After making a number of inquiries there seems to be no gunsmith in Juneau, AK. One left town and others have retired. I do not know about the business of gunsmithing and therefore cannot estimate whether the community can support a gunsmith. Juneau is the state capital. It has about 30,000 people, and a dozen or more surrounding communities may have a total of 2,000 people. Juneau cannot be reached by road. There is a Home Depot, a Walmart, a Fred Meyer store, a Costco, and many smaller retail stores. Walmart and Fred Meyer carry handguns, rifles and shotguns, and ammo. There is one independent gun store.
There is an active trapshooting club which has about 200 members, similarly sized archery and gun clubs of various descriptions, a recently constructed indoor firearms and archery range (state-owned at a cost of $2 million), and a city-owned outdoor rifle and pistol range. The largest hunting and fishing club has about 1,000 members. There are shooting competitions throughout the year.
Alaska has been largely insulated from the current recession. The largest private employer in Juneau is a large silver, zinc, and other minerals mine. A gold mine is under construction and is scheduled to open this year to employ 200. State, federal and city government are very large employers. Specific data are available on the Internet of course.
Juneau is in a temperate rain forest. Periods of rain follow periods of snow throughout most winters. Juneau is far from the wettest place in the US but dust and hot weather are not common.
Alaska may be the most gun-friendly state. Most of Alaska is federally owned but still open to the public for hunting and fishing. Thanks for reading this.
