DANGEROUSLY FUN!
August 22, 2008
Can't beat the price and it's very accurate.....However: It has a HAIR trigger......and the safety does nothing to prevent firing: don't rely on it.
1. INHERANTLY DANGEROUS: unlike guns, which store its energy in chemical form until released by explosion....a crossbow stores MECHANICAL energy ready to be released at all times when cocked!!!
2. NOT FOR KIDS OR INEXPERIENCED SHOOTERS: I have been practicing archery for years, but the first time it goes off unexpectedly will scare the heck out of you. It has quite a bit of force behind it and IS capable of maiming or killing someone so be careful and NEVER point at a person. ALWAYS POINT IT DOWNRANGE OR BE SORRY!!!
3. All that being said: best fun for $20 you'll ever spend, puts a smile on my face everytime!!! And you can take out small game from a good distance!
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Not available in all area's
July 21, 2008
The product may or not be good. I attempted to purchase two of them from The Sportsman's Guide only to find out that it cannot be shipped to my zip code legally. Honestly I wish they had given some sort of warning of linked to a site that let me figure out if I could or not get it. Because of this weeks later I have money still pending in my bank account am still receiving mail telling me the same thing about how it can't be shipped.
don't waste your money
June 5, 2008
I purchased this gun and had nothing but trouble with it. the bow would not stay in place and when I tried to tighten it up the stupid thing broke. You need two people to string it and it has to be assembled. Before it broke, I did get the chance to fire it once, but it didn't even shoot the arrow across the length of my living room. save your money and buy a real bow.
80-lb crossbow
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April 9, 2008
The crossbow came on time as described. It was a pain to put the string on, and the string started breaking since it was put on, so you might need an extra string for it. I got a way to put on the string: assemble the foot piece and the bow arm first,then step on the foot piece and pull the bow arm toward you with two hands.Have a friend put on the string on for you. It's easier than the way the manufacturer provided with the cross bow.
The sights on the crossbow are made of cheap plastic, so get yourself a decent one.
Got mixed results.
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December 27, 2007
All the above mentioned rewiews are correct.In my case the string started to fray from the beginning and about after 30 or 40 shots it ripped now I try to replace it with some stronger material and if I succeed it was worth for $20 because its lots of fun.
