Crossbow Review Articles

The Ravin R10X Pro crossbow provides a killer shooting experience at a not-too-bad price.

Barnett’s latest flagship model smooths out the cocking experience, shoots deadly accurate, and is priced right.

An Excalibur favorite, now in a takedown version made to go places.

A crossbow that delivers on a budget.

The Ravin LR crossbow eliminates the guesswork and delivers to-the-yard precision out to surplus distances.

Deadly high-end performance that won’t break the bank.

In May, Excalibur launched another new-for-2025 crossbow model completely different from anything we’ve previously seen from the brand.

The Excalibur Mag Max crossbow is an outstanding blend of simplicity, affordability and effectiveness.

Balance, accuracy, and dependability intersect right here.

The Ravin R29X XK7 is roaring fast, surgically accurate, and tactically compact.

The Axe 400 crossbow provides high-end accuracy and style at a blue-collar-friendly price point.

The ultra-compact TenPoint TX 440 crossbow blends power and pinpoint accuracy in a high-quality build.

The new flagship Excalibur REVX is light, well-balanced, dependable and deadly accurate.

The author field tests a Barnett Whitetail Hunter 400XTR during two deer seasons in Wisconsin, and along the way learns that this model overdelivers in almost every way.

In the author’s opinion, the Barnett Recruit XP sets the bar for value crossbows.

The Wicked Ridge Raider 400 De-Cock checks the right boxes for bowhunters who have about $750 to spend.

You’ve probably never seen something so remarkable in the crossbow world.

After running the Wolverine through its paces, the author believes it is the perfect tribute to Excalibur’s 40 years in the recurve crossbow business.

During brutally cold conditions in northern Wisconsin, the ultra-reliable Excalibur Assassin Extreme recurve crossbow proves to be fast, accurate and comfortable to shoot.

The author learns that you don’t want to shoot too many bolts in a group with the Killer Instinct SWAT X1 because you’ll probably wreck them. It’s that accurate.

The new BearX Constrictor LT proved to be well-balanced, fast and accurate.

In an industry where innovation is the name of the game, the new AXE AX440 crossbow stands near the top of the heap for 2022.

The Steambow AR-6 Stinger II holds six 6-inch arrows that can be fired in quick succession.

The TenPoint Vengent S440 is a compact, speedy and dependable crossbow.

If you need a light, compact bow, look no further.

This accurate, dependable recurve crossbow is everything a hunting crossbow should be.

Short, light and accurate, this is a winner sure to satisfy any serious whitetail hunter.

On foot, in a stand or in a blind, the Katana 385 gets it done.

The BearX FISIX FFL is different in all the right ways.

Mathews’ new Mission MXB Sniper Lite crossbow contains some of the best, most useful niceties in the industry.