Wicked Ridge Blackhawk 360 Crossbow Package

I love this crossbow out of the box its on the money at 20,30,40 and 50 yards and has a lot of power for the kill.

My order for the Wicked Ridge Blackhawk 360 crossbow took almost two months to be delivered (when the last COVID peak was at its worst), but the wait was well worth it. I bought it for a great sale price, and the quality of the crossbow is every bit as good as the reviews and ratings I read. The bow wasn't dead on at 20 yards when I first shot it, but it was reasonably close, which is what I expected. I shot it three times just to get used to it, and then made a few minor adjustments and was dead on at 20 yards in three shots. I added some of the silencing accessories for the crossbow and it's really quiet. The scope, quiver, rope pull, arrows. and lube that came with the package were all high-quality products.

The first few times I cocked the crossbow I had trouble with the string riding up on the arrow retention spring. I was able to bend the spring upward by pushing it up against the scope (which is as far as it will go upward without removing it) and there's a slightly bigger gap now and the bow cocks with any problems.

Other than the initial problem with cocking the bow, it definitely has the looks, feel, smoothness, and speed of a high-quality bow at an economical price. Very impressive. I can't imagine a better bargain for the price.

Easy to assemble, sight in, and use. Just need to be pretty strong or large if you don't get it with a crank cocking device. Wife can't cock it without the crank.

Easy to sight in and use. I would be really interested to shoot a 1200$ crossbow because I can hit my targets within an inch from 40 yards without issue. Especially if I am using a surface to hold it steady. A $1200 bow better be able to cock and shoot itself if this one can be that accurate at a bargain price. If I knew the lifetime warranty didn't cover the limbs, I would have probably leaned to getting another brand that had a more affordable crank cocking device. My wife has to have the cocking device. She Isn't large or strong enough to cock this thing, even with the rope cocker and the cocking device is almost as much as the bow itself.

I heavily leaned towards purchasing the Wicked Ridge/ Tenpoint product since it has a "Lifetime" warranty. Kind of crummy part is that it does not apply to the limbs. That has a 5 year warranty like everyone else. So the warranty really will only cover the shooting mechanism and trigger I suppose. First crossbow and they're very fun to shoot. Coyotes are trying to get my chickens so I want to be ready if the opportunity presents itself without waking up the whole neighborhood. Super quiet to cock and shoot. I quickly realized that there are a lot more intricacies to firing a crossbow. I can man handle the string back but it throws off the down range accuracy so using a rope cocker is a must to give consistency. Also how you load the arrow helps. I place it against the string and give it a little wiggle to fully seat it on the bolt notch. If not, it will be off target down range as well and inconsistent. Would definitely buy again, especially for the price.