Originally Posted by Quad82

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I fail to understand why people take the risk of buying a Barnett. They have such a lousy reputation for reliability and dependabilty not to mention warranty and customer service. You get what you pay for has never been more true.


I will tell you why. Lack of research! Plain and simple. I didn't join the XB forms until after I bought a new toy. I had the Tenpoint for years and never really gave it a thought of being good, bad or indifferent. It was a crossbow like all the rest. So I thought. Hung on the rack for years without being shot. Then Mi passes a bow season with use of a CB. I have had both rotator-cuffs operated on. So I jumped on the bandwagon to shoot a CB in bow season. Thinking this would be great. Who wants to **** away opening day of gun season with a bow? Most people only get to use that nice gun two weeks out of the year anyways. So I picked the one that I liked the looks and description of. Being a name that I have heard of for many years, I chose it without much fore-thought. And there you have it, lack of research. But. Why did I buy a second one after reading about how bad they were? I am in to quads and snowmobiles. I am very brand bound when it comes to my motorized toys. I know the red riders like red and the green riders like green. Neither one would ever consider sitting on a different color machine. Let alone buy one. You don't always get the best unbiased info. So you second guess yourself or the person(s) giving you the info. Maybe it was a fluke that 1 broke. But 2? Time to wake up. Maybe not for every one. But at least for me!

As for why I don't use my Tenpoint? Like I said, it was just a XB back then. I liked my compound better and could use it durning bow season. Then my buddy broke his back and I let him use it kinda permenent like.