OK..finally had a few moments to myself that did not involve playing in a mud puddle to try the Wicked Ridge Warrior. This bow comes standard with a tripple red dot and a 6 arrow quiver and retails for 399.00. Randy from TenPoint told me I was going to be surprized...I was kinda skeptical...it is a $400 bow. It should shoot and fairly well, but that is what I expected. Here are the factory specs:
fps 285 (no arrow weight listed but I assume the 425gr TenPoint carbons)
165 lb draw
thats it on printed specs...
For all practical purposes it is built like a TL7 but shoulders like a Pro Slider because it has the same bulbous forgrip and the same pistolgrip as the 6 point series. It is very well balanced and has a machined riser and the trigger assembly is the same as the rest of the Tenpoint line. So I knock it together (it does not have the vibracush...it bolts right to the rail) and go out to give it a try.
OK..the bad..it is pretty loud (about as loud as the TL7 was) and has a dinner bell for an arrow retaining clip. I put on a Bowjax arrow clip dampner and it made a big diferance. That and a wedgie and it will be much more tollerable. Once the clip was silenced it has more of a "thud" than a "whack". More bad...the red dot stinks...it is what it is...but MAN does it need a scope!!!. The rail is also abit weak...it dips in the front so there is not alot of arrow contact in the front so the arrow lifts off the rail in the front. More of a looks thing but it is noticable. It is also a tad tempermental about what it wants to shoot for arrows. I tried the TenPoint carbon arrows and was not too impressed with its accuracy. more on that later...
Now the good: It is pretty light. 7.5lbs with the scope. It is easy to cock with no string pinch so I could easily cock it by hand and it has the notches behind the trigger housing for a loose rope aid so that works well also. The trigger is just like any other tenpoint. Some creep, but 3.5lbs and smooth. They claim it is sighted in when it leaves, but this one was not...A few clicks and it was pretty well on at 20yrds. So I am noticing that it is hitting pretty hard...I ended up using Gold Tips with 100gr tips (405gr total) since the bow seemed to like them better....and it sure did not look like it was shooting 285fps. So I back up to 30yrds and line up the second dot on the center of the target and take a shot. The arrow blows right over the top of the target and is in the next county somewhere!!! OK...whats up?? The red dot should be for 20, 30, 40. So I move to 35yrds. Im back on my target but high...so I back up to 40yrds. Below is the photo of the first three shots I took at 40yrds with the second dot. Not too bad for a $400 bow!!! (I was shooting from a rest). Again, it REALLY needs a decent scope...So I head into the shop and chrono it...304.3fps!!! There is the surprize Randy mentioned. MUCH harder hitting and faster than what is advertized. Even with the 425gr TenPoint arrows I got 290.4 fps! Nice surprize
Throw some dampners and a real scope on it and this is a great budget bow that I would be very confident to take into the woods....cant wait to see what the Invader will do
Wyvern
fps 285 (no arrow weight listed but I assume the 425gr TenPoint carbons)
165 lb draw
thats it on printed specs...
For all practical purposes it is built like a TL7 but shoulders like a Pro Slider because it has the same bulbous forgrip and the same pistolgrip as the 6 point series. It is very well balanced and has a machined riser and the trigger assembly is the same as the rest of the Tenpoint line. So I knock it together (it does not have the vibracush...it bolts right to the rail) and go out to give it a try.
OK..the bad..it is pretty loud (about as loud as the TL7 was) and has a dinner bell for an arrow retaining clip. I put on a Bowjax arrow clip dampner and it made a big diferance. That and a wedgie and it will be much more tollerable. Once the clip was silenced it has more of a "thud" than a "whack". More bad...the red dot stinks...it is what it is...but MAN does it need a scope!!!. The rail is also abit weak...it dips in the front so there is not alot of arrow contact in the front so the arrow lifts off the rail in the front. More of a looks thing but it is noticable. It is also a tad tempermental about what it wants to shoot for arrows. I tried the TenPoint carbon arrows and was not too impressed with its accuracy. more on that later...
Now the good: It is pretty light. 7.5lbs with the scope. It is easy to cock with no string pinch so I could easily cock it by hand and it has the notches behind the trigger housing for a loose rope aid so that works well also. The trigger is just like any other tenpoint. Some creep, but 3.5lbs and smooth. They claim it is sighted in when it leaves, but this one was not...A few clicks and it was pretty well on at 20yrds. So I am noticing that it is hitting pretty hard...I ended up using Gold Tips with 100gr tips (405gr total) since the bow seemed to like them better....and it sure did not look like it was shooting 285fps. So I back up to 30yrds and line up the second dot on the center of the target and take a shot. The arrow blows right over the top of the target and is in the next county somewhere!!! OK...whats up?? The red dot should be for 20, 30, 40. So I move to 35yrds. Im back on my target but high...so I back up to 40yrds. Below is the photo of the first three shots I took at 40yrds with the second dot. Not too bad for a $400 bow!!! (I was shooting from a rest). Again, it REALLY needs a decent scope...So I head into the shop and chrono it...304.3fps!!! There is the surprize Randy mentioned. MUCH harder hitting and faster than what is advertized. Even with the 425gr TenPoint arrows I got 290.4 fps! Nice surprize
Throw some dampners and a real scope on it and this is a great budget bow that I would be very confident to take into the woods....cant wait to see what the Invader will do
Wyvern
