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

This is not a toy. This very powerful for its size. I didnt have much trouble assembling this crossbow. A video on youtube showed the best way to string it, and it worked. It takes some strength and leverage to cock it, but it can be done by the average person. For the price, its worth it.

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.

For its size this is a powerful little crossbow. Much stronger than I thought it would be. Can easily be used for pest control. Surprisingly accurate with just the stock metal sights. Next investment will be a decent target.Assembly was straight forward, just need to make sure that the limb assembly is centered properly. Stringing took a little effort but wasn't too much trouble.I would recommend.Update: Having fun with this thing. I would recommend the one piece pistol bolts. The aluminum and plastic are nice, heavy, and fly straight but the fletching/flights break easily. Plan on loosing a few of them.

A bit more assembly needed than I expected, but once all was said and done, this is a quality item that is a heck of a lot of fun to shoot. It is essentially a decent quality pistol crossbow with a stock attached, but that stock makes a big difference. The sights that come on it are pretty good, and the cocking mechanism built into the stock is useful and effective. The rear side is removable with a picatinny rail underneath of it, which is a very nice little touch. This thing is surprisingly powerful and accurate. I'm hitting within one inch of point of aim at 30 ft. the field tips on the bolts that are included are sharp as needles, and the bow is powerful enough to almost embed them into my archery target that's built for speeds up to 350 ft per second. This thing is probably powerful enough to kill small game within 40 ft. With that kind of power, it could also seriously injure a person, so don't give it to anyone too young to be careful.

I love it! Not the most powerful of mini crossbows, but still packs a punch for a mini. Regardless of power, this thing is tons of fun for the price. It's not powerful like a BAT, but you're not having to spend $300 either. For the price, you can't beat it. Super easy to load and cock, and pretty simple to put together as well.

This is a dangerous product that needs to be re-engineered. Bought 1 for me and 1 for my brother, both of them broke when trying to fire. The metal piece that held the bolt broke on my brothers, and the plastic ends on my bow snapped and broke. Low quality and should be taken off the market.

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.

This is no joke, I've shot the rifle style of bows, this one keeps up with the best. Adjustable front and rear stock make for a good fit ,the sights are a little hard to see, but very accurate.I wish it came with 3 more arrows and a extra string . All in all a good deal