“Tag: Carbon”

Crossbow bolts are lighter and shorter than arrows used in vertical bows, plus they receive a more abrupt delivery of force and fly at higher speeds. All these factors affect arrow behavior in flight, especially with broadheads. Many companies now offer heads tuned for use with crossbows to optimize performance—both in the air and in game.

Field Editor Jeff Johnston takes a closer look at eight of the industry's finest crossbow offerings.

TenPoint has a reputation for manufacturing high-end crossbows with high-end price tags. But at $1,800, the new Carbon Nitro RDX is pricey even for TenPoint. What hunters get is a crossbow that promises to be more powerful than any other model in the company’s lineup.

The Sonic 6.0 is a 6mm high-performance hunting arrow engineered with high-performance speed and hunting accuracy in mind.

Bowtech has announced a new set of Carbon bows, with the Zion and Zion DLX.

Easton has announced a new shaft in their traditional line of arrows—the Carbon Legacy—which comes fletched with three, 4-inch left-wing helical feathers including a traditional barred index.

Nosler Inc. has announced its first chassis rifle system, the Carbon Chassis Hunter (CCH) Rifle.

Kimber has announced the addition of four new Pro Carbon Rifles to its Open Range Line.

Carbon Express has released a new line of dual-spine arrows, termed the D-Stroyer series. With three options to choose from, D-Stroyer arrows are designed to maximize the performance of Dual-Spine Weight-Forward technology, which promises to deliver twice the accuracy and performance of a single-spine arrow.