AGI - American Gunsmithing Institute

About Us

Dear Firearm Enthusiast!!!

These are video courses that you will want and need to watch again and again. If a picture is worth a thousand words then AGI's Video Courses are worth many thousands of words. AGI employs the latest video technology and cutaway firearms to give you a look inside and a clear understanding of exactly how your gun functions.

You will possess the most authoritative information available on the design, function, maintenance and repair of your particular model of firearm. With the ease of understanding that can only come from watching live action video. Absolutely packed with information not available anywhere else! Owning an AGI course is like having the country's best gunsmithing instructors available when you need them.

Gene Kelly
President, AGI

AGI Instructor Profiles

Master Gunsmith and Certified Gunsmithing Instructor Robert "Bob" Dunlap.

A professional gunsmith for over 35 years, Bob spent 20 years as the Senior Instructor at Lassen College's internationally respected gunsmithing school, while maintaining a fully staffed gunshop.

Bob's Gunshop is or has been busy working on warranty projects for Colt, Smith & Wesson, Charter Arms, Hi-Standard, Remington, Mossberg, Winchester, Browning, and many other well-known manufacturers...where he has been personally responsible for the repair of over 250,000 firearms!

Truly an expert in the field, he possesses a unique teaching style that enables him to take complex firearms and make them easier for the viewer to understand.

Gene Shuey

Mr. Shuey is a former Mr. America (1960), a top IPSC shooter, a founding member of the Southwest Pistol league and was a consultant to Colt Firearms during the 1960's.

As a Master Gunsmith specializing in 1911 style IPSC limited and open class guns and high end custom rifles, Mr. Shuey has contributed a great deal of knowledge and information to AGI's instructional Gunsmithing courses and was the first sectional coordinator and helped start IPSC in Texas.

Some of the courses that he has taught include: Building the Ultimate 1911, Building the Custom Mauser Rifle, Stock Refinishing, Glass Bedding, Professional Metal Finishing, Parkerizing, Rust Bluing and Professional Gun Cleaning: Tricks, Tips and Techniques. He has also provided consulting and insight on many of AGI others courses.

Darrell Holland

Mr. Holland is well known among varmint hunters and tactical rifle shooters, as a custom rifle builder, writer and lecturer. He builds some of the tightest shooting rifles in existence.

Darrell is always inventing new performance shooting products and is constantly pushing the envelope with regards to integrating the latest technology and ideas into his rifle designs, to increase accuracy and improve reliability. Always pragmatic Darrell is constantly looking for and testing ideas that "will work in the real world."

His unique "V Block" one screw bedding system is an excellent example of his thinking and machining skill. To contact Darrell for high-end custom rifle work call Holland's at 541-439-5155.

AGI's 100% "Bulletproof" Guarantee: All our courses are covered by AGI's 100% Bulletproof Guarantee. If for any reason you are not satisfied with any AGI video or product, you may return it up to 90 days from purchase date for a full refund (less shipping). The only question we will ask is "How did we fail you?"