Hey Ed- if the shoe fits--Most of the gun "dealers' On GB and GA and GI are either way overpriced "hustlers' working on the greater fool $ principle- or out and out con men, like you. When you start offering the No Questions Asked 3 day return for full 100% refund option on your "shotty-guns", as did and still does today- Bill Jaqua in Findlay Ohio (even though Bill is retired, his code of honor lives on forever-then maybe I'll start taking you seriously. gun wise.
Now when you need to know all the different welding techniques used in fabrication/repair metal working, and some metallurgy 101- come and see me- the door to my shop is almost always open, and the coffee pot is usually full-Folgers-straight black, no "junk" in it either. Large black big handled mugs, so you can use the coffee to quench heated metal parts as well-Foxie