Barnett is an old crossbow company (over 40+ years) so there are a lot of bows out there (close to a million according to some sources).

There were limb issues (with glass picking) on bows made a couple of years ago and this led to the demise of (Barnett International) but the new company (Barnett Outdoors) has resolved this issue.

The AVI limbs are very strong and you won't have an issue with them.

The arrows that come with the Bow are carbon arrows that weigh 445 grains each (22" arrow). I am not sure why someone wrote that you should only use heavy aluminum arrows. All Barnett bows except for the Panzer V come with Carbon arrows (either 20" or 22").

Make sure that you put the safety to the off position before pulling the trigger.

People love to rag on the Barnett line, it seems to be a rite of passage on forums.