you do Armorer work on the side, and if you're willing to talk about it, I'm all ears.
So, independent Armorers:
1. Do you advertise your services, and if so, how?
2. Do you do Armorer work strictly as an amateur (not for pay), just for the good of the sport?
3. Do you charge for your services? If so, do you charge a flat rate for jobs (for example, "detail strip and clean: $25", that sort of thing)? Or do you charge an hourly rate? Would you mind telling me what rates you charge? (If not, I'll understand).
4. Are you clear about what to charge for parts? Is Glock policy clear to you?
5. Do you carry insurance? I think that working on firearms might expose an Armorer to liability, so I wonder if you have thought about that. I'm good at worrying, which is why I ask. No, I'm not a lawyer or an insurance salesman.
Moderators, if I've started this thread in the wrong place, please make the correction and let me know.
Thanks,
Chris