well Outdoor life Magazine, just did a good write up on x bow tests
the Barnett 410 got there writers best pick of 7 good x bows they tested , gave it 5 stars, and here are some results the sound level on the 410 was 94.95, and 149.99 lbs of KE
the E 380, had 98.2 db's of sound( a little louder) and 109.27 lbs of KE, a little more
the E 380, they only gave it 3 & 1/2 stars rating
real world speeds they got out of them were on the B 410- 417.48 fps
and on the E 380- 357.11 fps, so a little off on the claimed speeds, but sure rom x bow to x bow out the door stored energy can be slightly up or down a little
all I read on the B-410, in a couple mags so far, however, is its Always been higher FPS than rated but a 2-3 fps
so seems like the B 410 is the better pick,
OH and for real world weights of them, the B-410 weighted in at 8.67 lbs
and the E -380 in at 8.07 lbs
so splitting hairs there too I think
so a LONG walk that extra almost lb will add up, but its not a major deal in my book
maybe HOW and where the weight is once shoulders is however
I find that is more important to me, where the weight is on a x bow rather than totoal weight(to a point of course)
plus I gather what excesories you add or don't can change weights a bunck too! so room to work on saving or adding there!
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