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Old 02-07-2008 | 05:11 PM
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Wyvern Crossbow
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Played with it abit at the ATA show. Here is a review I did on another forum, remember, this is my opinion and your milage may vary, but I tend to be open minded and pretty honest.

OK, I will give them credit, their bows are well built, fast, and with the long power stroke, accurate. They are a tad off balance (nose heavy) but the stock locates very well. I tried the Storm (150 lbs 314fps 90.9db) and the Lightning (175lbs 362fps 93.1db). Now the "tech"(his word, not mine) there claimed that the Lighting is making 362fps with a 525gr bolt and "if we used a 425 gr bolt it would be faster than the Stryker". Ummmm....that is not what the catalog says (the 362fps is with a 475 gr bolt) and shooting it it is fast, but not Stryker fast. So, allowing for his "mistake" it still shoot a bolt very well, but the trigger has a TON of creep (to the point that the first time i went to shoot it I kept pulling and pulling and when nothing happened I let off of trigger to double check I was in "fire") but is crisp and light once you actually come onto the sear. The safety though it WAY forward and very hard to find (again, this is my opinion). In a well lit shooting lane I found it annoying. I would not want to try this 20 minutes after sunset in the cold with gloves on and pumped on adrenaline. They really need to move that safety. Other than that, these are a tad long (again, that long power stroke) and they have a new illuminated multiline scope that I personaly found a bit busy, but it is not a bad scope. All in all very well built and there is definitely some engineering there, but I would like to see some more work on the ergonomics. I will be taking a more serious look at them next month at another show and make a final decison on bringing in the line then
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