Re: crossbow question
[Re: marathonman]
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06/01/19 12:28 PM
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coydog2
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I have a Barnett and a Ten Point. The only reason I got the Ten Point at the time was because my Barnett was stolen from my Ranger when my brother and I was looking for a buck I shot. The game warden show up with it on the same day I had went out to get the Ten Point. and the Barnett was damage by the one who stole it. But I got it fix now and sight back in.I same it for a back up now.
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Re: crossbow question
[Re: marathonman]
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06/01/19 12:31 PM
06/01/19 12:31 PM
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"Made it two years not being censored"
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I have a Barnett Penetrator, wax the string, cable, and rails religiously, and have no problems. Thier scopes are junk, though. Replaced it with a Nikon BDC, and it is deadly.
Just doing what I want now.
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Re: crossbow question
[Re: marathonman]
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06/01/19 07:25 PM
06/01/19 07:25 PM
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NebrCatMan
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I have 2 Barnett Jackals that I bought. I keep the strings and rail waxed heavily. Have shot the one probably over 100 times each year for 3 years. The Barnett 3 dot site it came with on my first crossbow with fell apart, but hunting for elk in Colorado you can't have any magnification so I could not put a scope on it. I did put a Tru Glo 3 dot site back on it. I only paid around $150 for each bow off amazon. For being entry level low dollar cross bows they do ok. Have killed elk, deer, antelope and t turkey with it. At 150 lbs pull and around 315 fps bolt speed they are ok. Better bows out there...... sure are but costs go up. Don't be scared of a low dollar bow. I had a buddy with a $2000 bow and all the goodies. It was constantly being fixed. Guess it depends a lot on the person handling the bow. I now purchased a Killer Instinct crossbow. A little bit better bow... supposedly. We'll see.
Remember "Forbidden Fruit makes many Jams"
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Re: crossbow question
[Re: marathonman]
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06/01/19 09:02 PM
06/01/19 09:02 PM
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cci
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Ive had a brotherhood and a raptor for about 3 years now. No problems at all. Both made by barnett
Last edited by cci; 06/01/19 09:04 PM.
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Re: crossbow question
[Re: marathonman]
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06/02/19 07:00 AM
06/02/19 07:00 AM
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coydog2
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Make sure you have a hand crank on it you will be glad you do in the end. Both my cross bows have a hand crank to pull the string back and I got it that I can also release the string with it also.
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