Who was Paul Jones?

KY DAN · Mar 19, 2021

I bought a ch auto champion out of an estate and it had all the original documents and a small blue book entitled how to love your progressive reloading press. It's a valuable book for those who operate vintage equipment.

In the books credits it list out other companies Paul had or was associated with and I am a sucker for collecting things from people I never met. So i started buying fitz pistol grips.

I am curious who he was and if he is still alive as I can't find an obit and he seemed to have been a moderator here at one point.

I just want to hear some stories if anyone has any please.

Jim Watson · Mar 19, 2021

He was a moderator on TFL, too.
I remember him mainly for his position that the 7.7 mm Arisaka was meant to have .30-06 ammo crammed in for desperation defense.

KY DAN · Mar 19, 2021

Jim Watson said:
He was a moderator on TFL, too.
I remember him mainly for his position that the 7.7 mm Arisaka was meant to have .30-06 ammo crammed in for desperation defense.

Was it? Idk anything about Japanese rifles

Jim Watson · Mar 19, 2021

Austin Albright · Mar 20, 2021

I remember seeing him at the Los Angeles gun show in about 1978. He sold a lot of Star reloaders and assorted reloading pieces and parts. Seems he was well known around that area.

J-Bar · Mar 20, 2021

Thanks for posting the question. I have a set of walnut (not plastic!) Fitz grips for a K frame S&W that are very comfortable. Background information on the fellow who made these will be very welcome.

tommy.duncan · Mar 20, 2021

The bassist for Zeppelin??

CapnMac · Mar 20, 2021

One of the founding Captains of the US Navy?
Born. allegedly, John Paul in Scotland; emigrated as Paul Jones; became famous as John Paul Jones.

J-Bar · Mar 20, 2021

Google link for “Fitz pistol grips”

https://www.google.com/search?q=fit...C4xMS4ymAEAoAEBsAEe&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp

Link to “Images”

https://www.google.com/search?q=fit...hURVc0KHdeCD1sQ_AUoAnoECA0QAg&biw=375&bih=548

Jim Watson · Mar 20, 2021

KY DAN said:
ch auto champion

I have one rusting in the floor with the dies transplanted to Dillon heads. If you want it for parts and can figure a cheap way to get it there, you may have it for parts.

TRX · Mar 24, 2021

CapnMac said:
Born. allegedly, John Paul in Scotland; emigrated as Paul Jones; became famous as John Paul Jones.

Knighted by Louis XVI ("Chevalier") for being an annoyance to the British, later Admiral in Russian Imperial Navy of Catherine the Great, wound up butting heads with some of the lesser royalty and left Russia after a nasty trial, died in poverty in France at age 45.

230RN · Mar 24, 2021

Jim Watson said:
He was a moderator on TFL, too.
I remember him mainly for his position that the 7.7 mm Arisaka was meant to have .30-06 ammo crammed in for desperation defense.

Hatcher describes ( pp 209-211) how our service cartridge can be made to fire in Japanese Model 99 (7,7mm) rifles with a certain amount of inherent danger but not the other way around. Three illustrations are provided. He does not address whether this was an intentional design factor or not.

Terry, 230RN

Chuck R. · Mar 24, 2021

Is it the same Paul Jones of bullet mold fame?

I've got 3 of his BPCR bullet molds and they are pretty awesome.

Who was Paul Jones?

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2A was "political" when it was first adopted.

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