For one thing, I’m dubious about using them simply because they are considerably smaller and lighter than the other arrows, and crossbows are dangerous if you use arrows lighter than what the crossbow is rated for. As for the 10 shorter arrows, I never even used them because I cannot see any reason to do so. The 4 retrieving arrows, once I adjust the threaded spool to use stronger fishing line, should work well for bow fishing. The long arrows are well constructed and hold up to repeated firing from all of my pistol crossbows. The NcStar pistol crossbow ships with a total of 24 arrows, but only 14 of them are truly usable. Even bouncing around in the bottom of a boat did not tamper with the windage or elevation, so I would say the scope might make the package worth buying. With a few adjustments, I had the scope sighted and it held zero during the entire time I was reviewing this crossbow. It is a single dot red dot scope, and it comes close to sighted in out of the box. The Red Dot scope on this crossbow is easily worth the cost of the crossbow itself. This part of the pistol crossbow works well, and is a decently designed cocking mechanism. Actually, this pistol crossbow cocks exactly the same as the Cobra Self-Cocking Pistol Crossbow: you push down on the rear stock and it pulls back the cocking bars which in turn pull the string back to cock the crossbow. NcStar advertises their cocking mechanism as a “unique rear cocking system,” but this is outdated advertising propaganda. One possible fix for this would be to unroll all the line from the spool and restring it with fishing line. The first time I tried firing the retrieval arrow, the line snapped and my arrow swam off in the fish I managed to hit with it. The inclusion of the arrow retrieval kit would be nice for bow fishing, except that the line used isn’t nearly strong enough to handle the speed of the arrow flying off the rail. Even if you do, the trigger pull is garbage and you might lose your shot just because of the sloppy trigger. Because of the accuracy problems, though, you will not get close enough to small game to score a kill shot. It is not sufficiently powered for deer or antelope, and is just barely acceptable for small game. Is It Good For Hunting?ĭo not expect a lot from this if you take it hunting. From 35 yards, I could only maintain 4” groupings beyond 35 yards, the crossbow was not accurate in the slightest. ![]() ![]() I was able to maintain 2” groupings from 25 yards, but the accuracy fell off tremendously after that, as the arrow lost speed and energy. Once the red dot scope is sighted in, accuracy is not stellar but it is still decent. The crossbow delivers approximately 25 ft. My chronograph rated the arrow speed at slightly less than 150 fps. This discrepancy, combined with the fact that the cable drags heavily along the rail when firing the crossbow, mean the crossbow has distinctively less power than you would expect based on the product listings. Product listings for the NcStar pistol crossbow claim the crossbow has a 90# draw weight, but my own measurements showed closer to 35#. The bow assembly (prod) comes pre-strung, so you simply have to get the cables inserted into the proper cable guides, seat the prod in the riser, and then tighten the retention screw to hold the prod onto the riser. That said, putting the crossbow together is as easy as any other crossbow. My NcStar pistol crossbow did not include any assembly instructions, so I could never recommend this to someone who does not already know the basics of crossbow assembly. Arrow retrieving kit with spool, string, and 4 retrieving arrows.The NcStar pistol crossbow, including stock and riser.Each package delivered by NcStar includes the following items: Welcome to my review of the NcStar pistol Crossbow. Poor design allows bow string to drag too heavily on the rail.Draw weight is actually 35-40#, not the advertised 90#. ![]()
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