Reported Jul 8, 2015
Barnett Outdoors Recalls Slingshots Due to Risk of Injury
Barnett Outdoors LLC of Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Risk not classifiedThe agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled slingshots and contact Barnett to receive a free replacement wrist strap.
Firm contact: Barnett Outdoors at (800) 237-4507, extension 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.barnettslingshots.com and click on BLACK WIDOW RECALL for more information.
What it looks like
Is this the product you have?
- Sports and hunting slingshots
- Amount recalled
- About 88,000 (in addition, 16,000 were sold in Canada)
Where it was sold
Sold at A.C. Kerman, Archery Range, Archery Shoppe, Big Rock Sporting Goods, Bow Hunters Supply Store, Campco, Dicks Sporting Goods, Dunham's, Florida Hardware Co., Great Lakes Marine Products, Gun World & Sporting Goods, Paducah Shooters Supply, Slingshots USA, Walmart and other archery, shooting and sports stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and BarnettCrossBows.com from July 2014 to May 2015 for about $10..
Why it was recalled
The slingshot's wrist strap can slip off the wrist brace when the slingshot's pouch is pulled back which can result in the body of the slingshot snapping back and striking the user.
The agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.
Reports so far: Barnett has received two reports of the wrist strap slipping off and the body of the sling striking the users in the face, with one consumer receiving bruises and the other suffering facial fractures.
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