M48 Hell Hawk Self-Cocking Assault Crossbow Pistol - Lightweight Fiberglass Limbs, TPR Grip, 80-LBS Draw Weight, Picatinny Rail, Includes Bolts - Perfect for Hunters - Crossbow Pistol Length 24"

Took about 10-12 shots to sight it in, mostly because I'd just put it together. Comes with iron sights so if you'll want a tri-dot or something that'll be a separate purchase. (don't mind the cardboard in the pics I've sighted a bunch of stuff in on that). ANYWAY this thing is *plenty* accurate as you can see from the pics. Also I've got a wooden board behind 3"-4" of cardboard in these photos because otherwise the bolts will bury themselves in it. Definitely suitable for small game. Hits hard and is clearly accurate even without optic "cheat mode" upgrades. Easy to cock, easy to load. Great purchase.*EDIT*If you're the handyman type and have tools laying around I used a couple of trigger-clamps (c clamps-ish) to hold it while I strung the bow while putting it together. I'd noticed several other reviews saying that part was difficult, so if you have a couple clamps that are long enough laying around it makes stringing this a breeze.

This crossbow is definitely not a toy. It comes disassembled but assembly is pretty straight forward. When stringing it I found that resting it on the floor was the easiest way to do it. You’re definitely going to need a little muscle to get it right but once you do it’s awesome.

I had a similar one about the shoulder brace that broke on me. While I'm a bit concerned with the fact that the cocking arm is made of somewhat flimsy plastic and will likely break with regular cocking, it'll do for my occasional purposes. My last one was only a 50lb so this one was MUCH harder to string. I ended up attaching a flashlight at the bottom instead of the hand grip it comes with, which is perfect for hunting poisonous toads and rattle snakes in my back yard at night to keep the puppy safe.

Great design and quality. Powerful for 80 lb draw. Very well priced. Drawbacks if any are installing the string can be a huge challenge. I’m pretty strong and it took two people to install it. Could use some bright markers on safety and had to retighten all the screws holding it together. Excellent product!

The media could not be loaded. This cross bow pistol is awesome, fun to shoot in the back yard and hit soda cans and stuff. Only slight problem was stringing the bow what I did was, I used a table chair put an old shirt on the legs and the a pillow or something to put on your chest and push and pull and it’s on. But other than the stringing issue its a great buy.

The pictures on the box don't match the item 100%. Overall, the design is the same, but there are subtle differences such as different styled nocks, hardware pieces, and missing graphics on the bow, and the addition of a skull & crossbone logo above the pistol grip. These differences can make one wonder if it is a knock off.There is no manufacturer address or website listed on the box. Shows accessories that are sold separately, but where to get them is a mystery. "Handcrafted in China", leading one to once again wonder if this is a knock off.Assembly or instruction manual was NOT included.Bolt (dart) retainer piece broke after about 10 shots. This is not the section that holds the bolt in place; it's the section that prevents the bolt from being placed too far back. Now, I have to insert the bolt and visually make sure it isn't seated too far back. If it does set too far back, the bolt will just pop out about a foot and fall to the ground after pulling the trigger. Then, the rear sight mount became loose after about 20 shots, prompting removal of site/mount to tighten screw. Now, it needs re-sighted.Can't find out if broken bolt (dart) retainer is available as replacement part.Self-cocking feature is a bit clumsy to operate. Forward hand grip, should have been designed as a pistol grip... the one on this is kind of awkward, but it's ok. The rear stock could've been made a couple inches longer, but the one on this is ok.Some bolt (dart) shafts remained in the target, with the plastic fins coming off when pulled from target... the fins are glued into the bolt shaft.It was enjoyably accurate at 52 feet, shooting into an 18" x 18" field point archery target. Every shot did hit the target. Some of the groups were fairly tight. Penetration of the bolts into the target were about 4 to 5 inches deep.Overall, it seems to be good. I don't know how it will stand up to heavy usage. Recommend checking tightness of hardware before each use.I would have given 4 stars, but because there was no manual included, and because the bolt retainer part broke after only 10 shots, and the difficulty in finding where to buy replacement parts and accessories, I'm giving 3 stars. It's ok.UPDATE:I was able to exchange the crossbow for another. The part that broke on the first one was not only the piece that prevents the bolt (dart) from being placed too far back, but also was part of the safety mechanism. The safety on the replacement crossbow seems to function better than the first.After putting the replacement crossbow together, I shot at an 8‐½" x 11" paper target attached to an 18" x 18" field point archery target to sight it in. At 52 feet, all shots hit the target, and all of them were into the 8‐½" x 11" paper. A few tight groups. Enjoyable. At 25 feet, accuracy was outstanding, and so was it's power. Some of the bolts (darts) were 6 inches (nearly the whole bolt) into the target. I shot it about 60 times in a one hour period. Seems to have held up.The one downside that remains is replacement parts apparently are unavailable.

It's hard to string, but otherwise I absolutely love it!!

I had problems as most did with stringing. Since there was no instructions i didnt know exactly how to install the bow part. there were 2 rubber ppc and a metal pc. I put rubber on either side of the bow and the metal pc in front to tighten the screw onto. All else was pretty self explanatory with the help of the pic.