This crossbow features radical CNC machined cams with 65% let off, and a 3.5 pound smooth trigger assembly. SA Sports rates the speed of the bow using 375-gr arrows, so a heavier setup of arrow will yield slower speeds but comparable power. You can use the same size arrows, or you can use 20” carbon arrows (my preference). The bolts that come with the Dragon are 16” aluminum arrows, and broke after just a couple of shots each. Fog protection is good, but the scope has limited light gathering abilities and is almost useless in low light conditions. It comes almost sighted in right out of the box, and takes just a few adjustments to shoot true every time. The Empire Dragon comes with a 4×32 multi-range scope, and it’s a halfway decent scope. The anti dry-fire mechanism worked flawlessly for every shot, as did the safety. The draw weight is 154 lbs, and the 65% let off on the cams makes this draw smoother than just about any other crossbow I’ve used. This x-bow is very easy to cock, especially using the included rope cocking device. Unfortunately, the limb pockets breaking led to me not testing this crossbow in a hunting trip. With the amount of power the Empire Dragon deals, it would be suitable for hunting just about any legal North American game. Thus endeth what might have been a great hunting crossbow. I talked to a bow technician about this, and he said that he’d had about a dozen Empire Dragons come back to him with the same broken pockets. Fortunately, nobody was around to get injured and the limbs just barely missed me. The limb pockets broke, and the limbs came flying off the crossbow. I was able to maintain 1” groupings at 30 yards, and 2” groupings from 50 and 70 yards.Īfter about 20 shots during my testing, the worst possible thing happened. Accuracy of the Empire Dragon is pretty good for such an inexpensive crossbow. The scope came almost sighted in straight out of the box, and required just a couple of shots before the scope was perfectly zeroed in. Knowing this, I set up my archery range with a backstop directly behind my target block, because otherwise the force of the arrows would have knocked my target block over. The Empire Dragon flings arrows at 340 fps, and deals out almost 95 ft. ![]() Once all of that is done, you’re ready to head to the archery range. Next, you install the foot stirrup, quiver, and crossbow scope. Once you have the barrel and riser properly aligned, you connect the pieces together using the included nose bolt and washer, then tighten the center set screw on the underside of the riser. You attach the cable slide to the cables, and then insert the cables into the barrel track. SA Sports provides an excellent manual for assembly, and even includes a video of assembly on their web site. Fortunately, the Empire Dragon is pretty easy to put together. It would be nice if crossbows always arrived ready to shoot, but that’s seldom the case. ![]() Today we’re taking a look at the SA Sports Empire Dragon Each package delivered by SA Sports includes the following items: Hi there, and welcome to another crossbow review.
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