BARNETT Explorer XP 400 Crossbow

I had fallen and broken my other crossbow beyond the hope of repair. I had it a respectable 10 years, so it was getting old anyway. It was also a Barnett and I killed bunches of turkeys with it over the decade. I don't care which brand it is when a 250+ pound man falls on something, something has to give. It was my ribs and the firing mechanism of the crossbow. It could probably been repaired but I wanted a new one anyway. I searched all over Amazon and came to this model. It is SO light compared to my old one. SO compact! Plus it was 85 fps faster than my old crossbow. The first shot blew through my target! I'm going to have to upgrade my crossbow target. The only downside I've seen is the scope isn't that great. I mean it is acceptable, but I'm going to replace it with something better. I tried putting my old Tru Glo on it, but it wouldn't adjust up far enough for this new bow. Perhaps I will shim it and try it when I get home. Cocking this thing is a bear! I wouldn't buy this for a woman or child. It is just too difficult. If you cocked it for them you could. I would recommend getting the optional cranking device if you aren't very strong. I'm a big guy and frankly it has a pretty decent tug. When I compared it with my brother in law's higher end Barnett the weight, speed, and such were almost identical! The only major difference is that he has better glass on it. For the price you can't beat this deal. They make two lower powered models that are probably just as good. On top of that they are lighter by .2 pounds.