Bear X Desire XL Self-Cocking Pistol Crossbow with 3 Premium Bolts

This crossbow is no joke and so fun. Assembly is pretty straight forward. It took me probably 5 minutes. Then sighting the crossbow in took me about 10 minutes to get it shooting how I wanted it. It shoots pretty accurately. I posted a picture of my group. I also have taken it out now and hunted rock chucks. I won’t post a picture but I will say it is very deadly and very capable of killing varmints.Also as a side note, I have purchased a cheap red dot sight and it mounted nicely to the bow and makes it even more accurate.Overall this is a great crossbow and so much fun to shoot.

Exceeded my expectations!There are many clones of this crossbow model.I opted for this Bear model because it came with 60 lbs. vs. 80 lbs. limbs.For my purpose, the bolt negligible speed difference is inconsequential, and is more than made up buy the gentler cocking force.This crossbow is well made and surprisingly accurate plenty powerful.The only negative I can think of, is that they could have included a few more bolts.P.S. I'll still give it a 5 star, but I have to report that after just a little use, the latch-lever that releases the cocking stock, broke.This defect has been reported as a common problem. I can why, it is a design flaw. Where it gave way, the plastic is very thin, and bound to easily break.I replaced the latch with one I made out of metal.

So I'm giving the Bear X Desire XL 5 stars not because I think it's the best pistol crossbow of its class. 5 Stars because it far out preforms anything I've shot for less than $100. I've attached a red dot scope and the accuracy is great. I get 4 to 6" grouping from 60 ft away standing. I bought this to mount a fishing reel and use it for fishing. After using for intended purpose will return to update. You can get broad hunting heads for small gameThough I've not used it for such there's no doubt this thing is killing a coyote or smaller. Highly recommend, Not a toy. Keep up with maintenance. Such as keep your strings waxed. Keep screws tight. If you shoot arrows into trees or something hard it will damage the arrow it comes with and they will become compromised. They are cheap so you'll want to buy better quality arrows. Some people have issues with arrows coming apart. Fix this by adding a drop of hot glue into the ends then put back together. Also, you can strengthen arrows by taking them apart and filling them with hot glue. However they will be heavier but this is also good for fishing arrows where you want more weight because this is a 50/60 lb draw. This crossbow is made of plastic though it's a high quality plastic I would not recommend putting a higher lb limb. You can do that with something like the Adder but not this. The one issue I see is I have the stock adjusted all the way out for better leverage of cocking. But imo if there's a break or failure it will be here. That's the weakest part of the crossbow. Hope this helps anyone thinking of purchasing..Edit: I made the modifications for Bowfishing before the review posted. I have used it and was successful at hitting a fish although was not able to land because I was using the line that came with reel and it snapped on me. Will definitely upgrade Line to try again.

I read all reviews and took note of the issues, so I added super glue to both bow ends and lightly hammer tapped the ends on. I also turned the crossbow upside down and put super glue on and around the single safety clip screw. I’m hoping all that helps prevent the same issues. I did read it’s ok to use 7.5” bolts witch I did buy see pics length and girth are bigger but fit perfectly. I also got the wax and have waxed the rails and sting. Says to do it every 20 shots. The wax is like chapstick easy to apply to the string I used a quetip for the rails. I have fired the bow 10 times so far to get the scope I added aligned. Shots good and is fun. For me this is potential silent self defense. It is recommended to replace the string every year with normal use and I did have a hard time stringing the bow and may have fraid a tiny bit I’ll have to replace the string eventually there around $10+ keep your stringing string that comes with the bow there about the same price.I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 because the issues I planned for should not exist and instructions should have been more clear. Item was also shipped in its own box sitting out for all to see and was not a strong or protected box at all. Good quality items should be treated as such.

My item must've been a used item or return, because there was no instructions in the box whatsoever. I'm really disappointed because I had to go on YouTube and try to piece together and figure out how to put this thing together. After I did get it together. It seems like it's OK. It still is very difficult to use so I'm not sure that this is going to be something we would actually get any usage out of. I'm disappointed as well becauseI need the instructions to be able to make sure that safely. I constructed this correctly for safety reasons. I do not think that this is a crossbow that I'll be able to keep. I need the instructions to be able to make sure that safely. I constructed this correctly for safety reasons. I do not think that this is an crossbow that I'll be able to keep. The quality is decent at best. It doesn't feel heavy duty or high-quality. I'm just overall disappointed.