I got the new Barnett Hyper Raptor 410 for the hunting season this year. I tell you what I like and what I don't. The Outdoorsman Sports Shop profile.php?...
I'm glad I ran across this review. I'm gonna give it a little bit more time before I get one of these. There are a few things that I don't like about it and maybe Barnett will make some changes on it. I'm like you, I don't like buying brand new designs as soon as they are released. Thanks for the review.
I love Barnett and have been impressed with the reliability of my past bow. I just thought the ccd was a bit janky. I will see how it goes this hunting season.
@@williammingey8138 you could always go with one of their cheaper options. I have a Barnett game crusher as well it was 200$ and still gets the job done.
@@williammingey8138 I don't particularly like the way the cables wrap around the cams like they do. And the ccd (crank cocking device)is kinda difficult to remove from the string after it's cocked. Although I do like the fact that you can shoot standard diameter arrows as well as micro-diameter.
I'm going to take the bracket that holds the sled in place off and snip the ropes for the hand crank and just use the regular rope sled device they sell for it or maybe just a regular rope cocker. Removing the sled bracket will make room to move the scope back and center it in a more natural position. With the built in ccd you can only use the built in ccd. That butt stock is removable and they are going to sell one without the ccd built in. You would have thought they would have released that version first with the option to buy and "upgrade " to the ccd. At this point you can't order the regular butt stock. Otherwise this is a nice setup, hope everything holds up when I get to shooting it.
Ive watched all of your videos on the raptor Nd have to say its the only review up currently. But i am still going to get this one just the rope cocker one as i talked to my sporting goods shop and they have had several issues with the crank ones and have actually sent all of those ones back and only kept the rope cocker ones.
Thanks for watching them! I'm hoping to work on some other models soon! I love mine now I have the rope one. The ccd design needs some work but man this bow rips!!
I just picked up a Hyper Raptor brand new. I literally cranked the sled one time and the sled broke in half. Agreed with the sled release issue and but stock
Love the triggers the put in these my $199 Barnett jackal was better than my $599 bear crossbow, I’m getting a raptor it is a jackal on steroids, I think game crusher and jackal is same crossbow just different name
Have you noticed any string, serving or cable fraying near the cams? On the CrossBow Forums there are a few people who are experiencing this issue with this new crossbow. I am hoping if its a problem that Barnett will fix it in production or that its just a few bad early produced bows.
@fernfieldfarmsHomestead oh ok gotcha. Please keep us posted because I was really excited about this new crossbow and was planning on purchasing it soon but not if there are known issues.
@mattkiser9965 my sporting goods store has said they have seen issues like what he had with the crank ones and they sent them back. They still have the rope ones and siad they have not heard anything bad on those. Im going to get one soon myself
That string setup would annoy me a tad bit. Overall the product looks great, however Barnett should adapt that cocking strap like Ravin does. So easy to work with.
You just have to get used to it. The sled is like that on most manufacturers. I was possibly thinking about getting this one for myself. Good luck with it. It does look like a beautiful crossbow. One thing I don't like about Barnett CCD, is they should make it so that you can remove from the CCD place and attach it somewhere on the crossbow like Ten point and Raven. It just seems that Barnett does not go the extra mile in making their crossbows a little more polished. But I am a Barnett fan. I own twenty-two Barnett crossbows, however they are mostly older models.
Wow that's a lot! Not jealous at all!!! Haha man that's awesome. Yeah I feel like for the price I can't complain. Everyone says get a Ravin.... uhhh yeah not on the budget!
@@fernfieldfarmsHomestead Agreed, I was eyeing the Ravin R26 for years -- but as an avid gun guy, there's not a snowball's chance in hell that I would ever justify dropping $2k+ on a crossbow. That's money which would be better spent on an HK SP5 lol Anyways, seeing that the Barnett Hyper Raptor CCD has nearly the exact same specs as the R26, I had to have it. Ordered it the very day it released. Have yet to shoot mine, but will do so this weekend. Hopefully no issues...
@donaldpiatt4623 what makes the Wrath 430 better? I heard the trigger is awful, it's heavier and it doesn't shoot anywhere close to 430 fps, more like 410 fps.
Unless you carry this weapon around cocked and fully loaded, ready to take a shoot. Any animal would be long gone before even setting it up... good luck getting a second shot off. Setup of this isn't even close to other branded units, its certainly put me right off it cause I'd never even consider buying one of these now. A mate tried to convince me to go up to this unit. But now I know why he's came home empty handed ever since he purchased it. This unit certainly wont feed my family and other reviews state the same - what a total waste of money.
My crossbow is cocked in my tree stand you just don't put bolt in it until your settled in your stand when you want to climb down take bolt out tie rope to foot strap and slowly and carefully lower it been doing it for yrs
