Wicked Ridge NXT 400: Best X-Bow for the Bucks?
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2021
- Wicked Ridge is the noted Ten Point company's value brand, but basically Wicked Ridge crossbows are Ten Point models--using Ten Point's technology--that are basically just rebranded. In other words, Wicked Ridge crossbows are made by the Ten Point company in its Ohio facility to the standards that have made Ten Point the best all-around crossbow company in the business. JJ has tested most all crossbows on the market, and believes Wicked Ridge's upper-end crossbows (in the $800- $1200 range) are likely the best going for the money. Specifically, the NXT 400 is fast at a tested 400 fps for silly kinetic energy around 145 ft.-lbs., very narrow at 6 inches axle-to-axle so it's easy to carry and hunt with, it's safe, accurate, easy to cock and has all the features that make Ten Point xbows great. But don't take the company's word for it from its spec sheet. Unlike plenty of others out there, JJ's actually been testing crossbows for 20 years; he tests them in a scientific fashion and calls a spade a spade when he finds negatives or disparities. If you are in the market for a new crossbow for the upcoming hunting season, don't buy until you watch this video. And if you don't want to pay over 2K, the Wicked Ridge NXT 400 is likely the way to go.
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I own the nxt 400 --- sweeeet. This is my 1st year to hunt with it 2022 2023 season I am anxious to use this season. Made well and so narrow. I enjoyed your video. Eddy Rich Powder Springs Ga.
Awesome video brother! Thanks for all the info. Take care
Great sense of humour & very informative 👍
Great review I’m now to the crossbow Learned quite a bit ! 🤙🏽
Hey Jeff great independent review. Thanks for your honesty. This will be a big help in making my decision on a purchase. Nicely done video, also. Some of the other guys blast loud music making it difficult to hear the commentary. Thank you.
Say what you want/ I just got this crossbow, sighted it in. Right on the money. Just drilled a Doe at 20 yrds 10 ringer right threw the heart. Right we’re I aimed. So much better than my old Barnett.
Love your videos!😎
I just one of these tonight,my dad recommended it so I decided to search and have found nothing negative about them. And I paid 699 brand new. Seems like a friggin steal
I got the same deal man! $699 tax included out the door and couldn’t pass that up.
@@PandY7190 helluva setup for the price. I love mine!
Great review but I have to disagree with you. 1k is a lot of money for most hunters. When you talk value you need to drop down to 5 and under. Most hunters I see in the public lands of ok are sporting something from walmart like a Killer jnstinct or center point. These bows are fast hard hitting highly accurate deer killing machines. They have great warranties and stand behind their products so if they do have an issue it's fixed quickly. The WR u reviewed is on the lower end of high priced rigs and honestly it's just an amazing bow. The WR INVADER 400 or rampage 360 would have a much much higher claim to the title if your video.
You're probably right.
It is a really nice 2nd xbow, the accuracy is far better than Barnett in this range. In NH very few 40 yard+ shots so scope is good enough. Putting an Escalade on a VW frame, is still a VW.
If you set the switch to Engage when cranking it will not wind backwards out of control. It has a brake built in fyi.
I was gonna say that
he is not the 1st to review wicked ridge with accudraw and say it doesn't lock
Yeah I have the same bow it does lock if you place it on engage it just has that click sound like a ratchet
Oddly enough, I think the knife sharpening video was how I found your channel. Been watching since!
Ha! Thank you sir!
PSE frontier is surprisingly good for the price. I shot the thing probably around 400 times and is going strong.
Should I get this or the vipers400? I remember you testing the viper 400 and it only did 364fps but said would do 400fps. Between the two which one would you recommend? I reallly like the ACU slide system on the viper allowing me to stop between cranks without having to worry. In the market to buy one of these , please help me decide, keep up the great videos and reviews!
Good video. Nice to here an intelligent straight forward review. I’m contemplating a crossbow because of an elbow issue making tough to shoot my compound. So many opinions and options. I can spend a lot of $ if justified but I don’t feel I have to from what I’ve seen. I like Ten Point just from friends having them and what I’ve seen and read. I’ve sort of narrowed it down to this bow the nxt 400 and the rdx 400. I realize the nxt is narrower and the draw is different. But the rdx seemed quieter on the reviews I’ve watched. Which do you recommend and why? Also I read the Wicked Ridge line is made in China and Ten Point in the states? Any input is really appreciated.
I loved archery and bow hunting. Own a gun but never hunted with it always took my bow. Now being young but disabled I just bought a Xbow so I can get back to shooting as I love guns and shooting them but nowhere near as much as a string slinger of some sort.
Hi Jeff, certainly a nice and very fair review video! I've always been a fan of Ten Point, but never owned one. As a wine buff, I frequently buy a vineyards second label and so I'm all in for the value of Wicked Ridge crossbows! However, I know this NXT 400 is impressive and fast, it's still do heavy! As an older hunter, I'm trying to lighten my load, both rifles and crossbows. So, I'm okay with sacrificing some FPS and going with the Wicked Ridge M-370, still the lightest crossbow on the market, and about $250 less than the NXT 400!
I think that's a good choice. Often times the slightly slower crossbows are quieter and more accurate. Thank you for watching!
@@BullShooterswithJeffJohnston Thanks Jeff, love your content, you do a thorough job in your reviews! Found the one on FOC with The Ranch Ferry especially interesting! I've found most crossbows noisy, including my current Barnett Raptor FX. Looks like heavier arrows might be the way to quiet them down a bit!
Just bought one blindly from a punk at academy sports pre assembled, no lube in box? 💩 but never touching one before, compound only,I was impressed,1/2 " off at 20yd out of box. It'll pay it's Way 🐻
You probably just sold one of these for them. Just have to convince the wife, but after almost a decade of not deer hunting, and seeing her reaction when we ate the inner tenderloins from a doe I shot this year, I think it will be a pretty easy sell lol. I am a meat hunter with a strong hope of not getting buck fever again. What can I say, 40 pounds of honey BBQ snack sticks, smoked summer sausage, mississippi roast, LOINS, and 1 hour hunts will spoil a feller. 1500$ roughly, for a huge extended season sounds good when we are eating 10 pounds of game a week.
More about how wide new crossbows are - ua-cam.com/video/-e4Gz5z0vHQ/v-deo.html
After you attach the sled to the string flip the lever back up and then crank, then you can stop cranking without busting your knuckles….
can you try the chronograph again from about 10 inches further away?
That thing is super heavy!!!!
I want Camx to come back. I have the A4 and it’s been an amazing crossbow
i shot a CamX extensively! it was very wide compared to the xbows these days--and not all that fast--but it had some cool features and shot well!! thanks for the comment!
@@BullShooterswithJeffJohnston the A4 is very narrow compared to the other Camx bows. Axle to axle cocked is 10.5
@@SpudOutdoors oh.. My bad. Im obviously thinking about one of their earlier xbows. Thanks for the info!
@@BullShooterswithJeffJohnston no worries. The A4 was a hidden gem. Super quiet. 370fps with a 400gn arrow and deadly accurate. Out of the box without touching the scope it shot a 1” group at 100 yards. It was perfectly sighted in. The cams are also in-boarded 💯. So no cams outside the limbs. The decocking feature is unreal. It feels like 10lbs when your letting it off.
@@SpudOutdoors dang! Not sure how i missed that one. Camx sent me a bow when they first came out.. Then i didnt hear much more about them. Ill look it up! Sounds legit!
I got bear. Cross bow. It very accurate. And light most deer I've ever took even,with a gun has usually been around 35 yards or less. Course I don't shoot my bow much as long as holds true. I only fire it when shooting a deer. Same with my guns. ,,but that's just me,,,
Just picked up for $699 out the door shipping and taxes included.
I have the wicked ridge 400 crossbow I love it its well worth the money
I've been out of crossbow hunting for a few year. I had a Parker Tornado, but sold it and have been focusing on family for a few years. There are so many new, expensive crossbows now. I'm not sure where to start looking. I know excalibur use to be tanks. My budget is around 1500
The 10 point viper s 400 runs about $1500. That's the direction I'd go.
The 10 point M1 titan is pretty bad ass Also, the wicked ridge M-370 is pretty good as well.
What is the most accurate crossbow you have shot?
La- owner may 🐝. Lol.
Good lord that things cranky. Early mornings
Muito top
What scope upgrade would you recommend?
Sig BDX system
How much for the bow
Same bow as Centerpoint's CP400 for double the price. ;D
You think the wicked ridge nxt is better now than the ten point titan M1?
very close comparison, because it's essentially the same crossbow. 370 vs 400 fps. The NXT is narrower, which is a big deal. But it's made in the same place, by the same people with the same materials. Yes i do think the NXT is better, but it gets complicated if you're talking "for the money" or $300 more... Probably not. Just my opinion. What do you think?
Yes Sir i like that unit right there. I mean wicked ridge is looking sweet. Yes sir im sharping my skills and watch that knife sharping video next . From ur ole hillbilly buddy stay safe.
Keep them sharp points on targut 🎯.
Hit the heart, not the hartgut.
Stinky i say stinky.
Hey do you wont trade that acudraw 50 to yours do you i bought the 400 and was sent a acudraw 50.
Or even the bow if you still have
$1,150 is not "budget" nor cheap
I see it for $989 seems reasonable to me. Price is subjective as people make more or less than others. Good thing is there’s something out there to fit every budget.
ATA DOES mean something.
If the string stretches the ATA is longer and speed gets lost which throws off the reticles in the scope.
Can this one be rope cocked if acu draw fails?
No too narrow.
Manda uma de presente pra mim meu amigo
I payed $299 for my crossbow new and it kills deer dead! please tell me why i need to pay $900 more for this. I cant wait for you to explain why this cost $1199 and why its worth that much money .... i seen one at my local outdoors store and as im reaching for it the price froze that reach rite in its tracks No chance i would ever pay that much money for a crossbow! Oh yeah and 9lbs you carry that thing around once and see how you feel after the end of the day. PFFT Good luck with that
@@chipete1 PSE coalition is 299 currently on Amazon, a few others just a few bucks more. I just looked up "budget crossbow" and Killer instinct lethal 405 and bear X can be purchased for about $230
Come on, put the accudraw on engage, yes it clicks, but it holds it from spinning back
Human mousetrap 😂😂👍
Tenpoint copied ravin on design and ravin is better for me the best for the money is the Barnett hyper raptor for $599.99 can’t beat it
Put the instructions in your bathroom.. you will get to it.. sooner or latter.
Noice.
I don’t care what it is cocked because when I shoot it it’s gonna be uncocked and your cams or limbs hitting something as your shooting is sure to do damage. Great bow but being it’s for my kids it looks like I’m sh** out of luck and will have to buy another ten point with the accuslide. Mmm maybe I’m in luck and will buy myself the havoc 440 and give my boys my siege 410.
Well he covers that aspect. And from that we should all learn after scoping a loving animal make sure you’re clear.
Why would they make a American item in our own country and put a cheap Chinese scope on it? You went from almost to 100% down to 60%. A good scope is diffently needed for something this good. Why not go the full way in the build???
Because there are very few American made optics manufacturers and the ones there are have a starting price of $1k plus making this almost double it’s MSRP. As far as rifle and firearm scopes go optics tech has come a long way and there are some excellent optics coming out of China now. I can’t say the same for cross bow scopes since I don’t own one yet.
A grand isn’t much for something like a bow that ur expecting it do what it does for a lot of years with not much maintaining if so get a sport like tennis
This is why there are no bucks by rifle season.
My God that sounds like a gun going off I don't think it's going to last very long it's going to blow up it's too noisy
This guy out of the gate is to positive about ten piont clearly some incentives here for him not a good review notice he says some of scope are bore sighted they claim they all are mine want horrible experience cheap is as cheap does
Like your videos, but you should keep your political thoughts and views to yourself. All people follow and watch you and your videos.
good insight!
I am surprised the liberals have not tried to regulate crossbows like they do with guns ?!?!?! Also, who needs a gun silencer when you can just buy a crossbow !!
give them time..