![]() We had better luck shooting broadheads from the Ravin. We also tested the heavier CenterPunch bolts to see if their slower velocity would improve accuracy, but got the same results. If you choose a Nitro 505, we recommend buying a dozen bolts, numbering each one, and shooting each with broadheads to weed out flyers. Other bolts with the same broadhead grouped with the field points and those groups were 2.75 to 3.5 inches. We found some bolts had a 9-inch difference in field point to broadhead point of impact. The Nitro 505 with the TenPoint Pro Elite bolts produced inconsistent broadhead accuracy. ![]() ![]() They were also fired from a shooting bench and lead sled with the target at 50 yards. Broadheads were another story.įor broadhead testing, we used the SEVR 100-grain and 150-grain broadheads. You can buy a more accurate crossbow, but both produced acceptable field point accuracy. The R500 averaged a 2.7-inch group, and the TenPoint averaged a 3.08-inch group. We shot six, three-bolt groups at 50 yards from a bench with a lead sled for our accuracy testing. Accuracy Smallest R500 broadhead group Smallest Nitro 505 broadhead group The R500’s 40-yard group was 1.5 inches below the 20-yard group, and the Nitro 505’s was 1 inch lower at 40 yards. For comparison, the Tenpoint Flatline 460 drops 5 inches from 20 to 45 yards, with a practically flat trajectory from 20 to 40. We found that out when we shot two bolts at 20 yards and two bolts at 40 yards with no elevation adjustment. Plus, speed can help you make a well-placed shot because if you’re shooting anything inside of 40 yards, there’s no need to range the target. As you can see, neither of these crossbows are lacking terminal performance at distance. For perspective, these crossbows produce more energy and momentum at 50 yards than a compound bow does shooting a 600-grain arrow, 300 fps at point-blank range. At 50 yards, the Nitro 505’s Pro Elite 400 bolts are moving at 474 fps, and have 201.5 ft-lb KE, and. At 50 yards, the R500’s bolt is moving at 462 fps and carries 191 ft-lb KE with. The Doppler radar chronograph tracks projectiles downrange and provides speeds at various distances. The Nitro 505 also can shoot 450-grain CenterPunch bolts, which bring the speed down to 488.5 fps. Speeds are based on a five-shot average and both crossbows used 400-grain bolts. Using a LabRadar Doppler chronograph, we clocked the Nitro 505 at 515 fps and the R500 at 502 fps. Do these two bows really shoot faster than 500 fps? Yep.
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