The hand crank stows away nicely into the stock, and was unnoticeable when operating the bow. I liked this feature especially in low light when I could increase the brightness of the dots, creating a sharper contrast between the darkened landscape and my center dot.Īnd finally, the ACUdraw loading system, which features a hand crank and ratcheting mechanism that makes light work out of the 180-pound draw. Because light differs throughout the day, the Pro-View scope allows you to select the brightness and color of your dots with the turn of a dial - an extremely cool and useful tool that is adjustable for user preference and lighting conditions. Second, the Turbo XLT II comes with a 3x Pro-View illuminated scope which has five brightness settings for either green or red dots. It makes life that much easier when you have an extra foot-and-a-half of space to operate your bow - especially in a stand or blind where space is a huge factor. And that's where the Turbo XLT II excels, with limbs just 17 inches from tip to tip. It's not very easy in a blind or tree stand - heck, behind any obstruction whatsoever - to maneuver a bow that's got 35 inches of horizontal width. One of the biggest issues with the old school crossbows was how wide they were from tip to tip on the limbs.
It features an ergonomic cut-out pistol grip, which felt amazing in hand, while the three-and-a-half-pound trigger - which is standard for TenPoint - was dreamy. The Turbo XLT II also comes with a Realtree APG finish, which looks sharp and holds up well in the elements. The stock features TenPoint's Fusion Lite material, which is lighter than what came on the original model and also more durable. When I did make it afield with Matt and Kellen from Outdoor Instincts in Kentucky, it proved to be every bit the lightweight crossbow advertised, gracing the scales right at seven pounds (without accessories). After three shots and a few turns of a knob, it was dead center at 30 yards. I was originally leery about about TenPoint's claim that bows come sighted-in, but I was extremely impressed by the immediate accuracy of the XLT when I got it out of the box. With a great local archery shop to get me set up, I was able to get everything assembled, dialed-in on paper (the bows come sighted-in from the factory) and walk out the door in about 40 minutes, ready for a whitetail hunt the next day. Many experiences with package or combo deals have left me wary that I'm getting something cheap, but definitely not in this case. While companies like Apple make you agonize about the features you either won't have until next year or have to sell your child to afford via upgrade, TenPoint leaves you feeling like you got all you wanted and more.įor right at $1,000 you get the bow, a 3x Pro-View illuminated scope, three arrows with field points, a detachable quiver and built-in ACUdraw loading system, not to mention a handful of other innovative features. One of the most impressive things TenPoint has done, in my estimation, is take a number of ingenious design solutions and put them together into one package at an affordable price. Yeah, that and it delivers an impressive 345 feet per second on 180 pounds of draw weight, making it a devastating force out to 50 yards. New this year, TenPoint's Turbo XLT II captures all their most important design features, helping make it a compact, lightweight, easy-to-load and insanely quiet crossbow. With advances in technology and a keen eye for innovation, however, manufacturers like TenPoint have mostly laid those complaints to rest. Throughout the years there have been universal disadvantages to crossbows that apply to each model in some way - they're too heavy, too bulky to maneuver in tight quarters, too difficult to consistently load or too loud to shoot.
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