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Is anyone familiar with this series of rifles? Built in the late 90's, don't know much more than that?
Think there has also been a "Coup de Mort" and a "Coup de Main".
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Is that like coup de money?
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Is that like coup de money? ummm yeah thats about right, all but one of their rifles are at least $7600. for 3 grand I can order a BAT machine action with rail and recoil lug built in, jewel trigger, mcmillan stock of my choice, krieger barrel and all put together by a big name gunsmith. I think I will keep the extra $4600
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Is that like coup de money? It is for Jarrett.
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I have 3 of them and love all of them. Expensive? Yes but just like a bottle of wine some people prefer paying extra to satisfy their taste for quality and the name on the label
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at some point the rifle just can't get any better put together or use any better parts. my 3 grand scenerio above is just that. for a turn key rifle where you don't have to supply the parts GAP rifles would be my choice. at about half the money at that.
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Thank goodness there are Savage Target Actions, prefit Pac-Nor barrels and laminated stocks. Thank goodness I inherited my parent's mechanical aptitude so I can finish and assemble my own stuff. $7,600, say what? I only spent $1,500 on the rifle above (excluding scope), bedded and finished the stock myself, then screwed it together in my garage. Because I can do it, just about anyone can. Dang thing shoots good too, killed squirrels with aplomb. May not be a lightweight walkabout rifle, but you get the idea. Same thing can be done with a nice new Remington 700 action from Brownells, using the Pac-Nor Remnut, although I recommend a bit of modification for the Remington, such as a pinned recoil lug, bolt sleeving, lug fitting, and firing pin bushing. Also installing a Jewel Trigger. That adds about $550 to the cost of around $2,000 +/-. $7,600, really?
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As a kid I drooled over Jarrett rifles (the Coup de Grace was the current series at the time) but working farm jobs and a gun store I never could afford one (like a druggy working in a pharmacy I spent $17K on guns in four years of high school). A friend, and talented machinist, who built his own guns told me that if I were going to pay over $2K for a "custom 700" I needed to look for a new smith (mid '90s). I finally realized I was going to have to use a "normal" gunsmith. In the long run it has saved me lots of money and produced some really good guns while helping out some guys who turned out to be real craftsmen.
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sometimes people percieve value in price alone. I suspect thats the crowd that buys this stuff.
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I am not a fan of Jarrett prices. Kenny does build 1st class rifles. Never had a desire for one though. I imagine I own things that folks would say I paid too much for also. I've had some automobiles----that says it all.
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