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The Gunsmith keeps firearms safe, functional
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The Gunsmith keeps firearms safe, functional
By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
By Chris Kaufman/Appeal-Democrat
Gunsmith Kevin Jones works on a 7 mm Magnum rifle at Cebolla Creek Outfitters in Yuba City on Thursday. Jones operates his business, The Gunsmith, inside the Cebolla Creek store, and has been working on firearms for about 20 years.
"When it leaves my hands, it's going to be safe and functional."
With hunting season starting Sept. 1, that's the message Yuba City gunsmith Kevin Jones wants to get out to owners of shotguns, rifles and handguns.
Jones recently moved his business, The Gunsmith, from the Shooter's Paradise gun store on Colusa Avenue to larger quarters inside Cebolla Creek Outfitters, 458 Palora Ave. It's the only business in the area dedicated to servicing and repairing firearms, not firearms sales, Jones said.
Routine maintenance performed ahead of time can prevent a hunting trip from being cut short, he said.
"I want you to come home when you want to, not when you have to," Jones said.
Jones spends most of his time working on shotguns, followed by rifles and handguns. For about $45, he'll completely disassemble and clean a shotgun, something he said the average gun owner lacks the knowledge and tools to do.
He also looks for damaged parts that can, if replaced in time, extend the life of a typical hunting weapon.
Jones started disassembling and assembling guns at the age of 13 when other boys his age were working on cars. After graduation from Live Oak High School in 1980, he studied animal science at California State University, Chico.
"But my interest leaned so much to firearms," Jones said, that he moved to the Colorado School of Trades and completed a one-year gunsmithing program. Since then he's undergone additional training offered by some of the world's leading gun manufacturers, including Beretta, Colt, Glock and Weatherby.
After leaving the Colorado school, Jones made synthetic gun stocks for Weatherby, then worked as a gunsmith in Yuba City before leaving in 1992 for northeast Nevada. There, he worked as a gunsmith, assistant manager of a retail gun store and a shooting range manager. He was also a member of the Elko County Sheriff's Department posse and repaired weapons for the department.
Jones returned to Sutter County three years ago and started his own business. He occasionally does repair work and firearms instruction for law enforcement agencies in Yuba and Sutter counties. Sutter County Undersheriff Bill Grove said Jones tackles some of the department's more complex gun repairs.
"Anything the department can't do, I'll do," Jones said.
Jones is also a volunteer officer for the Marysville Police Department and a certified National Rifle Association instructor.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/2003/08/24/news/local_news/news3.txt
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878<P>
By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
By Chris Kaufman/Appeal-Democrat
Gunsmith Kevin Jones works on a 7 mm Magnum rifle at Cebolla Creek Outfitters in Yuba City on Thursday. Jones operates his business, The Gunsmith, inside the Cebolla Creek store, and has been working on firearms for about 20 years.
"When it leaves my hands, it's going to be safe and functional."
With hunting season starting Sept. 1, that's the message Yuba City gunsmith Kevin Jones wants to get out to owners of shotguns, rifles and handguns.
Jones recently moved his business, The Gunsmith, from the Shooter's Paradise gun store on Colusa Avenue to larger quarters inside Cebolla Creek Outfitters, 458 Palora Ave. It's the only business in the area dedicated to servicing and repairing firearms, not firearms sales, Jones said.
Routine maintenance performed ahead of time can prevent a hunting trip from being cut short, he said.
"I want you to come home when you want to, not when you have to," Jones said.
Jones spends most of his time working on shotguns, followed by rifles and handguns. For about $45, he'll completely disassemble and clean a shotgun, something he said the average gun owner lacks the knowledge and tools to do.
He also looks for damaged parts that can, if replaced in time, extend the life of a typical hunting weapon.
Jones started disassembling and assembling guns at the age of 13 when other boys his age were working on cars. After graduation from Live Oak High School in 1980, he studied animal science at California State University, Chico.
"But my interest leaned so much to firearms," Jones said, that he moved to the Colorado School of Trades and completed a one-year gunsmithing program. Since then he's undergone additional training offered by some of the world's leading gun manufacturers, including Beretta, Colt, Glock and Weatherby.
After leaving the Colorado school, Jones made synthetic gun stocks for Weatherby, then worked as a gunsmith in Yuba City before leaving in 1992 for northeast Nevada. There, he worked as a gunsmith, assistant manager of a retail gun store and a shooting range manager. He was also a member of the Elko County Sheriff's Department posse and repaired weapons for the department.
Jones returned to Sutter County three years ago and started his own business. He occasionally does repair work and firearms instruction for law enforcement agencies in Yuba and Sutter counties. Sutter County Undersheriff Bill Grove said Jones tackles some of the department's more complex gun repairs.
"Anything the department can't do, I'll do," Jones said.
Jones is also a volunteer officer for the Marysville Police Department and a certified National Rifle Association instructor.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/2003/08/24/news/local_news/news3.txt
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878<P>