![]() My arrow landed around 1″ away from the bulls-eye, and that’s despite me not having even sighted the red-dot sight that came with the Jackal. The crossbow was pretty loud, but that is to be expected from such a powerful weapon. The trigger pull is roughly 3.5 lbs., which felt perfect to me – just enough to prevent accidental firing, and just enough that you can push the trigger without struggling. I was roughly 60 yards away from the target. I lined up for the shot, with my target being a home-made “penguin” (basically a nylon bag filled with lots of cardboard). If dead-lifting 150 pounds each time you need to cock the crossbow sounds like a chore, then I recommend getting a rope cocking device to make the job much easier. As soon as the Jackal is cocked, the anti-dry-firing mechanism is activated, which automatically places the crossbow into “safety-lock” mode. of draw weight, however don’t let that fool you – it fires 20″ carbon arrows with a speed of 315 feet per second, more than enough to kill pretty much anything you’ll come across, and definitely more than enough for target practice. I placed my foot in the stirrup and cocked it it easily by hand, without using a rope. I personally prefer using flat nocks on my crossbow arrows, however Barnett recommends using half-moon nocks in their manual, which I can live with □ I then tightened the mounting side plates so the sight would not fall off, and was ready for some serious shooting.įirst thing I did was lubricate the string and cables on the Jackal it is advised to do so every 5 arrows fired at the most – it’s much easier to do than you could imagine. All that was left now is attaching the red-dot sight I placed it onto the mount and moved it around a bit until it was around 3-4″ inches away from my eye (when in shooting position), which is standard practice for red-dot sights. Now came the time to install the foot stirrup I simply had to insert it into the opening at the front of the crossbow and then secure it with the included screws. Afterwards I inserted cable slide and then the string and cables into the cams/limbs as specified on one of the pictures in the manual, and then pushed the riser into the stock until it “clicked,” signifying a successful attachment, which I later reinforced with the hex bolt included in the package. I followed the installation instructions and attached the quiver bracket to the bottom of the stock with the provided screws. Still, it’s a very good crossbow for the money if you can get it.Īssembling the Barnett Jackal took me around 10 minutes, which is pretty fast considering it’s a compound crossbow. Unfortunately, the crossbow is difficult is very difficult to buy nowadays so we had to take it off our list. Note: Barnett Jackal was ranked as our top best crossbow on a budget for over 4 years. All the hex keys, bolts and screws required for assembly. ![]()
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