#TENPOINT CROSSBOW SHADOW NXT PRO#

Other minor differences include the Shadow’s axle-to-axle width is a-half-inch wider than that of the Stealth, while the Shadow is slightly lighter at an even 7 pounds, as opposed to 7.3 pounds in the Stealth.

#TENPOINT CROSSBOW SHADOW NXT PRO#

Also notable, the Shadow comes with three TenPoint Pro Elite bolts at 435 grains, while the Stealth comes with three EVO-X CenterPunch bolts at 445 grains. The Shadow comes with TenPoint’s 3X Pro-View 3 illuminated scope, while the Stealth comes with the Rangemaster Pro scope boasting illumination and a speed dial for fine-tuning at longer ranges.

The Stealth offers an adjustable CR2 carbon-infused stock, while the Shadow offers TenPoint’s FSB bullpup stock.

The Shadow features a carbon-infused polymer barrel, as opposed to the aluminum barrel featured on the Stealth. There are a few differences between the flagship Stealth and the Shadow, some of which no doubt contribute to a savings in cost. At the same time, the cams are synched for perfect timing.Ĭommonsense dictates that, despite all these similarities and features in common, something must be sacrificed to achieve the cost savings. This design virtually eliminates cam lean while reducing friction for better speed and reduced cable wear. Instead of passing beneath the barrel, they’re taken up on grooves around the cam axles, pass through turnbuckles on either side of the barrel and attach to the riser. This undeniably innovative cable system design features four (as opposed to the customary two) cables. The quad split limbs, the stock design, and the picatinny rail scope mount will all be familiar to TenPoint aficionados as well.Ī lack of cutting-edge technology is frequently the difference between the high-end, flagship bow and its less-expensive counterpart in the line-up, but the Shadow NXT boasts, in addition to a super-narrow width of 6.5-inches axle-to-axle, the same maximum rotation XR6 cam system, CNC machined aluminum riser, Dual Flex Limbs, Tri-Lock Pocket System and Vector Quad Cable system found on TenPoint’s flagship Stealth NXT. It shares with TenPoint’s other crossbows some tried-and-true (not to mention very popular) design features that TenPoint refers to as Core Features, including the AccuDraw options, TenPoint’s 3.5-pound trigger, the Dry-Fire Inhibitor, and the quiet, auto-engaging safety. The Shadow NXT clearly represents an attempt to produce a more moderately priced product that doesn’t tarnish TenPoint’s reputation for producing innovative, high-quality crossbows. They did that in part by raising the bar in terms of very accurate, high-quality crossbows featuring innovative design features that demanding hunters were willing to pay a little more for, or in some cases, a lot more for.

That’s not quite a fair statement, given that TenPoint not only rode that exploding popularity, but had a big share in producing it. Last time I reported on a TenPoint Crossbow Technologies, I suggested that TenPoint had ridden the exploding popularity of crossbow hunting to become a major player in the industry.

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