barnett revoloution
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barnett revoloution
i was in a bow shop yesterday where the guy was putting together a barnett revolution it is 150lb draw weight and claims 345 fps, how is that possible ? doesn't sound right to me? anybody know anything about these ?
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Bnett's claim to fame has always been cheap speed. Believe this jewel has a single mounting bolt in the front or a rapid take down feature that uses a single fastening point, the failures are spectacular.
I had a Quad 400 go off like a grenade benching it for a buddy, trying to get better than 3" groups at 20 yds. 345 fps [claimed not chronied] for $345 for the whole ball of wax.
I had a Quad 400 go off like a grenade benching it for a buddy, trying to get better than 3" groups at 20 yds. 345 fps [claimed not chronied] for $345 for the whole ball of wax.
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that's what i thought too i'd like to see it chronied, plus there are no bolts holding the riser/ limb assembly to the rail . i wouldn't think it would be very safeawshucks wrote:Bnett's claim to fame has always been cheap speed. Believe this jewel has a single mounting bolt in the front or a rapid take down feature that uses a single fastening point, the failures are spectacular.
I had a Quad 400 go off like a grenade benching it for a buddy, trying to get better than 3" groups at 20 yds. 345 fps [claimed not chronied] for $345 for the whole ball of wax.
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Years ago I bought a new Barnett Demon. It worked well the first year but after that it wasn't consistant at all. Twenty yard shots were iffy. I stopped at the Excalibur plant about 15 years ago and actually met Bill. I was so impressed I bought a Exomag on the spot. Only one small issue with the trigger about 10 years later, which Bill fixed for free, and it still shoots as good as out of the box. It probably has shot 20 deer (and numerous rabbits and a couple squirrels) so far and I'm still going strong. My 2 cents worth, run don't walk from a Barnett product.
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Welcome.
But I gotta say something about Barnett. I borrowed my kid brother's bow, a Quad 400. I wanted to at least have some experience with a bow before I bought a brand new one.
I had an issue with the trigger. Sent an email to Barnett. They sent the UPS man by to get it, and I just got it back yesterday, a week later. They replaced the trigger assembly, and installed new limbs, new string, new cables, new pulleys- 34 parts in total. My cost was zero.
I had read so many negative posts about them that it caused me to pass on their Predator. Glad I did, because I love my Vortex. But....the negativity of years gone by, is just that, gone by. I believe they are ernestly working to change the perception of their company.
There was nothing wrong with the bow except the trigger assembly, yet they went the extra mile to ensure my happiness. I am very very grateful, and my brother is very grateful for what they did. He has what is basically a new bow.
I would like to think that every company would treat people like Barnett treated me, but alas....they don't. I get dissapointed all the time.
Their bows are inexpensive, that is their market niche, but they do service their bows and I just had to point that out. If you have an old Barnett that doesn't work any longer, send them an email and see what they say. I bet you will like what happens, I know I am glad I gave them a chance to fix my brother's bow.
But I gotta say something about Barnett. I borrowed my kid brother's bow, a Quad 400. I wanted to at least have some experience with a bow before I bought a brand new one.
I had an issue with the trigger. Sent an email to Barnett. They sent the UPS man by to get it, and I just got it back yesterday, a week later. They replaced the trigger assembly, and installed new limbs, new string, new cables, new pulleys- 34 parts in total. My cost was zero.
I had read so many negative posts about them that it caused me to pass on their Predator. Glad I did, because I love my Vortex. But....the negativity of years gone by, is just that, gone by. I believe they are ernestly working to change the perception of their company.
There was nothing wrong with the bow except the trigger assembly, yet they went the extra mile to ensure my happiness. I am very very grateful, and my brother is very grateful for what they did. He has what is basically a new bow.
I would like to think that every company would treat people like Barnett treated me, but alas....they don't. I get dissapointed all the time.
Their bows are inexpensive, that is their market niche, but they do service their bows and I just had to point that out. If you have an old Barnett that doesn't work any longer, send them an email and see what they say. I bet you will like what happens, I know I am glad I gave them a chance to fix my brother's bow.
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Well stated, Undertaker.Undertaker wrote:... they went the extra mile to ensure my happiness. I am very very grateful, and my brother is very grateful for what they did. He has what is basically a new bow.
I believe in giving credit where it's due ... and I believe in second chances ... and third ... and, well, you understand. Companies change.
Mercy always triumphs over judgment. I read that in a book once.
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well saidbstout wrote:Welcome to the forum GD!
When I began shopping for a crossbow in 2003 the Barnett was the first one I looked at. My knee jerk reaction was flimsy. Like getting 200 horsepower from a 100 horsepower engine...doable but not smart.
My machinist buddy sez: "As performance goes up...reliability goes down". He also says this is true for any machine.
Maybe Barnett is trying to change their ways. A good place for them to start would be to build a crossbow that is absolutely bomb proof and forget about speed/marketing.
Poor/flimsy design can not be repaired. If the same problem keeps coming back, i.e. the bow keeps blowing up...it can't be repaired. Something that never worked correctly to begin with isn't broke, it never worked in the first place and can't be "repaired", period.
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