1st purchase: Barnett or Ten Point?
09-22-2012, 02:29 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1
1st purchase: Barnett or Ten Point?
Hey Folks, newbie to this forum. Just received my crossbow permit, and looking to make a purchase. I've been doing the obligatory research, narrowed things down, and have best access to test fire and thus purchase either:
Ten Point Titan Extreme
or,
Barnett Ghost 350
Price on these in my area is the same.
Anyone with first hand experience with both of these? I know a lot of this is like anything else in the world - personal opinion. But if you have any strong reasons why I should or shouldn't buy, please let me know.
Thanks!
Ten Point Titan Extreme
or,
Barnett Ghost 350
Price on these in my area is the same.
Anyone with first hand experience with both of these? I know a lot of this is like anything else in the world - personal opinion. But if you have any strong reasons why I should or shouldn't buy, please let me know.
Thanks!
Last edited by Sogno; 09-22-2012 at 02:44 PM.
09-22-2012, 05:16 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: U.P. of Michigan
Posts: 164
That decision is a n o brainer Definitely TenPoint, Barnett has lousy quality, lousy durability. lousy reliability, piss poor warranty and even worse customer service
Ten Point has exactly the opposite. 5 Stars in all the above mentioned catagories!
Ten Point has exactly the opposite. 5 Stars in all the above mentioned catagories!
09-22-2012, 07:54 PM
#3
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Preble County, Ohio
Posts: 23
I have no experience with Barnett. I just had my 9 year old Ten Point Stealth X-2 serviced by Ten Point. The service is there and the quality is still there even for my 9 year old crossbow. If you are going to buy a bow to last a while I would highly recommend a Ten Point.
09-25-2012, 08:27 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,083
I shoot an Excalibur Vortex and love it. Simple maintemance on recurves. I have heard nothing but good things about TenPoints bows as well. I don't have any personal experience with Barnetts, but have always heard they tend to blow up and that there customer service is pretty sub-par as well. Go with the TenPoint or an Excalibur.
10-16-2012, 06:32 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chester Co. Pa.
Posts: 303
Those two brands should not be in the same sentence. Barnett= Kia. Ten point=Mercedes.
Buddy of mine had a Barnett blow up in his face. 4 stitches under his eye and 2 hours of a doctor pulling out fiberglass particles out of his face! Enough said!
Buddy of mine had a Barnett blow up in his face. 4 stitches under his eye and 2 hours of a doctor pulling out fiberglass particles out of his face! Enough said!
