Red Dragon has been machining tungsten barrels since 1975, when two engineers who loved the game turned it into a business. The Sable is part of a newer range built around Switch Points, a screw-in tip system powered by Winmau that lets you replace a bent or blunted point in seconds rather than retiring the whole dart.
It sits in Red Dragon’s performance tier rather than being a player-signature set. We haven’t thrown these ourselves, so instead of a hands-on verdict you’ll find the published specs and a round-up of what owners make of them so far.
Key Specifications
The range comes in three barrel shapes. The 21g Parallel is the most widely reviewed, a fairly standard profile at 50.8mm long and 6.6mm across, finished in a shot-blasted onyx PVD coating.
- Material
- 90% tungsten, shot-blasted with an onyx PVD coating
- Barrel shapes
- Parallel, Torpedo, Bomb
- Weights
- Parallel 21-24g, Torpedo 23-25g, Bomb 22/24/26g
- Barrel length
- 50.8mm (Parallel and Torpedo)
- Barrel diameter
- Parallel 6.60-6.85mm, Torpedo 7.17-7.37mm (Bomb not published)
- Grip
- Multi-zone radial, micro and V-grooves, full length
- Points
- Switch Points screw-in system, 2BA thread, cross-compatible with Target Swiss Point, Harrows Quick Point and Caliburn Evo EZ Point
- Shafts
- Smooth black, 26mm
- Flights
- Nitro Flite standard (black)
- Typical price
- £49.99
How It’s Been Received
The Sable only launched in 2026, so the pool of feedback is still small. What there is centres on the grip and the point-swap system, with owners rating both highly. Anyone buying now is getting in early on a new system rather than a barrel with years of proven feedback behind it.
What Reviewers Say
With the range still new, detailed reviews are thin on the ground, but early buyer feedback is upbeat. One verified buyer put it simply:
“Great darts, amazing grip levels, brilliant price.”
The themes so far are the amount of feedback the grip gives and the practicality of the swappable points.
What owners consistently praise
- Switch Points swap a bent or blunted tip in seconds using the supplied tool, instead of binning the whole set
- Point thread is cross-compatible with Target Swiss Point, Harrows Quick Point and Caliburn Evo EZ Point
- Multi-zone grip gives plenty of feedback across the full barrel
- Good value for a 90% tungsten set with a point-swap system
Common criticisms
- Launched in 2026, so there is little long-term durability feedback yet
- Bomb barrel dimensions are not published, making it harder to compare shapes before buying
- The grip is fairly textured, so players who prefer a smoother barrel may find it too much
The Grip
Red Dragon calls this a multi-zone grip, layering radial, micro and V-grooves along the barrel rather than repeating one pattern. The result is distinct sections, some tighter and more textured, others smoother, so your fingers get clear reference points wherever they land.
There is plenty of texture for players who like to feel the barrel, without going as far as the most aggressive knurled grips. Front and rear throwers should both find a zone that suits their hold.
Switch Points
The headline feature is the point system. Switch Points is a screw-in design, powered by Winmau, so you spin off a bent or blunted tip and fit a fresh one with the supplied tool rather than using a traditional re-pointer. Over time that means a damaged point costs you a replacement tip, not a whole new set.
The thread is also compatible with rival systems, including Target Swiss Point, Harrows Quick Point and Caliburn Evo EZ Point. Points from those brands fit the Sable, and Sable points fit them, which is genuinely useful if you already own tips from another maker.
What’s in the Box
- Three 90% tungsten Sable barrels with Switch Points fitted
- Three black Nitro Flite standard flights
- Three smooth black 26mm shafts
- One Switch Point tool
The flights and smooth shafts keep the rest of the set simple, which makes sense for a barrel with this much grip detail. The Switch Point tool is small enough to live in a dart case.
Who They Suit
The Sable suits players who want a proper 90% tungsten barrel with a grip that gives plenty of feedback, and who like the idea of never scrapping a set over a single bent point. It makes particular sense if you throw often enough that points take a beating.
If you are on a tighter budget, or you don’t care about swappable points, Red Dragon’s own Amberjack 14 gives you the same 90% tungsten with a simpler full-length grip for less.
The Consensus
The Sable is a well-machined 90% tungsten barrel with a grip that gives real feedback without being punishing, and Switch Points tackles a problem every player hits eventually: a good barrel let down by one bad tip. The cross-compatibility with other point systems is a smart touch.
The main caveat is age. It launched in 2026, so there is no full-season track record yet, and the reviews that exist are few and mostly on the maker’s own site. Early signs are good, so treat the reception as promising rather than proven.
How we compile this page
We don’t throw every dart ourselves. Instead we gather the manufacturer’s published specifications and weigh up the reception from owners and independent reviewers, then flag where they disagree so you can make up your own mind. Where a headline rating comes from manufacturer-hosted reviews, we say so, because those tend to skew positive.