[ramrod]

Never spent much time in the Barnett forum. My observation: you guys are a quiet but very loyal bunch to the brand. I’ve been made privy to a few things they are working on. You guys will be pleased. The Raptor will be my first Barnett. I’ll do the brand justice.

 

[Hester]

Ramrod I purchased my 1st Barnetts last year and having owned Excaliburs during my crossbow experience I've been very well pleased with them so far. We don't chase the latest and greatest, we hunt to put meat in the freezer and an occasional big buck on the wall. I've purchased 5 Barnetts since last year 2 for my grandsons which they love, and 3 for me and the Mrs. I'm looking forward to your reviews on the Raptor when it comes in.

 

[Wapster]

Mike I would sure like to hear a story about how in the world Jim got involved with Barnett. Just wondering who sought who .
One thing for sure....only a better bow will come out moving foreward with Scorpyd parts....

 

[Stalker]

I've owned a Barnett for about 10 years or so. "Penetrator 175" it's been dependable and kills deer. It's not the greatest but is constant and gets the Jobe done. Shoots above its advertised speed as well.

Not sure if it's true but heard they are moving all manufacturing to China. Imo Taiwan is one thing. Communist China is another.

 

[gingerjake]

The move to Trigger-Tech triggers convinced me to stick with Barnett when I retired the Wildcat C5.

 

[TomOnTheRun]

Never spent much time in the Barnett forum. My observation: you guys are a quiet but very loyal bunch to the brand. I’ve been made privy to a few things they are working on. You guys will be pleased. The Raptor will be my first Barnett. I’ll do the brand justice.

Respectfully, great comments but if you have never shot the TS370 it's an elite shooter that is reliable, shoot's at advertised speeds and is arguably the easiest Xbow to rope cock. I've owned 4 of them. Regret letting them all go chasing the holy grail. Pretty much every Barnett I've owned from 2018 has been rock solid. My experience I haven't found a more reliable Xbow on the market and I've owned Mission and Ten Point Tech bows. Currently own a Whitetail Hunter 400XTR. Dusted off an old bruiser, 300lb Mule Buck at 70 yards last November, freehand out west. If Barnett has delivered advanced riser technology that has the same limb reliability it will disrupt the market. Can't wait to read your extensive reviews, good, bad and ugly.

TS370/Red dot SigSauer Rome 5 at one hundred yards. I attribute the accuracy to Trigger Tech™ and on same level as my Mission Sub-1 XR/Ten Point S400 tech bows. Personally like Trigger Tech™ better. With all that said Barnett is slowly winning back archers from a negative legacy pre 2017 To me they are going in the right direction with David Barnett back in the mix. Look forward to you HyperRaptor 410 or EXO38/43 Xbows. Thanks for doing this. What has my interest is their CCD. To date that is the weakest weak in their Xbow lineup. I hope they deliver.

TS370 :100 Yards off a shooting stick. I can't shoot better with any Xbow I've owned at a third the price. What David Barnett is going could be a major disruptor in the Xbow market.

 

[Huntersthompson]

I was under the impression that the limbs for the raptor are Gordon ,the cams Scorpyd. Sounds like some of this xbow is being built here.

 

[Stalker]

I was under the impression that the limbs for the raptor are Gordon ,the cams Scorpyd. Sounds like some of this xbow is being built here.

Be nice if they are.

 

[Huntersthompson]

 

[TomOnTheRun]

Food for thought regarding the Hyper Raptor CCD. This is the best zoom pic I could create where the CCD crank is built into their butt stock.

 

[christopher]

@ramrod
I do not own a barnett today but i did for a while and it took a lot of abuse. It was the crossbow i never wanted to own but was probably my favorite. I realized if I wanted the newest, latest, greatest, fastest, lightest, most accurate, most narrow crossbow that it wouldn’t come without consequences. About 7 years ago I purchased my first backup crossbow, a Barnett whitetail hunter II for about $200, added S/C's, good arrows and good glass as well. It was not the most narrow, or lightest and definitely not the fastest but fell into every category respectfully and was very accurate out to my hunting distance of 40 yards. At the time it was all I could afford to spend on a backup crossbow that I hoped I never had to use.
Over the years I purchased tenpoints, Ravins, scorpyd, mission, killer instinct, hickory creek, and many more. To my surprise I had to use my backup every year, but was grateful I had it. Every year I checked the zero and every year I thought to myself what a great crossbow this was for the money. Just last year I retired my WTH II and gave it to my father in law as he could not bow hunt any longer. In my personal experience the Barnett has been the most reliable crossbow I have owned to date and would recommend to anyone.

 

[JOE PA]

@ramrod
I do not own a barnett today but i did for a while and it took a lot of abuse. It was the crossbow i never wanted to own but was probably my favorite. I realized if I wanted the newest, latest, greatest, fastest, lightest, most accurate, most narrow crossbow that it wouldn’t come without consequences. About 7 years ago I purchased my first backup crossbow, a Barnett whitetail hunter II for about $200, added S/C's, good arrows and good glass as well. It was not the most narrow, or lightest and definitely not the fastest but fell into every category respectfully and was very accurate out to my hunting distance of 40 yards. At the time it was all I could afford to spend on a backup crossbow that I hoped I never had to use.
Over the years I purchased tenpoints, Ravins, scorpyd, mission, killer instinct, hickory creek, and many more. To my surprise I had to use my backup every year, but was grateful I had it. Every year I checked the zero and every year I thought to myself what a great crossbow this was for the money. Just last year I retired my WTH II and gave it to my father in law as he could not bow hunt any longer. In my personal experience the Barnett has been the most reliable crossbow I have owned to date and would recommend to anyone.

Reading obviously biased negativity (see Dale B1 on CT) elsewhere can be concerning. I always put the most weight on comments from guys who have owned several brands of crossbows, including higher end brands, and have nothing to gain (sales?) when comments are made. When guys like Christopher, JCAT, Wapster have positive comments, it means a lot. They are objective and experienced crossbow users, and anything but fanboys.

 

[One eyed archer]

@ramrod
I do not own a barnett today but i did for a while and it took a lot of abuse. It was the crossbow i never wanted to own but was probably my favorite. I realized if I wanted the newest, latest, greatest, fastest, lightest, most accurate, most narrow crossbow that it wouldn’t come without consequences. About 7 years ago I purchased my first backup crossbow, a Barnett whitetail hunter II for about $200, added S/C's, good arrows and good glass as well. It was not the most narrow, or lightest and definitely not the fastest but fell into every category respectfully and was very accurate out to my hunting distance of 40 yards. At the time it was all I could afford to spend on a backup crossbow that I hoped I never had to use.
Over the years I purchased tenpoints, Ravins, scorpyd, mission, killer instinct, hickory creek, and many more. To my surprise I had to use my backup every year, but was grateful I had it. Every year I checked the zero and every year I thought to myself what a great crossbow this was for the money. Just last year I retired my WTH II and gave it to my father in law as he could not bow hunt any longer. In my personal experience the Barnett has been the most reliable crossbow I have owned to date and would recommend to anyone.

I got my first crossbow deer which happened to be my biggest buck to date with a WH2!! It was the lightest bow I've owned until JoePa gave me his hybrid micro. Had it for 3 years with 0 issues. I sold it cheap to a guy at work for his son. Great bow! 👍 The Raptor has my attention. Can't wait to see some reviews on it!

 

[archer36]

Respectfully, great comments but if you have never shot the TS370 it's an elite shooter that is reliable, shoot's at advertised speeds and is arguably the easiest Xbow to rope cock. I've owned 4 of them. Regret letting them all go chasing the holy grail. Pretty much every Barnett I've owned from 2018 has been rock solid. My experience I haven't found a more reliable Xbow on the market and I've owned Mission and Ten Point Tech bows. Currently own a Whitetail Hunter 400XTR. Dusted off an old bruiser, 300lb Mule Buck at 70 yards last November, freehand out west. If Barnett has delivered advanced riser technology that has the same limb reliability it will disrupt the market. Can't wait to read your extensive reviews, good, bad and ugly.

TS370/Red dot SigSauer Rome 5 at one hundred yards. I attribute the accuracy to Trigger Tech™ and on same level as my Mission Sub-1 XR/Ten Point S400 tech bows. Personally like Trigger Tech™ better. With all that said Barnett is slowly winning back archers from a negative legacy pre 2017 To me they are going in the right direction with David Barnett back in the mix. Look forward to you HyperRaptor 410 or EXO38/43 Xbows. Thanks for doing this. What has my interest is their CCD. To date that is the weakest weak in their Xbow lineup. I hope the deliver.

TS370 :100 Yards off a shooting stick. I can't shoot better with any Xbow I've owned at a third the price. What David Barnett is could be a major disruptor in the Xbow market.

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With off the shelf arrows and a Red Dot. That's amazing.

 

[TomOnTheRun]

Archer thanks! You triggered a memory. When I was going out to long range shoot a step to my left, blending to the terrain was a freaking 7' timber rattler. Yea, went to find the longest stick I could find and scurried that reptile away deeper into the bushes. He rattled like a MF'er. Yikes! Nuff said.

 

[ramrod]

I obviously overlooked Barnett over the years. Coming in the Barnett room and reading the positive posts has opened my eyes and mind. My observation: Barnett guys are just like Scorpyd guys but not jerks about it.

 

[Wapster]

👀...... How do I help a guy that owns both Scoryd and Barnett ???? Asking for a friend....😏

 

[TomOnTheRun]

Looking for love in all the wrong places.

 

[kosmo]

Barnett guys are just like Scorpyd guys but not jerks about it.

and with the Hyper Raptor Barnett guys will be Scorpyd guys, literally

 

[randyxx75]

Great talking to ya yesterday Mike, I bought a Walmart Barnett XP 350 last year as well, shoots 360 fps cause it is just a walmart branded Barnett Explorer 370 , I paid $198, came with a branded Trigger Tech trigger, it's really nice, shoots smooth and is plenty accurate, it doesn't come with string stops but I made a set and put some limbsavers in the limbs, she just makes a thud now, got the Excal dead zone from wyvern on sale for less the $100, can't find any complaint on it, I'd hunt anything with it!
My favorite saying comes from wapster, " I never thought I'd own a walmart barnett" .. lol
Can't wait for your review !