I bought one and am thinking of returning it. My crossbow wobbles side to side and its not steady in the rest. The rests are to wide are yours?
1005873
I use mine with my rifle all the time and haven't had a problem but you have to remember with your cross bow on it there's a good chance your adding to much weight to the stand
2041775
There has been some Mod testing on these Bow Prods at crossbowforum.comI have taken mine down to 21"s This is measured from end to end of the Bow Prod and NOT THE RAIL "Caution" beyond this point there is a minimal gain,and may cause splintering.
1776638
I found it a little defacult to cock the bow with the cord that it comes with installed rank cocking device that installed in to the stock Barnett can supply you with this I fallowedthe diretions and installed it may self it is a great bow I am proud to own it good luck
1335619
Sounds like a bad bearing. The depth may cause an issue, but unlikely. Depending on material you are cutting, it may bog down with a 1 3/4 hp, but not wobble. I think adam brown hit it on the mark.. you got a dud. I cut 2" corian with it and it cuts like butter with no wobble what so ever.
596138
Yeah. I found it was a little wonky as well, but you can shift it with two hands on each side bar without doing any damage. In fact, you'll find after using it for a bit that you may need to readjust it as well.
510779
Sorry, i have no experience with that particular brand of crossbow. Maybe you could contact the manufacturer directly?
591655
I am about 6 ft and 200 lbs with very long arms. It is fine for me. But, I replaced the red dot with a scope and needed a bit longer stock. I had already adjusted the stock out as far as possible. S, I took a 1" thick slip-on recoil pad off a rifle and slipped it on the crossbow stock. Gave just the right eye-relief. Am enjoying the Recruit as is my son who's over 6 ft and who is using my crossbow when season opens here on Sept. 27. I'll be elsewhere.
2103982
think the spines are way too weak. Tried em with an old longbow & as recall they wobbled like mad. Couldn't hit anything @ 20yds
729609
I had the legs flipped the wrong way. You have to make sure they're set so the "long" and the "short" sections (from the screw that secures them in the leg) are on opposite sides to increase stability. Not sure if that's what's causing your wobble. But it was my initial issue when setting it up.
118334
I had trouble sighting in the scope as well, and eventually had to get the company to send me a fixed position scope rail because the one that came with the crossbow was adjustable, which continued to slightly move making it impossible to sight in. Apparently this is a common problem with the adjustable rail that comes with the crossbow because the company quickly diagnosed the problem and sent me a new fixed scope rail...however, in retrospect, I wished I would've just spent an extra $100-150 for a Parker or Barnett brand crossbow...good luck!
359083
Mine was perfect right out of the box. I literally put it together and shot it at ten yards in the bullseye. 20,30,40 yards same thing. No adjustments necessary. It has a spot for 50 yards but the bow is loud so 40 is my max.
40840
I have had no problems with the bow itself and have fired over a thousand bolts since purchasing it. I did snap the rope on the rope cocking device in half one time but Barnett sent me a new one free of charge and the new one has worked fine.
40842
So far it has been great, I would suggest you buy the hand crank that goes inside the butt. Pulling back on this crossbow by hand is just too much when you're shooting at targets. The hand crank is about $130 is basspro, but about $79 on amazon. It makes pulling back only about 16 lbs. hope this helps, I give it 5 stars!
1233819
I believe it has to be restrung though to use it correctly. My leftie son has been using this for 2 months as it came strung. He can shoot it that way but it has destroyed his arrows. We didn't realize it until we got some real feather arrows and then we realized that the propelling string is on the wrong side for shooting left handed and will tear the feathers apart on the new arrows. I believe it can simply be solved by restringing it the opposite way.
1058788
The wobble is a known issue with these saws. I fixed it by adding a piece of glide strip to the track. To be honest, I don't think the wobble hurts anything. I only fixed it because I obsess over dumb stuff like that. :-)
2096254
when i got my was brand new. it is a really nice crossbow. i recommend to get the crossbow cocking device and get a pro installed for you. you have to be in really good shape to load the bow with the regular cocking rope! always put bow wax in all your strings and barnett lube wax in the rail!!
282789
That is how mine is. As it shows in the photo. Perhaps you have received a defective crossbow.