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You could certainly spend less money and buy a “production grade” rifle. However, production rifles are built with this general philosophy: produce a marketable product in high volume at the lowest possible manufactured cost.
Our approach is completely different and cost control is not at the top of our priority list. Our goal is to produce a limited number of rifles and upper assemblies representing the state-of-the-art in performance and quality at a price that offers outstanding value. Rather than cost control, we worry about quality control and performance. The question I ask myself every time we have a rifle ready to ship is this: Would a professional shooter use this competition rifle at a national level event? Would I trust my life to this tactical rifle? If the answer is yes, it goes out the door. I understand the level of performance that the equipment must deliver in the hands of a professional level shooter because that is what I do. I compete at the national level and usually finish in the top 10% at most national three gun competitions. If I’m not working in the shop, I’m probably shooting. If I’m not shooting, I’m thinking about shooting or improving my equipment. My wife may say it’s an obsession.
I feel that there are four ingredients that come together to make for a really fine rifle. The first is accuracy. Of course, even production rifles can deliver fine accuracy these days. However, we have achieved reproducible sub MOA accuracy one rifle after another. This consistency is a result of extraordinary barrels, cryogenic treatment, proprietary assembly techniques and our unique single stage fire control system, which allows for superior trigger control.
Of course, accuracy is of no use without reliability. That's why reliability is the second ingredient on my list for the great rifle. Our product is directed primarily towards the IPSC action rifle, tactical rifle competition and the law enforcement community where reliability is essential. We achieve high reliability through proper assembly techniques and tight quality control of our components, most of which are of our own design and manufactured to our standards. Accuracy and reliability go hand in hand to get the job done in competition, and in the real world.
Next, rapid sight recovery can make the difference between winning and loosing in a timed event or in the real world. Rapid sight recovery is the product of a controllable recoil impulse, the third essential ingredient on my list for an outstanding tactical/competition grade rifle. I believe this is the attribute that really sets our rifles apart from others. Through an integrated component system, including our Recoil Eliminators, adjustable gas system and unique operating systems, we have all but eliminated the impulse of the rifle caused by recoil and reciprocating mass. Once you have fired a JP rifle, you will be permanently spoiled by the level of refinement. Ask anyone who owns one.
Now, take a quick look at one of our rifles and notice the attention to detail. It will be quickly apparent that cosmetic detailing on our rifles is vastly superior to anything you have seen. Many people think of our rifles as jewelry that shoots. The final ingredient on my list for the truly great rifle is impeccable detailing.
An interesting thing happens when you build a product with quality and performance as the main goals; the product delivers outstanding value. Ask our customers if they feel that they have paid too much for our product. Most would say that our rifles and uppers are a bargain!
Today, JP products are in use all over the world, not just winning matches, but saving lives. If one more soldier or police officer comes home alive because of our products, we feel that we have made a difference. That's our real pay check!
All of us at JP want to express our gratitude to those who continue to pay the real price of Freedom and to their families who have sacrificed so much. God Bless you all!
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At the 2002 World Championship 3 Gun Tactical Match in Las Vegas, Nevada, everyone in the top 10 was shooting a JP rifle or a rifle built with JP components. Shooters like Bennie Cooley, Taran Butler, Tony Holmes, Bruce Piatt, Don Bednorz, Todd Salmon, Blaine West, Eric and Kurt Miller, Eddie Rhodes, Vicky Carlson, Nancy Huspek, Debbie Cheek, Cheryl and Rod Current (and the list goes on) must know something about rifles. It would actually be difficult to find a shooter at a major tactical rifle event that was not using something we make as part of his or her gear. The proof is in the pudding!
Left: Second and Third place Teams Trijicon/JP and JP at the 2002 World Championship 3 Gun Tactical Match in Las Vegas, Nevada. From the left: top, Eric Miller, Blain West, myself and Joe Wong. Lower: Kurt Miller, Todd Salmon, Kurt Monnig from Trijicon, Tommy Wong, Ricky Mannino.
Pueblo Police Department High Law Enforcement Team, all with JP rifles at the 2003 World Championship 3 Gun Tactical Match
Note: These are their duty rifles!
2003 World Champion Tactical 3 Gun competitor: Tony Holmes, another JP winner! Congratulations Tony!
Nancy Huspek, 2003 USPSA 3 Gun Nationals Lady Champion, shooting a JP15 and JP Remington 1100 Open Shotgun performance package.
JP Enterprises, Inc. with John Paul and Chad Peterson. 2001 International Tactical Rifle Championship: 6th place Team,
winners of the "Gully course".
Left: Chad Peterson and Kurt Kisch, 2003 and 2005 ITRC winners.
JP rifles in use at the Galapagos Islands for non-indigenous species elimination. JP rifles are the choice of professionals in this unique field due to their accuracy and reliability under conditions where time is money and your gear has to work.
My son Matt. High Junior (tactical optics class) at the 2004 USPSA 3-Gun Nationals and the JP RM3Gun world championship match.
Cheryl Current with her JP at the 2004 USPSA 3 Gun Nationals.
JP equipment at Camp Perry.
A good day hunting hogs in Texas with a JP.
The JPoint Micro-Electronic Sight in action.
Bennie Cooley and John Paul at the 2005 ITRC. 1st place on the High Volume course, 5th place team.
Isn't it about time you owned a "JP"?
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