Something lets loose and causing damage. Barnett has come a long way. I have said they are changing the way they do things and it seems they have.

I really like my Barnett Quad 400, it's the first crossbow I've ever owned but it seems like an excellent crossbow besides the weight. It shoots fast 345 fps, it's decently accurate and it hasn't taken a **** on me yet.

I have a barnett and have never had any issues with it. I purchased it on line through a guy at http://astore.amazon.com/huntincabin-20. It was a complete package and am looking to up grade now to an Excalibur Axiom SMF he has with scope. bolts, broad heads, and quiver for around $480. I bought my 12 year daughter a Arrow Precision Inferno Fury Crossbow Kit (175-Pounds) 3-dot multi range red dot, quick detach quiver with 4 arrows, padded shoulder sling, adjustable weaver style scope mount, and an ambidextrous auto safety. All that for $164.00 and its been great for her.

I purchased my first Barnett Quad 400 three years ago.2 weeks into archery season it exploded in my face while I was cocking it causing lacerations to my hand and forearm.I sent it back to Barnett and did not receive a replacement for approx. 90 days.Needless to say that season's tag went unfilled.The replacement that was sent to me has seen approx. 50 shots and now the safety will not disengage when the bow is cocked.No one answers the phone at Barnett it just transfers me to a voice mail.Im done with this company and their garbage products.Im not even going to try to send this back for repairs only to have them send me another hunk of junk.

Anyone know where or who repairs crossbows. Have a quad 400 and need a new bolt holder

Was not going to read nine pages but my take is if you want the newest and fastest bow out you can expect problems with any bow. Get a bow shooting around the 300 FPS and parts are not taking as much abuse. Want a compound crossbow you can expect more problems and a more expensive repair because there are more movable and working parts. Recurves are a much simplier design and less moving parts. I never buy a bow that has not been out on the market at least two years. That way they are tested by hunters like us and put them through the paces. I sold all my compound crossbows and am solo on recurves. I can fix and maintain them myself. All that can really go wrong is break limbs. Buy new ones and bolt them on and good to go. Excalibur been around 30 years with same design so lots of use parts avalible. As a matter a fact I build a complete Excalibur out of parts I bought used one piece at a time and that bow shoots as good as any other crossbow I own. No matter what crossbow you own a spare crossbow is almost mandatory. If something is going to happen it is always at the worse time. Many people pull them out a week before deer season and start shooting them and strings and everything sat for a year aging. Wax dries up and dirt has dried up and can stress parts of the bows. Got to keep any weapon maintained no matter what you shoot. CHEERS!

I have had good luck with 2 barnetts and I did send back 1 for a problem.Great cust service ,also had a wr warrior that had to go back and good service again.Buy a crossbow from a manufacturer that has good cust service.Crossbow Nation is a great forum for strictly crossbow info,and the faster the bow the more maintenance and breakage.Kinda like a toyota camry or a maserati.300 fps will kill all the deer you want with less trouble.

I have a Barnett Ghost 410 - absolutely LOVE this bow - I've got almost 2000 (yes two thousand) shots on it with no issues - ORIGINAL String and Cables. ALL manufacturers have issues, Barnett has come a long long way, they've also been around the longest.

In an earlier post, someone named Bowtech as one manufacturer not having many issues - WOW, what planet are you on? They have one of the worst reputations in the industry for limb failures.

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I just read this whole post, wow you guys would probly cut my head off and put it on a stick because i own a Jaguar 175# Hey its all i could afford and i didnt know anything about crossbows. it seems to be a well made bow but time will tell. they say snap on are the best tools to buy but if you look around you can buy cheaper well made tools that work just as good.Everybody in my motorcycle club rides Harleys me included , but i will be the first to admit Hondas are better bikes " Just Saying "

Follow this simple equation "Tight budget = Seasonal Offers". Since your brother is on a tight budget so look forward for some seasonal offers as you can grab most of the crossbows likes Ten point, Excalibur, Parker and so on well within your reach with little extra $$ . Online shopping store is where you should start with..:happy0001:

As a safety suggestion: if your limb is showing signs of splintering, I would quit using it. If that limb shatters, more parts will break and someone could get badly hurt.

It sounds like half the people on this thread are fan boys of some other CB or trolls. It is now 2014. I will give any input I can on my wife's new Wildcat C5 as appropriate.

I'm guessing by the amount of posts this user has he Is guilty of the "fish story" syndrome. 2000 shots on one string? Really????

take a look at the wicked ridge line up, I see them around 400.00 a lot when I am looking at new bows. personally, id save a couple more hundred and get the ten point titan extreme, problem solved. By the way, I had the Barnett predator and it failed on me twice in the first two months, there jackel and wild cat seem to be good sturdy bows, I would, if you have to get one stay away from there speed bows and should be ok, mabe.

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I was looking at the Barnett Penetrator & i sent a email to Barnett & i am still wating to hear back from them so i figured if they can't answer one email it spooked me about there cosutmer service would be a nightmare & i have to say that Carbon Express has answered every single message i have ever sent them & i called them about the bolt not staying tight that holds the foot piece on & they said that if it came loose again that they would just send me a entirely new crossbow & they would even have mine picked up & it wouldn't cost me a penny come to find out i didn't have that bolt tight enough i was afarid that i would strip out the bolt hole. I ttok it to our local gun/bow shop & they tightened it up & it's not came loose since I don't bash no company but some are better than others when it comes to coustmer support IMHO :hail::wave::)

Well I don't get it. If they were so bad, how do they stay in business so long??? Try to answer that one!!!

They sell cheaply made crossbows of poor quality; worldwide also with very poor customer service. A lot of people who don't know any better fall for the cheap price. They make other crap and also sell it They evidently operate on the quantity not quality principal. They have gotten slightly better quality of a couple of bows recently, but overall they are still not up to the standards of other crossbow manufacturers!

Fish story syndrome - that's funny, coming from a guy that has only 21 posts.....

No, actually I spend more time working and hunting than trolling on archery forums bashing other products. Yes, 2000 shots on my original string and cables - I take care of my equipment and follow the manufacturers instructions. I also have over 500 shots on my new Raptor and still going strong.

Whatever bud - you're the type that's going to keep on bashing and believing what you want, doesn't matter what people say or show you.

All I'm saying is I have doubts of how well this bow holds up over 2000 shots with the string holding up. I too spend much time hunting and shooting. I own a Barnett after all.

i had a ten point lazer hp, sold it and bought a barnett ghost 410 last Dec... so far its been a great bow, lots of shots, super fast and dead on!!! Great Bow!!!!!

no issues (so far) with my Barnett Raptor. Got it just before the season last year. Shot it about 2 dozen times. Killed one deer. Shot it a lot this summer.

Have a barnett quad 400 it shoots very consistent. I do believe it is a bit heavy but I use it on stand not stalking. The bow was purchased around 09 or 10 and has not failed. I would recommend the bow without reservation. Just like I recommend my Hoyt compound and TC Encore.

Here is my personal experience with Barnett Ghost 410:
1st bow: missing limb rockers, which I replaced after a long wait. Replaced the cables as the strands started breaking. Barnett had wrapped the cables around each other instead of laying one above the other. Looking at the stock cables: at the bottom of the "Y" there is a loop where the second part of the cable is looped to make a complete cable. Both cables are built this way. One does not build cables like this. The cable should be one piece. Barnett string is not served tight enough, this is why one is getting serving separation, and if not replaced immediately, breakage. Barnett does not use the proper size cam bearings. The inner diameter is 4.83 mm while the axle diameter is 4.72 mm, a difference of 0.11 mm which results in a sloppy-loose fit. Due to over stressing the limbs when the cables were improperly installed by the manufacture, the limbs on one side failed and later one set of cam bearings. I received replacement limbs but I replaced both sides for safety reasons. When the limbs start to break, they break from the inside outwards. I ordered cam bearings from a dealer Barnett recommended. One bearing was broke with absolutely no grease, while it's mate had a broken flange. I had to purchase bearings and cams (only bearings were needed) as the dealer did not have an order going into Barnett. The replacement bearings were the same over size so I would not use them. Instead I replaced the bearings with a full one piece bushing. I did both sides, again for safety reasons. Barnett cables and string were replaced with 60X which is very high quality and has excellent customer service. Keeping the string and cables well lubricated and a light coat on the rail which I had done with Barnett's original set, I now have over 1500 shots on the 60X set with absolutely no stretch or serving wear or separation. This crossbow is timed, cam leveled, proper axle to axle measurement and shoots the stock Barnett Head Hunter arrow-point combination of 432 grain at 400 feet per second using the basic 400 grain formula and shooting through a Pro Digital Chronograph. This bow came from a dealer but the box had never been opened and the box was not damaged in shipping. There was no packing to prevent damage to the bow and accessories. The scope was in it's own box (not mounted) but an arrow had punctured the box and broke the clear lens of the scope cover. If I had sent this bow back each time for Barnett to repair it would have made 5 trips with 4-6 week turn around each time.
2nd bow, identical to the first. This was purchased why waiting for parts and for Barnett to make up there mine whether to ship parts. This crossbow came with the scope mounted and protection foam on the scope, no other protective packing. The riser had already been repaired as the stock cables and string were loaded with lubricant. Fresh out of the package, they do not come this way. The riser had never been installed on this stock as there was no marks on the bolt and no lube or marks on the rail etc. The axle to axle was to long, the cams were out of time and not leveled. I corrected all this and when I went to shoot, the speed was 386 feet per second which had to be corrected and now it to shoots 400 feet per second using the stock 22" Barnett Head Hunter arrows with the arrow-point combination of 432 grain. I have one piece bushings for the cams and the 60X string and cables for this cross bow.
I do my own repair work as repair work, parts etc. coming from Barnett or the recommended dealer are not acceptable. I am also a long ways from the dealer and much farther from Barnett. This brand and series of crossbow is excellent providing the proper parts and workmanship is used. If Barnett used the proper sizes bearings and good quality string and cables along with proper quality control, they would not have so many returns. I recently emailed "Matt" at Barnett with these same recommendations which I hope they will look into and this would help not only the dealers but also the customers. All the best.

:pcwhack:This is more than enough for me to stay away from them cause I have heard a lot of unhappy and unsatisfied customer stories.

Really? All of those issues on new bows and you still call it excellent.

As you mention Excalibur being the "BEST MADE", Excalibur only has the recurve type riser and string. There are no cams, cam bearings or cables to fail as compounds have. This is another reason Excalibur can give the warranty it does. Any company that builds an item with little or no moving parts can do this. With Excalibur there is no maintenance in comparison to compound cross bows. Personally I'm beginning to think people that purchased the Excalibur made the better choice. Some of the compound crossbows, once the higher grade parts are installed and properly set up, one will have good bows there as well. To me, no matter what price one pays for a crossbow, it should have good quality string, cables and the proper fitting cam bearings and better customer service. All the best.

Wayspr: Yes, once I replaced these poor quality parts, which I should not have had to do, this is now a high quality, very accurate shooting crossbow. It is sad when a customer as to rebuild a bow the way it should originally come from the Manufacturer. I have recently did research on some of the other crossbow brands that various forum members have recommended and they are using the same style cables Barnett uses, not built the proper way. Check them out and look in the area at the base of the "Y" near the serving. All the best.

liitlearrow, I agree with you. I have Buddy's that have Barnetts, no issues. I wouldn't buy one as I believe their are better at similar price points. For the average guy that'll shoot their bow 10x before the season, maybe sling a couple during it, low end Barnetts are probably fine. No way would I have done all that you did to a new bow. Reality is, Barnett sells more bows than probably all the rest combined. Average folks with good experiences don't go on the net and say so. A guy with issues posts on every forum that will have him. From a pure #s perspective, and understanding that people are far more likely to complain than compliment, we hear about issues with Barnett more than most other bows.

Barnett crossbows do not deserve the bad press they get, you get what you pay for and you get quite a lot from Barnett. We have been selling them for over 10 years with very few returns. That said they would have far less problems if they spent a bit of money on the packaging.

Barnett crossbows are garbage. At the very least I can testify that the quad 400 is cheap made piece of junk with an even worse piece of junk "scope". Stay away! Ive now got a parker thunderhawk and its what a crossbow should be.

I paid $169.99 for a re-manufactured Wildcat C6 for a back-up bow. Went together easy, is shooting decent groups and makes more than the advertised speed with 400 gr arrows and 315 fps with BEEs @ 431 grs, is easy to cock and fairly light to carry.

Best deal on a deer capable bow since my Hoyt Gamegetter 2 in the early 80s.

Got my son's both Barnett guad3000 I thinks the right model at the same time I purchased my ten point , love mine , have been blessed with 2 harvested hogs . My boys don't hunt as often but we haven't had any problems ,if there something I should know please tell me , thank yall- bought all three at cabellas last father's day

my friend says Wildcat C6 is a good one but I've no experience about it.

The Barnett Recuit Recurve is my first crossbow and it's excellent. I shoot it here in my basement. It's good practice for me and it makes no noise. It has a neat scope on it. These crossbows are cool.

I went to a store that sells them today to get more arrows and look at another one.

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I have a Barnett Revolution. The limbs cracked twice. Once they fixed it the next they didn't. They told me they would give me 20% off one of their other products. I told them I would just buy a Ten Point and I did. I have had no trouble with my Ten Point or with their customer service.

I am on my third Barnett crossbow and have had no problems with any of them. If you take care of them and treat them as they should be and not throw them in the back of your truck or drop them from your tree stand you won't have any problems.
Those that have problems would probably have problems driving a tank too.

What was the matter with the first two?

Absolutely nothing. Gave the first one to my son. The second, a Jackal I still have and is for sale. Last one is a reverse draw for better balance due to bad shoulders. Put a new string on the Jackal after 2 seasons. Normal maintenance.

Barnett=Busbice= NO SALE.