Does anyone on Snipper's Hide have a rifle built by Jarrett? Just curious how you like it? What caliber do you have it in?
Jarrett Rifles
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I've got a friend who has one and said it's NOT worth what he paid. I know what he told me he paid for it, but I haven't seen a receipt, higher $9K with scope. Best it ever shot was 1.5" at 100 with handloads. Not saying it about all of them, but when I handled it and after hearing the $$; not impressed. I'm speaking on this gun, not all of them.
I've got a friend who has one and said it's NOT worth what he paid. I know what he told me he paid for it, but I haven't seen a receipt, higher $9K with scope. Best it ever shot was 1.5" at 100 with handloads. Not saying it about all of them, but when I handled it and after hearing the $$; not impressed. I'm speaking on this gun, not all of them.
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Jes,
You are correct in your assesment of them. I think they are WAY WAY over priced for what you get.
Jes,
You are correct in your assesment of them. I think they are WAY WAY over priced for what you get.
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I called them about cutting me a barrel for my Savage in 284 Jarrett and they wanted more than $800! I can buy almost any Savage prefit barrel for $300 or less.
I called them about cutting me a barrel for my Savage in 284 Jarrett and they wanted more than $800! I can buy almost any Savage prefit barrel for $300 or less.
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www.jarrettrifles.com
I've owned 5 Jarrett rifles and they all shot lights out.
Back before the LR craze happened Kenny's guns were pretty reasonable about 2500.00 or so plus optics.
Had them in 280AI, 300WM, 300 Jarrett.
Had no complaints with CS or QC, product delivered on time and when I did my part then bang/flop.
That being said, Kenny is capitalizing on the market; he's giving potential buyers what they want. As with many riflemakers of the current genre, pricing is what is it.
If you thought his pricing was high, there are others that are higher.
YMMV
www.jarrettrifles.com
I've owned 5 Jarrett rifles and they all shot lights out.
Back before the LR craze happened Kenny's guns were pretty reasonable about 2500.00 or so plus optics.
Had them in 280AI, 300WM, 300 Jarrett.
Had no complaints with CS or QC, product delivered on time and when I did my part then bang/flop.
That being said, Kenny is capitalizing on the market; he's giving potential buyers what they want. As with many riflemakers of the current genre, pricing is what is it.
If you thought his pricing was high, there are others that are higher.
YMMV
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I own three, all bought used at a fair amount below new cost. If you had to pay full asking price then yes, you can buy the same accuracy, or better, for less. But that being said - I still like mine very much. I've got a 284 Jarrett in a Windwalker, a 375 H&H Professional Hunter and a 7mm-08 Walkabout. All great hunting rifles, all very well made, and all very accurate. Pricing is what it is, you buy or you don't. But the guns are very nice and I would not hesitate to buy another.
I own three, all bought used at a fair amount below new cost. If you had to pay full asking price then yes, you can buy the same accuracy, or better, for less. But that being said - I still like mine very much. I've got a 284 Jarrett in a Windwalker, a 375 H&H Professional Hunter and a 7mm-08 Walkabout. All great hunting rifles, all very well made, and all very accurate. Pricing is what it is, you buy or you don't. But the guns are very nice and I would not hesitate to buy another.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vkc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those prices are insane. </div></div>
Thats an understatement!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vkc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those prices are insane. </div></div>
Thats an understatement!
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Wow, I can't even imagine shelling out that kind of cash for a hunting rifle. I am not saying they aren't nice, but they are no where near that nice. i am not going to get into accuracy arguments or anything like that, just trying to imagine dumping that much cash into a "simple" rifle.
Wow, I can't even imagine shelling out that kind of cash for a hunting rifle. I am not saying they aren't nice, but they are no where near that nice. i am not going to get into accuracy arguments or anything like that, just trying to imagine dumping that much cash into a "simple" rifle.
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I have never owned a Jarrett rifle but a buddy of mine has owned two and they both shot really well and his workmanship is top notch. But some years ago I heard tell that he stated that he was only going to make around 200 guns a year.
So I was told he started raising his price and people kept placing orders until he had his price up to the point of what the market will bare so he has 200 gun orders a year.
I personally would never pay that kind of money for a hunting rifle but he has a following of hunters just like GA has of weekend warriors.
If people continue to place orders for his rifles at those prices , my hats off too him.
Maybe he should run for president, LOL
I have never owned a Jarrett rifle but a buddy of mine has owned two and they both shot really well and his workmanship is top notch. But some years ago I heard tell that he stated that he was only going to make around 200 guns a year.
So I was told he started raising his price and people kept placing orders until he had his price up to the point of what the market will bare so he has 200 gun orders a year.
I personally would never pay that kind of money for a hunting rifle but he has a following of hunters just like GA has of weekend warriors.
If people continue to place orders for his rifles at those prices , my hats off too him.
Maybe he should run for president, LOL
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cheytac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was told he started raising his price and people kept placing orders until he had his price up to the point of what the market will bare so he has 200 gun orders a year.</div></div>
Classic economics, it sounds like he has found the intersection of price and demand. I thought they were crazy when they told me what they wanted to set up my Savage for 284 Jarrett but if what you say is true he may be a genius.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cheytac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was told he started raising his price and people kept placing orders until he had his price up to the point of what the market will bare so he has 200 gun orders a year.</div></div>
Classic economics, it sounds like he has found the intersection of price and demand. I thought they were crazy when they told me what they wanted to set up my Savage for 284 Jarrett but if what you say is true he may be a genius.
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I have got two. Bought them used at a great price. Both are fantastic shooters
I have got two. Bought them used at a great price. Both are fantastic shooters
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Kenny Jarrett is in bussiness for a reason. Look at what a nice trip to Africa cost. Seems like a Jarrett rifle with Swarovski optics on top is not that expensive in comparison. Some peolpe have the funds to go on numerous oufitted hunts a year. They do not want to load ammo or even sight the dang rifle in. Practice.......Who needs that????
He has clients for a reason. The rifles are very nice.
He makes his own custom action in house.
He even rifles his own barrels. Not bad for a southern farm boy from the low country. I respect him for what he has accomplished.
I would love to own a wood socked 280 AI Jarrett rifle.
But that's out of my price range.
I will say that if you offered me a Robert Gradous gunsmith class for a full build or two APA built rifles I would personally take them over the Jarrett.
But if I hit the lotto tommorrow I'll be ordering numerous rifles from all three!
Kenny Jarrett is in bussiness for a reason. Look at what a nice trip to Africa cost. Seems like a Jarrett rifle with Swarovski optics on top is not that expensive in comparison. Some peolpe have the funds to go on numerous oufitted hunts a year. They do not want to load ammo or even sight the dang rifle in. Practice.......Who needs that????
He has clients for a reason. The rifles are very nice.
He makes his own custom action in house.
He even rifles his own barrels. Not bad for a southern farm boy from the low country. I respect him for what he has accomplished.
I would love to own a wood socked 280 AI Jarrett rifle.
But that's out of my price range.
I will say that if you offered me a Robert Gradous gunsmith class for a full build or two APA built rifles I would personally take them over the Jarrett.
But if I hit the lotto tommorrow I'll be ordering numerous rifles from all three!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: .257</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kenny Jarrett is in bussiness for a reason. Look at what a nice trip to Africa cost. Seems like a Jarrett rifle with Swarovski optics on top is not that expensive in comparison. Some peolpe have the funds to go on numerous oufitted hunts a year. They do not want to load ammo or even sight the dang rifle in. Practice.......Who needs that????
He has clients for a reason. The rifles are very nice.
He makes his own custom action in house.
He even rifles his own barrels. Not bad for a southern farm boy from the low country. I respect him for what he has accomplished.
I would love to own a wood socked 280 AI Jarrett rifle.
But that's out of my price range.
I will say that if you offered me a Robert Gradous gunsmith class for a full build or two APA built rifles I would personally take them over the Jarrett.
But if I hit the lotto tommorrow I'll be ordering numerous rifles from all three! </div></div>
Funny you mentioned Robert and his class. I am returning to the states next month just to go to his class and build my 1st tac rifle. I am getting a new rifle, March scope, break in, load development and a gunsmithing class for the price of one of Kenny's top rifles. But I still love the two Jarretts I have and will probably buy another one someday
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: .257</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kenny Jarrett is in bussiness for a reason. Look at what a nice trip to Africa cost. Seems like a Jarrett rifle with Swarovski optics on top is not that expensive in comparison. Some peolpe have the funds to go on numerous oufitted hunts a year. They do not want to load ammo or even sight the dang rifle in. Practice.......Who needs that????
He has clients for a reason. The rifles are very nice.
He makes his own custom action in house.
He even rifles his own barrels. Not bad for a southern farm boy from the low country. I respect him for what he has accomplished.
I would love to own a wood socked 280 AI Jarrett rifle.
But that's out of my price range.
I will say that if you offered me a Robert Gradous gunsmith class for a full build or two APA built rifles I would personally take them over the Jarrett.
But if I hit the lotto tommorrow I'll be ordering numerous rifles from all three! </div></div>
Funny you mentioned Robert and his class. I am returning to the states next month just to go to his class and build my 1st tac rifle. I am getting a new rifle, March scope, break in, load development and a gunsmithing class for the price of one of Kenny's top rifles. But I still love the two Jarretts I have and will probably buy another one someday
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Found another used one to buy at a great price.
My way of thinking when I am thinking of buying any rifle.
Do I need it? No.
Can I buy a new gun from another gunsmith that is as well built and will shoot as well? Yes.
Do I have room in my safe for it? Yes.
Do I want it? Yes.
1- No
3-Yes
Yes wins
Found another used one to buy at a great price.
My way of thinking when I am thinking of buying any rifle.
Do I need it? No.
Can I buy a new gun from another gunsmith that is as well built and will shoot as well? Yes.
Do I have room in my safe for it? Yes.
Do I want it? Yes.
1- No
3-Yes
Yes wins
Gentlemen...what price you pay for anything only matters to the purchaser. Millions of people daily pay way too much for a tiny piece of shiny carbon that will some day in the distant future be no better than a piece of pencil lead. As far as Jarrett Rifles are concerned, I own four and are within days of ordering a fifth. As a shooting/wildlife abatement professional, my clients and critters about to be taken deserve the very best that I can offer. Each Jarrett Rifle leaves to shop shooting 1/2 moa by the two gentlemen tuners that work-up each tailored load. Whether the purchaser of any Jarrett Rifle can shoot as good as those two guys is a matter of perceived skill. The Jarrett guarentee (or however it is spelled) stands firm, if the buyer does not like it, they will give you your money back! I have a .22-250 AI, .243 AI, .280 AI, and .308 calibers. All four are tack drivers at any distance I need.
1 tenth of a 1000th is the tolerance for a Jarrett barrel. Yes, you can buy a barrel from a hundred other barrel manufactures. There is only a handful of master barrel makers that can make a barrel as close to perfect as the Jarrett crew. A dead animal cannot tell the difference between a rifle that shoots 2 moa or 1/8 moa. Those numbers only matter on the benchrest range. I buy a Jarrett Rifle to make me happy. By doing so I have 100% confidence that I am taking to the field the very best, or equal to the very best, piece of shooting equipment in the world. Whether I am going downrange in a distant foreign or after some darn coyote in the bush, I know where the bullet is going when I touch the trigger. Not some point based on a probability curve.
One other thing will we are on the subject of precision, the best rifles require the best glass in order to maximize their shooting potential.
1 tenth of a 1000th is the tolerance for a Jarrett barrel. Yes, you can buy a barrel from a hundred other barrel manufactures. There is only a handful of master barrel makers that can make a barrel as close to perfect as the Jarrett crew. A dead animal cannot tell the difference between a rifle that shoots 2 moa or 1/8 moa. Those numbers only matter on the benchrest range. I buy a Jarrett Rifle to make me happy. By doing so I have 100% confidence that I am taking to the field the very best, or equal to the very best, piece of shooting equipment in the world. Whether I am going downrange in a distant foreign or after some darn coyote in the bush, I know where the bullet is going when I touch the trigger. Not some point based on a probability curve.
One other thing will we are on the subject of precision, the best rifles require the best glass in order to maximize their shooting potential.
Used to see a lot about him in the gun mags. Highly regarded by the long range hunting crowd. Back in the 90s when i developed a keen interest in precision rifles, he was the man.
Used to see a lot about him in the gun mags. Highly regarded by the long range hunting crowd. Back in the 90s when i developed a keen interest in precision rifles, he was the man. He was the first manufacturer I remember using the term "beanfield rifle. " His reputation draws a lot of water.
I had one from him built for me and sold it for a lot less what i paid. They are way!! over priced and not worth it. All my metal is done by Dwight Scott and let me just say that Dwights work is tops and he charges a fraction of Jarretts on a Remmy.
Absolutely, Dwight Scott IMO has a reputation far above Jarrett, totally different leagues. Mr Scott has built rifles that Tony Boyer has won and set records with in the short range BR game, with the absolute most accurate rifles and shooters competing against them. Mr Jarrett has built rifles for, well, hunters.
I had a Jarrett back in the early 90's and while it was beautiful and expensive (about $9K), it was not a shooter. About the same time I bought a Dakota for a few grand less and it was more accurate. I have owned rifles MUCH more expensive than the Jarrett, including a Rigby. While nice walnut and the time invested in checkering, engraving, and whatever other embellishment drives up the price these rifles, they are priced with an emotional attachment to romantic notions of expensive hunts built around writers like Jack O'Connor and Hemingway. One of the most important things to many of the hunters I was around at the time was the opportunity to talk about how expensive their rifle was. I still have a few such rifles (and shotguns) but they are the last ones I would grab for almost any type of shooting other than a purely social event.
There are many smiths out there who can provide a superior rifle of this genre, and my favorite is Ed Delorge of Houma, LA. His engraving is up there with all but a handful of the very best and though it's been a long time since I've visited his shop he has had on hand some amazing blanks to select from, or just send him your own. And his rifles are shooters. I hope I don't get scolded for letting the cat out of the bag (at least I don't think it is), but Marc at Spartan might be building a rifle or two that will appeal to this crowd. And I don't think there is a whole lot of debate about the accuracy of his rifles. Just ask the NorCal shooters.
There are many smiths out there who can provide a superior rifle of this genre, and my favorite is Ed Delorge of Houma, LA. His engraving is up there with all but a handful of the very best and though it's been a long time since I've visited his shop he has had on hand some amazing blanks to select from, or just send him your own. And his rifles are shooters. I hope I don't get scolded for letting the cat out of the bag (at least I don't think it is), but Marc at Spartan might be building a rifle or two that will appeal to this crowd. And I don't think there is a whole lot of debate about the accuracy of his rifles. Just ask the NorCal shooters.
One was through a friend of a friend-really good deal on a like new gun. The other two were off gun auction sites. Just gotta keep looking and you can still find deals. Guys have the itch to try something new and when the itch gets strong enough they usually get to a point of making sacrifices. Gotta be ready and able to jump on it. Same can be said for any rifles out there GAP, Tac Ops, AI's etc. look long enough and hard enough you can usually find what your looking for if your patient.
