![]() So trust me, the knockoffs are just that. This helps with user accuracy.ģ) The barrel is smooth and fine without obvious bumps like the blackops zombie one.Ĥ) The darts fit perfectly with the crosshairs.ĥ) The bow has notches that raise it closer to the level of the dart, is 1 inch longer, and is much stiffer than the old bandit. 2 out of 3 darts don't suction at all, however, just bouncing off the target.Ģ) The trigger pull is so much lighter with this one. I have compared it to my original bandit and the blackops zombie one:ġ) It comes with three high quality darts with thin, fine plastic that fly true. I am so glad we decided to try the bandit model from amazon. We bought an additional 2 blackops zombie models and they all sucked for the same reasons. I thought that anything made by Barnett would be a winner, but the "barrel" wasn't smooth, the darts didn't fit all the way into the bow, and the darts were made of a cheap bulky stiff plastic. It looks identical to the barnett bandit. We liked it because it had 9 darts and was only $15. We looked first at a zombie vs black ops version made by barnett. I didn't just imagine this memory did I? So I was expecting to find that sort of consistency 10 years later. I remember shooting apples off heads with my prior Bandit. I used a little sandpaper to soften the edges and the fraying problem seems to be fixed. It may also rub when the string is released. Depending on how you pull the string back, it can rub along those sharp edges and fray. The overhang that has the sight on it has very sharp edges. I believe I figured out the reason the string frays. ![]() I used electrical tape as the last layer in order to provide a smoother surface. I used about 20 layers of 3/4" wide masking tape in the crossbow arrow track to raise the darts up 1/4" so the string hits across the middle of their back end. Also I bought the Mega Darts on eBay and they are a bit expensive.Ĭonsequently I went back to using the Micro Darts. They are made from a less dense foam than the Micro Darts. ![]() The design has changed slightly because the newer metal bow is a bit wider and it seems to have more power.Īfter further use I found the Nerf Mega Darts did not hold up very well and the crossbow string started to skip over the top of them. On a final note, I bought a Crosman toy crossbow two years ago that is virtually identical to this one. I docked it one star because they don't provide a replacement string or offer any information on replacing it. I replaced it with some thinner string that seems to work, but I want to replace it with a string that is closer to the original (3/32" braided nylon I believe). I wrapped it in duct tape, as one reviewer recommended, but it didn't shoot well with the tape and the string was sticky when I removed the duct tape. You will need at least an 1/8th inch of "filler" for this to work.Īfter a couple of hundred shots the string started to fray. I was able to use the Micro Darts by adding layers of tape to the crossbow track to raise up the darts so the string would connect with them. I got my hands on some Mega Darts and they work quite well straight out of the package. That accounts for the older reviews that recommend Nerf Darts and the newer reviews that say they don't work without modification. Unfortunately they stopped making the Mega Darts somewhere around 2007. I eventually figured out that the best ones to use are the older Nerf Mega Darts which are slightly longer (3.5 inches) and thicker (5/8ths inches) than the Micro Darts (3 inches long, 1/2 inch in diameter) that are commonly available now. To protect my volunteers I thought it would be safer to use Nerf darts (which many reviewers recommend). The darts that come with it shoot well, but they hit very hard. I bought this to use in an arcade game for a local Renaissance Fair.
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