Curious about Crossbows

[Ol Thumper]

Dad is shooting a QUAD 400 and it has a thump to it.

One thing I will say is to never manually cock it my hand, I learned the hard way its stupid inaccurate when doing this use a cocking string or the onboard pull system.

[stinkbelly]

Are there such things as "youth" crossbows?

[bowhunter2989]

I seem to work on Barnett's the most of all the other brands, dont know if its a quality thing, or if all the ones coming in for repair are because a few too many cold ones on friday nights (been the reason for a few). Typically i prefer to sell the Ten Point, or Parker ones, a few of the Parkers are pretty good. Both have limited lifetime warranty compared to the 5 yr Barnett. Have the stryker 380 and the Desert Stryker they discontinued and arent overly impressed with either one. All the bows are good but i feel like some are better for ME, not the case with everyone though. I would recommend shooting as many as you can to find the one you like, just like a reg bow. Compound x-bows are also stronger in the power stroke than recurve and its easier to find cases for.
Hope this helps

[muzzlebrake]

I went to Cabela's early this morning before the crowds got there and shot about every X-bow that they would let me shoot. The Parker x-bows were super loud although not too heavy. The Excaliber's were too bulky and heavy but were not as loud. After shooting several I settled on the Barnett Ghost 350. It was lighter than most and fairly loud but faster than comparable bows. It is also very accurate and seems to have a pretty good scope with BDC reticle that is lighted with adjustable brightness. It now has about 30 to 35 shots on it and so far all is good.

[Budman68]

My rig, Barnett Quad 400 with a cheapie BSA dot pointer. I bought a new ten point 3 dot pointer, just need the time to mount and sight in.

[pazthru]

Agree that Dave at Wyvern Creations is the guy with the crossbow knowledge.

I bought the Wicked Ridge (TenPoint) INVADER from him.
Came with 6 bolts. I also bought the BowJax kit to quiet the crossbow down.

It did but a muzzle on the twang. Shoots fast and accurate.

[VorTexan]

For those with noise issues you may have something amazing to put on a crossbow after the ATA show. Been told amazing noise reduction will soon be available.

More info to come.

[muzzlebrake]

Ghost 350 update

Just for grins I broke out my chrono and tested the new Ghost 350.
With Barnett factory bolts weighed @ 424gr with target points it shot back to back speeds of 329.4 and 329.6 fps. Not too bad for only a 12 power stroke.
No danged wonder it blows thru a Dead Stop big bag and about 1/4" into a 3/4" plywood backing.
The X-bow seems to have quieted down some now that it has about 35 shots thru it or else I am getting used to the noise it makes. The thin plastic inside limb shims at the riser pockets have puckered up just like they said it might. I called the factory and they verified that this is normal and the bow is safe to continue shooting.
I doubt a nervous old doe can duck this thang at 15 yds, maybe 20 but she better be getting a big head start.