BALLISTA BAT Reverse Draw Compound Mini Crossbow - Crossbow for Hunting, Fishing and Target - Fast 340 fps, Powerful 150lbs, Lightweight 3lbs

This product was only shot 8 times. There was a nick in the string so being brand new I wanted to exchange it due to the string looking kinda frayed and didn't look new. I did try their method of cocking and slowly releasing the string back, during that process I noticed one of the strings came off the pully, trying to put it back was impossible, I did cock it to see if the string would position better. The bow dryfired on its own about 2 seconds later almost taking off a few fingers. Bottom line be careful this is not a toy. It's more powerful than you may think.

Good quality

Some online claims can be a little questionable, but this company delivers. Assembly was very simple, requiring only a few allen head screws (they provide an appropriate wrench). My big concern was the strength required to cock the crossbow. Once again they told the truth. I could easily pull the draw. My wife needed to place the crossbow nose down and place her foot on the fishing reel bracket in order to pull it, but she did it easily using that method. The six bolts (arrows) provided are target practice only, but hunting bolts are available. The speed is astounding! It is almost as fast as my full size crossbow. The drawbacks are 1.) the price of the extra bolts - $40 for 6 bolts and 2.) you need to buy the initial wax for the strings and bolt carrier as none is provided. Neither are significant drawbacks. TAKE SERIOUSLY THEIR WARNING AND DO NOT FIRE THE CROSSBOW WITHOUT A BOLT.

My string break after 3 shots

This Bow seems pretty well built the only thing I'm concerned about are the very skinny bolts for it their slightly bigger in diameter then a McDonald's straw! I'm hoping this will shoot regular size bolts/arrows with no issues if not I may have to return it? I'm really hoping I don't have to

Best beginner friendly crossbow make sure you buy extra strings and the tool for changing the strings novices will dry fire and explode the strings even though you tell them not too the crossbow is very durable and well built to survive misuse by people just learning how to use a crossbow. I highly recommend it as a 1st crossbow because all the things it survived but it is still accurate and works well even with bad operators

I think it could be great with improvements it is powerful and compact but it is also fragile mine was broken within an hour of use the cocking handle splitt and let the rope go hitting my hand and marking a mark on the grip on top of that it doesn't feel like your getting your money worth almost 500 box without the stock so if you want stability and accuracy will be an extra 150 for a molded plastic stock plus the bolts aren't cheap either so it become pretty costly quick really I won't mind the price if it was a quality product but I don't believe it is there yet maybe the next generation don't let the videos on you tube fooled you they are getting it free of course they are making good reviews read the amazon reviews before buying

We own a full size crossbow but wanted a small handheld pistol type for fun. I have seen comments on review sites that say this shouldn't be used for hunting because you don't hunt with a nerf gun. At 20-30 yards this can go right through a deer. What I will say is that it isn't going to be easy for a small woman or girl to cock this easily. I set mine up with a red dot type sight since I don't intend to use this beyond 30 yards as I already have a full size crossbow that's deadly out to about 80 yards. Overall I would say this is a fun mini crossbow that can be used in the yard, or you can take it for some game.