Barnett Stalker 390 Crossbow

Barnett has used the Stalker name across more than one speed, and the number is the giveaway. The Stalker 390 runs 390 FPS at a 175-lb draw; the Stalker 380 is the slightly slower 380-fps package at a heavier 185-lb draw; and the Stalker 410 is the fastest of the group at 410 fps. They are three different bows that happen to share a family name, which is exactly the overlap that trips people up when they buy bolts, a string or a replacement cocking device secondhand.

The clearest practical split is the cocking setup. The Stalker 390 includes a rope cocking device in the box, the Stalker 380 is built to accept one but ships with neither, and the Stalker 410 goes a step further with a crank already fitted in its w/CCD package. If a used listing just says "Stalker," check the fps or draw weight before you assume which one you are getting - the bolt family is the same across all three, but the cocking gear and the price are not.

Barnett lists the Stalker 390 as a current package built around a scope and quiver rather than a pre-fitted crank. The box holds a 4x32 multi-reticle scope, a side-mount quiver, two 20-inch Headhunter carbon arrows with 100-grain target points, a rope cocking device and rail and string lube wax. The trigger is Barnett's TriggerTech unit with a 3-pound zero-creep release and an Anti-Dry-Fire safety, the same platform used across the current range.

Physically it is compact: 35.5 to 38 inches overall depending on the stock setting, 13 inches axle-to-axle cocked, and 6.0 lbs bare. A 5-position quick-adjust butt stock lets both smaller-frame and larger-frame shooters set a length of pull that fits, which is part of why the 390 reads as an all-day carry bow rather than a top-speed specialist. At 128 ft-lbs of kinetic energy it is well inside the ethical range for whitetail and hog.

There is no Hyper in the Stalker 390's name, so it follows the site's one hard rule: it takes standard-diameter Headhunter bolts, not the narrow Hyperflite shaft reserved for the Hyper series. You do not have to take the name on faith here - the factory package literally ships with two 20-inch Headhunter carbon arrows, which is the most direct confirmation of the bolt family you can get. Running a narrow Hyperflite shaft in a bow built for standard diameter leaves the bolt sitting loose on the rail, and a loose bolt is a dry-fire waiting to happen.

For refills, a 20-inch Headhunter 5-pack is the right match out of the box, and because Headhunter is Barnett's most common bolt it is never a supply problem the way a Hyper-series shaft can be. If you are cross-checking against other models, the fit by model page lists the string length and bolt family for the rest of the range.

The Stalker 390 is the current badge on a platform Barnett first launched as the TS390 in 2018, alongside the TS370 and TS380 in the same tactical-stock family. Reviews from that launch describe the same compact, light, adjustable-stock bow the Stalker 390 sells today, so the carry-over is in name and trim rather than a ground-up redesign. That history matters mainly when you are shopping secondhand: a TS390 and a Stalker 390 are the same bow for the purposes of bolts, strings and cocking gear.

Before buying a used one, check the limbs, cams and rail the way you would on any older Barnett - those structural parts are not made aftermarket once manufacturer stock runs out. If the bow checks out, budget for a crank if you want an easier pull than the included rope cocker gives, and re-zero the scope at 20 yards before the first hunt using the sighting-in guide.