So I mentioned to my wife that I would like a crossbow for Christmas. Not really anything more specific than that. So while I was vacuuming her car for her on Saturday while she was out shopping with friends I opened the trunk and there is a Barnett Gamecrusher in the trunk. So I tell her she is going to be mad at me but I accidentally found my Christmas present. She said the man she talked to at Dicks recommended it. So looking a little bit online it sounds like the reviews are pretty good. I also saw it was a Black Friday special for $249 Reg price of $599. Looking around it looks like nobody paid anywhere close to $599 for this crossbow. I am excited to try it out, this will be the first crossbow I have ever even fired. I have to wait until Christmas so the wife says. Looking for your thoughts on the crossbow and anything I will need for it to shoot it on Christmas morning. I want to make sure I am all set.
ApexerER
Barnett Gamecrusher, Thoughts on this crossbow....
There is a learning curve to xbows, READ the owners manual couple times and if there is a DVD look at it too. If you do that you may not have any problems. If you really want to be a crossbow hunter/shooter, you may want to get something better. Ya get what ya pay for and there is a reason some bows cost $1000 and more.
It'll work as a starter bow. See if you like it and trade up down the line or keep it as a spare. 'sides you can't disappoint a thoughtful lady like that by taking it back.
Doesn't sound like you guys think this is a very good bow...not what I was hoping to hear...I understand it isn't a $1000 Tenpoint. What will I not like about it? Are they poorly made? Its pretty fast at 330FPS, sounds like it is balanced well from the reviews...I like the trigger being less than 4lbs. I am sure the scope that comes with any combo package could be better. I could spend $1000+ dollars on a bow as well but my Bowtech Assassin has killed deer just fine. What are the reasons I may not like it? Cheaply made?
Here is some feedback I found doing a search on "Barnet Gamecrusher". I hope this helps you learn more about the bow. It explains why I found very little information about that bow. Personally, I'm not a fan of that website itself for many reasons, but this thread appears to be informational so I passed it along for you.
http://www.crossbownation.com/forum/topic/33201-barnett-gamecrusher-crossbow/
http://www.crossbownation.com/forum/topic/33201-barnett-gamecrusher-crossbow/
The bow will work fine, the problem is with the barnett strings. They cost up to $90 and are done usually in 200 shots, even with waxing/lubing after every 5 shots.
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