Steambow AR-6 Stinger II Tactical Repeating Crossbow

Fairly accurate and fun to shoot. Draw weight is easy enough, but cocking mechanism with safety using rear stock is somewhat awkward, This is made a little worse because the synthetic adjustable rear stock attachment point allows for some rotation of the rear stock. For the price I would expect a better, stronger build quality. Assembly instructions are minimal. No parts list included, which is ridiculous at this price point. Easy enough to use common sense and figure out, but parts list would eliminate any guess work and second guessing. Example is listing the use of 2 bolts with washers, one long bolt and one short, no lengths or diameter supplied. Issue is there is one long bolt, but the short one is an Allen Screw, (pointed head not a bolt end), so you're not sure if your missing something, got a wrong part, who knows? Also had a spring, with no clue provided about where or why it was supplied? Print a parts list Steambow and put it as an insert in manual. Problem solved.

Rear sight is a joke. It is actually the top part of the latch spring holding the magazine closed. The spring on mine was very stiff and out of place, I had to bend it some to even get the magazine open. No way to guarantee it gets aligned correctly. - Use a straight edge in a straight line from point A to B, for windage, maybe? What about elevation adjustment.?Where are you going to land 25 yards out? All you can do is guess, shoot a few, then try to get lucky trying to adjust a stiff metal spring with a pair of needle nose pliers. Ridiculous rear sight solution for the price of this product. My string aid aid was also too short. No where near as long as ones shown in videos. I still had to bend limbs by hand to attach stringing aid. .Stepping up the quality wouldn't even add $5.00 - $10.00 to Steambow's manufacturing cost to fix some off the quality build issues. $5.00 - $10.00 more and this is a 5 star product and you have satisfied customers. That's a no brainer Steambow

Hard to find a way to mount a red dot that allows for absolute co-witness with the stock fixed sites. The picatinny rail is in front of the fiber optic front site. The rail is slightly below the same plain as the front site. This means the base of the scope is higher than the front site. This means you can't get an absolute or partial co-witness. Found a riser mount on Amazon that the mount is 2 sides only, no base plate, but it's a little expensive, Looked at some flush mount 45 degree adapters that had enough bad reviews that I avoided them. Found one that seemed of higher quality and may be thin enough on the base to not obscure the front sight. Even if you purchase from GoGun, (you pay more from them), and get their included picatinny rail on top of the magazine you'll have the same issue and now you will not even be able to see the front sight at all because of scope. Poor design execution.

The way the item was packaged left me in total amazement! This item came with two bow strings The bow It’s self and the magazine. Finally it also included target bolts.Construction was simple save the stringing. It is very accurate easy to use and will definitely eliminate pesky critters! What I hunt a deer with it? Of course I would! Is it capable of taking down a deer? Absolutely!

I would eliminate the safety

Once you are able to use this item with efficiency you will learn that the safety most certainly is in the way! When practicing for speed you must consider using your thumb for the safety. The target bolts that accompany this item Could also be used for hunting pesky critters! If you’re wondering whether or not this is a good home defense item I would certainly answer in the affirmative!

It was very easy to assemble. works as promised, Fun as sh*t. Solid and durable.

I hope they continue to refine the crossbow product line I will be first in line to by a truly automatic crossbow.

when showing family members, or friends how to use it make sure they don't overcompensate for what they think is going to be recoil. it doesn't and my wife shot an arrow past the target into a rock courtyard.