Ruger Armorer School: Bob Wood

Yesterday I had the privilege of talking to Ruger Chief Armorer Bob Wood, pictured above at front of classroom. He's here at Headquarters through Wednesday teaching an armorer school through the Law Enforcement Activities Division.

The three-day school is covering rifle (yesterday and today) and pistol (Wednesday).

"We do a few in-house up in New Hampshire but most of the time I'm on the road," Wood says of his job. "It's never hard to find people to take the class."

Wood aims for 15 to 20 people in a class.

Seeing different areas and working with law enforcement are what makes his job fun, he says. He sees people from all over the world. "Having a school in Kansas with people from Florida is not uncommon," he says. "They get in when they can get in."

Wood's school aims to educate the officers fully on whichever firearm he is presenting.

"All disassembly and reassembly, as well as parts, cleaning, maintenance.We spend a lot of time on how the firearm operates. It's mostly hands on," he says. "If you know how it works, you can generally figure out how to fix it."

"Some participants have never worked with the sort of gun we'll be talking about," he says. "By the time they're done, they have confidence both in themselves and the firearm, because they know how to make it work."