I took careful aim on the elk, and scored a hit through his chest that must have passed straight through his heart-he didn’t even manage to stumble off a yard before he dropped to the ground. Lo and behold, I happened to spot a beautiful elk within shooting range while I was sitting in my deer stand. I took along the crossbow and my Firebolt arrows, nice carbon arrows with a broadhead to bring the load out to 425-grain. When I took the Shadow Ultra Lite hunting, I was intending to go for a nice buck (but had an elk tag with me just in case). The crossbow is also compact in its size, so no snagging on tree limbs or branches. Weighing in at a mere 6.4 pounds, this crossbow won’t break your back or wear you out as you are trekking to your favorite hunting spot. The Shadow Ultra Lite is, well, ultra light, and easy to carry around in the bush. How’s the TenPoint Shadow Ultra Lite for Hunting? See our Crossbow Ballistics Guides section for a complete understanding of how we conducted our tests and why this data matters. Your actual results will vary slightly depending on weather, and significantly with arrow weight change. Ballistic Data For The TenPoint Shadow Ultra Lite Using my typical load of 425-gr, I was able to clock 331 fps and 103 ft. You can get this crossbow up to 350 fps, but only using 370 grain arrows. of kinetic energy, and blaze to target at 328 fps. When I backed up to 50 yards, I was able to keep my groupings as tight as three-quarters of an inch, and I scored a nice 1” grouping from 70 yards. When I tested the accuracy, I was seeing half-inch groupings from 35 yards out. The growing trend to use carbon-injected polymer for crossbow barrels has meant a new wave of highly balanced crossbows that lack much frontal heaviness, and TenPoint has put the technology to good use here. When I started testing accuracy, I was surprised at just how perfectly balanced this crossbow is. The unit included with the TenPoint Shadow Ultra Lite was no exception to this, and the scope only required a few minor tweaks to be perfectly sighted in. TenPoint’s Pro-View 2 scope is a fantastic scope, and is usually sighted in straight out of the box. Once you’ve got your crossbow assembled, it is time to sight it in and get to shooting! How Powerful and Accurate Is It? One nice thing about the Ultra Lite is you have three choices as to where you mount your quiver: front, left, or right. After that, you can mount the scope and attach the optional side-mount quiver bracket. You mount the riser onto the stock, then attach the foot quiver. Putting the Shadow Ultra Lite together is about what you would expect, and is pretty easy if you have a little bit of experience putting crossbows together.
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