Barnett crossbow help, string it stuck!

[Bazo]

My dad gave my daughter a crossbow and I m trying to sight it in and the safety won't come off. How do I disengage this thing if it won't fire??




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[Fishndude]

String doesn't look to be back far enough.

How do you sight it in with no scope?

[Bazo]

I took it off to try and see why the safety wouldn't move all the way forward.


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[Bazo]

I just double checked and the string is back as far as it can go. I read thru the book and it says once you hear the audible click it's ready to go. I heard it and at the point the string locked into place.


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[Fishndude]

Safety is off?

Arrow is pushed back all the way??

[Bazo]

Yes, bolt is on the string. The anti dry fire is up and the trigger will not move. Feels like it's locked by the safety.

The safety switch moves forward a little but doesn't moved all the way forward. Or so it should seem to me.


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[Bazo]

Here how all the steps look

Safety on and no bolt



Bolt in and safety still on



Bolt in and safety as far forward as it will go





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[Laner7]

Did you have it on safety when you pulled it back? My brother has a ten point and we couldnt figure out how to fire it until we had it on safety and pulled it back.

[Bazo]

Yes the safety was on when I pulled it back. I can't get it to fire or release with the rope either.


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[Bowen Aero]

There is a black safety interlock that drops down over the string holdback fingers when the bow is cocked. The bolt/arrow must be as far to the rear as possible to lift and disable the interlock.



Is it in down position and visible when cocked?

[Bazo]

Yes it's visible and I can see it raise up when I put the bolt in. I even checked it with a flathead to make sure it was all the way up.


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[texan4ut]

Only thing I can think of is if the string is not pulled back evenly causing some kind of side pressure on the saftey. I use a cocking rope so I get a even pull. Just a thought.

[Bazo]

I used a cocking rope as well. I pulled it back and my wife tried to get the safety off and wasn't able to do it. Guess I need to take it in.


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[Texas Grown]

Did you try to recock it with the cocking rope?

Mine has a double audio click. If it's not cocked back far enough, or the bolt dose not engage the saftey dry fire release, it dose the same thing when the trigger is pulled. So all I have to do is recock it till I hear the click again. Make sure the bolt is fully seated. And it is ready to go.

If the bolt slides just a little forward to activate the anti dryfire, it will not fire again until recocked properly. Even with the bolt reseated.

[Bazo]

Yes I've put the rope back on and pulled and it doesn't go any further. I'm actually afraid to pull much harder for fear of breaking it. I pushed the bolt back with my hand as far as it would go and still no luck.


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