Barnett Crossbows Penetrator 350 User Manual

Congratulations, you are the proud owner of one of the finest production crossbows in the world!

Please follow all safety, assembly and troubleshooting instructions contained in this manual. It is extremely important to read and follow these instructions before attempting to use your crossbow. Serious injuries to yourself or others, damage to your crossbow or poor performance from your crossbow could result from failure to thoroughly read and understand these instructions. If any part of this manual is unclear to you, please contact our service department at [phone]. After assembling your crossbow, please keep this manual for future reference.

As with any high performance equipment, meticulous care and a regular maintenance schedule must be maintained.

Manual Contents

Specifications	3
Parts Checklist	3
Safety Guidelines	4
Crossbow Breakdown	5
Parts List	5
Assembly	6-7
Crossbow Operation	8-11
Care and Maintenance	12
Troubleshooting	12-14
Warranty	14
Warranty Registration	Back Cover

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Specifications
Feet per Second	350
Power Stroke	12”
Draw Weight	175 lbs.
Physical Weight	8.6 lbs.
Width	24”
Length	37”
String Length	34”
Number of Strands	28
String Stock Number	16140
Cable Stock Number	16141

Parts List

Before assembling your crossbow, take a moment to organize these parts to ensure you have everything you need.

If you are missing any of the below parts, please contact the Barnett Sales Department at [phone].

1 Cable Slide

1 Hex Key

1 Nose Bolt

1 Lock Washer

1 Lubewax

1 Rope Cocking Device

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Safety Guidelines

The PENETRATOR is equipped with an automatic anti dry-fire safety, which engages every time the crossbow is cocked. The safety must be released before each shot. This, as with any other mechanical device, does not guarantee total safety, as no safety device is a substitute for common sense and safe handling. The crossbow trigger is only to be pulled when the safety is in “fire” position and NEVER when it is in the “safe” position or anywhere between “safe” and “fire.” Do not attempt to alter or modify the safety or the trigger mechanism.

The following rules should be followed at all times:

EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED AT ALL TIMES WHEN HANDLING A CROSSBOW. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

•Always inspect your crossbow and arrows before firing. Bent or damaged arrows/nocks are not safe to fire and should be discarded or repaired.

•Always keep your fingers below the flight track and out of

the path of the string and cables when firing the crossbow.

The velocity of the string striking your fingers as the string travels forward could cause severe personal injury.

•Never dry-fire the crossbow (shoot without an arrow). Dry firing will void the warranty and can result in damage to the string,

cables, and limbs, possibly causing personal injury.

•Never fire the crossbow until you are sure of your target.

•Always use an adequate target and backstop when target shooting.

•Always use suitable crossbow arrows, such as Barnett 20” carbon arrows with half moon nocks. Arrows of improper stiffness or mass weight may damage the string, cables, and limbs, voiding the warranty and possibly causing personal injury. Too light of an arrow can cause a dry-fire/misfire.

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Crossbow Breakdown

7

6

1

3

2

5	4

1.String

2.Cams

3.Cables

4.Limbs

5.Shoot Through Foot Stirrup

6.Arrow Retainer Spring

7.Cheek Piece

(Shown with optional accessories not listed above. i.e. scope, quiver and arrows.)

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Assembly Guide

Attaching Optional Quiver

IMPORTANT: Quiver must be installed prior to attaching the bow assembly.

•Locate the picatinny rail on the underside of the stock (in front of forearm).

•Slide the quick detach quiver bracket on the rail. Line up the quick detach quiver bracket with one of two optional quiver placement holes. (See Figure 1) Attach with the screw provided.

•Attach quiver by placing it on the quick detach bracket with the plastic studs facing the mounting plate at a slight angle and twist to secure.

Quiver Placement

holes

Fig. 1

	Deep Groove Shallow Groove
Installing Cable Slide
When viewing the cable slide from the side, with
the concave surface facing up, notice that one of
the two cable notches is positioned deeper into	End View of Cable Slide
the cable slide than the other. See Figure 2.		Fig. 2
IMPORTANT: Cable slide must be installed prior to
attaching the bow assembly.
• Apply Barnett lubewax to the top of the cable
slide (the part that comes in contact with the un-
derside of the flight track in the stock).
• Place the top cable into the deeper of the two		Fig. 3
notches and the bottom cable into the more shal-
low notch on the cable slide. This allows the cable
slide to maintain a relatively level position on top
of the two cables. See Figure 3.
*If you have any questions or need any assistance during
this step, please call us at [phone]
6		Fig. 4