Barnett Strike 9 Review

“This is a well made compact sling useful for upland...”

Written on: 30/03/2008 by Jim Coombe (13 reviews written)

Good Points
The Strike 9 is a good hunting slingshot for someone who doesn't need or want a wrist brace (the picture above is not correct)

Bad Points
The leather pouches on Barnett slings are inferior to say the suede on TRUMARK or the plastic Saunders pouch. The bands tend to "stack"

General Comments
This is a well made compact sling useful for upland game hunters to stick in their hunting jacket for knocking a wounded quail out of a tree. It is very compact and the grip and forks are well designed. My main complaint with the Barnett brand (and I own all of their models) is that the quality of the pouch is substandard compared to the American made rigs and the bands tend to "stack". Not nearly as bad as the chinese made bands on the DAISY line but I find the barnett rubber a notch below that on the Marksman or Trumark slingshots so I replace the Barnett rubber and pouch with one of the better replacement sets.