I have the oppurtunity to buy a Jarrett Rifle, from a friend. it is built on a M700 action, chambered in .300 WBY. I have shot the rifle and it is very accurate with many loads. The rifle has fairly little use, and is like new. I can get the rifle for $4000. Whats your opinion? Is this a good rifle to buy, if so hows the price?

For me Jarrett rifles are way overpriced. Any good smith can square an action install a high quality barrel and fiberglass stock for thousands less.

Rdb86
4000$ will give you a McBros MCRT rifle with some options.
http://www.mcbrosrifles.com/hunter.htm

I think jarrett rifles are overpriced and lots of talk. John Levis at Carolina precision rifles can build the same rifle for less. http://www.cprifles.com/index.html

Cheers
/JOHAN

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I have the oppurtunity to buy a Jarrett Rifle,


Whats your opinion?

Nice rifles, that are way over priced.

Heck, I love M700's, but I can't see any way to sink 4 grand into one. You can buy a comparable rifle from a bunch of other, quality, smiths for a whole lot less money.

exactly what ramrod340 said... if you need some names of smiths PM me and I can help you out with this. I've a very good smith here in Montana and also in Colo.

I'd be for giving it a very good thinking over b4 I did that.

Mark D

make it your best day

around Augusta, Ga. a used Jarette Rifle goes for about $2,000-2,500. which is reasonable.

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Originally posted by ramrod340:
For me Jarrett rifles are way overpriced. Any good smith can square an action install a high quality barrel and fiberglass stock for thousands less.

Exactly, If I were to spend that kind of money, I'd order an H-S Precision at half the cost. Jay

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Originally posted by Mark Dobrenski:
exactly what ramrod340 said... if you need some names of smiths PM me and I can help you out with this. I've a very good smith here in Montana and also in Colo.

I'd be for giving it a very good thinking over b4 I did that.

Mark D

make it your best day

Mark, You must be talking about Gentry? Jay

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Originally posted by ramrod340:
For me Jarrett rifles are way overpriced. Any good smith can square an action install a high quality barrel and fiberglass stock for thousands less.

Ditto.

-Bob F.

I don't know about the rest of these guys but I think $4,000 is about $3,500 overpriced.

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I don't know about the rest of these guys but I think $4,000 is about $3,500 overpriced.

I think it is way overpriced myself by about 2000-2500 bucks depending on who was building it and you would have a new rifle.

I had Jarrett Rifles build a 338 Win. Mag. on a Model 700 action over 14 years ago, and by all odds it was the worst and most overrated custom rifle I ever had made. After several years of hunting with it, I couldn't get rid of that dog fast enough to suit me. Not only was it way over-priced, but it was extremely load-sensitive, and it didn't deliver the level of design, quality, and workmanship I've come to expect -- not even close.

There was a time when Jarrett's accuracy standard was revolutionary. Today, many shops deliver that same level of accuracy, and for less money for the same quality (or better, and often much better) product. The higher-end shops deliver the same accuracy with better-designed stocks, better rifle furniture, better workmanship by a country mile, and better feeding and function. Jarrett doesn't have a lock on the accuracy market anymore, although they'd love you to believe that they do!

If you buy that rifle for $4K, you'll never get that same money back out of it if you decide to sell at some later date.............

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Originally posted by rdb86:
I have the oppurtunity to buy a Jarrett Rifle, from a friend. it is built on a M700 action, chambered in .300 WBY. I have shot the rifle and it is very accurate with many loads. The rifle has fairly little use, and is like new. I can get the rifle for $4000. Whats your opinion? Is this a good rifle to buy, if so hows the price?

Offer $500.

Or buy a Sako which will be just as accurate but a much nicer gun.

My neighbor has one in .300WM that doesn't shoot much better than my Ruger M77 in .338WM! Mine has been bedded, lapped the lugs, trigger work, and a crown but I have way less into my rifle than he does and mine shoots as good as I can and then some. I don't see the point!

I'd have one done by one of the other smiths whose ego hasn't gotten out of hand yet. Nate

I also challenge the statement that Jarrett was the first in this arena of accuracy. Maybe the first with mouth and marketing, but there were benchrest shooters doing the same thing when Kenny J was in diapers.

I suggest reading a book called the accurate rifle, published years ago, you aren't going to see a single reference to Jarrett, he wasn't even in the game back then.

I also feel that his guns were good value in the beginning, now they are just way overpriced and I can put together a better rifle for 1/2 what he is charging.

If you want a really top drawer accurate rifle look to Hall, Stoole, or BAT actions. Buy a top dollar barrel like a Hart or Lilja, then send it to a benchrest rifle builder, and put it in a Borden or McMillian stock. Built right it will run rings around a Jarret.

If you are looking for accurate out of the box check out a Cooper rifle, or a Forbes, both are better value.

Or you can do what most do, buy yourself a Remington 700 action, true and lap, put a qaulity barrel on it, and be done. A real good option is check out Kriegers website, look at the packages they offer on gunsmithing. Krieger does a level III trueing service, that, one of their barrels fitted, is a much better deal. I could build 2 complete rifles for the price of that used Jarrett.

A local smith I know who has a notable reputation for quality and accuracy indicated he had a chance to rub shoulders with Jarrett once at some sort of event.. I think he said it was a RMEF event....

The local guy has cleaned up some of the problems with some Jarret built rifles.....

Told me he would love to be able to command half the price Jarrett gets for his work....

When I asked what did he think about Jarrett as an individual after talking to him... his response was short " he is kind of a real blowhard"......

Just passing on the opinion of another professional that had a chance to meet him and speak with him one on one.... and has cleaned up some of the guys work...

Seafire that wouldn't happen to be Kevin Wyatt would it?

Only if you have more money than sence. On two different occasions I have seen my 'smith clean up a "Jarrett Creation" You are paying for a name.

Four grand for a used Jarrett? I thought you said the seller was a friend?

I have two. One a 25-06 and the other a 280 Ackley. Both exceptionally accurate - but I got the pair for $2100 which is a far cry from $4000.

I have only met and talked with Kenny at various SCI/Safari Club meetings but like the advice he gave me for reloading his stuff.

If you can find one of his from the late 80's to early 90's in the $1500 range it will be a very nice shooter from his early days before he started designing and making his own actions.

I also agree that a Kreiger or Hart or Wiseman(and yes I still like Ed Shilen's barrels) will yield a comparable result, new, for less than $1500.

My two most accurate rifles are a Wiseman/Sako AV in 338-06 and the Jarret/700 in 280 Ackley - both consistently in the .35's for 5 shot groups (I don't like guessing on a two touch/one flyer string) with reloads using accubonds.

Buy a Jarrett, older, used, for less than $2000 if you want value - and get agreement to shoot first

http://www.edbrown.com

find a used ed brown or buy a new one, it would still be cheaper, and better than anything jarrett makes.....

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Originally posted by Jay Gorski:

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Originally posted by ramrod340:
For me Jarrett rifles are way overpriced. Any good smith can square an action install a high quality barrel and fiberglass stock for thousands less.

Exactly, If I were to spend that kind of money, I'd order an H-S Precision at half the cost. Jay

A capital idea - I got my .300wm and am in the process of ordering my .375. H-S Precision rocks!

Considering the number of guns they make and what they have into them, they could knock $2000 of the price and still make money.

I'd pay $3500.