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At the PSE Booth there was a new crossbow that
gathered most of the attention from visitors. I
possibly passed some 20 times in three days in front
of the PSE booth and every single time there was
crowd around these new crossbows. The new marvel is
named TAC15, if the name resembles something
tactical like the AR15 well take a look at the
pictures and you will know why. The new compound
TAC15 is a 170 pounds draw weigh parallel limb
design with short, muscular limbs fitted with huge
cams. It is capable of shooting an arrow (425
grains) at 402-415 FPS. This crossbow has a
trackless design in order to reduce friction; it has
a long power stroke at 17 ¼” and it is fitted with
Vibracheck Backstop string suppressors to reduce
vibrations. Another feature is that the TAC15 has an
integral cocking mechanism that uses a crank to cock
and uncock the crossbow. The crack actually lowers
the release assembly toward the string, the sting is
looped (similarly to a compound) and the release
unit engages on the loop. As the arrow is positioned
the integral anti dry fire is also activated. The
crossbow can be now cocked and is ready to shoot.
Note that as the release is not engaging the string
directly there is no serving wear (in case you just
replace the loop). Last but not least you will like
this crossbow trigger because it feels like your
AR15 , well it is your AR15’s trigger actually as
the TAC15 does use the lower receiver of your own
AR15. Yes you got it right you take apart your AR15
removing two pins, remove the magazine and the lower
receiver is then assembled with two pins to the
upper part of the TAC15 that now forms a complete
crossbow. So if you buy one you
need to have an AR15 in order to complete this
crossbow. This is quite new and possibly will limit
the sale to those who already (or plan to ) have an
AR15 but people at PSE seemed enthusiast about this.
Actually judging by how many people stopped by to
see it and handle it they are already creating lots
of interest.
I have been able to shoot it twice and I have to
admit I was impressed as it is really powerful,
seems reasonably silent (I was shooting at the show
lanes) and engineers worked well to reduce
vibrations. The trigger is sweet but … hey in the
end it was a firearm trigger!!! I
cannot speak about precision but seems that during
testing PSE guys were able to shoot groups of an
inch at 100 yards!
The crossbow weighs 8.3 pounds assembled with
lower AR15’s lower receiver, that is average for a
crossbow but this AR15 is really long (see pictures
in the gallery) this is one aspect to consider if
you want or need to use it in confined spaces.
This is one crossbow with a radically different
look and feel you either love or hate it at first
glance, either way is it something we should keep
our eyes on!
See the PSE picture gallery
HERE
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