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Introduction
Last year we tested the Barnett Revolution AVi,
a nice crossbow indeed that offered top speed at
an affordable price. There were however a few
points that were not so convincing, we reported
our remarks back to Barnett and they went back
to their engineering dept and a few months later
the Revolution AVI Model Year 08 was out and we
have now here for testing.
Does it solve the issues we found? Is it any
better than its predecessor?
Let’s see.
During the test of the Revolution AVI Model Year
07 we reported that:
This year Revolution AVI sports a series of
improvements that address the above:
The limbs sports a new coating and the cams have
a new profile to boost arrow speed
The trigger has been redesigned with a metal
trigger pull and linkage
The foot stirrup is now encases into vibration
damping material with extra baffles to further
cut vibrations and noise.
Let me start with the trigger:
If you compare the older and newer trigger you
can really feel the difference, the newer one is
really different and gives a much better
sensation, it is crisper. Previously I had the
sensation that the trigger pull was flexing
under load that was something disturbing, now
it’s gone, well done! The MY08 trigger pull is
made of MIM (metal Injection Molding) but first
samples out have a machined trigger that, to me,
adds value. Trigger
run is still a bit long but this is also a
matter of personal preference.
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