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Quality
By this
time you have already read our report of the
Armcross Factory visit so you know how much they
do stress quality. Handling the LeoPro it is
easy to recognize how deep is their quality
commitment even in the smallest details. We
tried to criticize every single piece but
frankly it soon looked like an impossible feat.
The
reinforced ABS stock molding is perfect: it show
no sign of the parting line (where the two mould
halves met) despite that being placed on a
curved surface. The small texture on the stock
is very nice to grip and gives a good effect on
black (one of the standard colors) while it
gives a 3D feeling to camo dipped finish (another
color to chose from). The stock is mated to the
main frame via screws that work on steel inserts
instead of directly into the plastic molding as
a guarantee of strength even after years of
abuse.
The stok
is finished in non glare black or in two
designer camo (see Armcross web site for
swatches) named RF-1 and RF-2 that will appeal
hunters. The dipping is very well done even onto
smaller details/undercut areas.
Most of
the metal parts are milled from billet, high
grade 7075 aluminum (not the more common and
cheaper 6061) and are anodized in non glare
black. Looking close enough will reveal the
milling tool marks. Stressed components such as
the limbs/riser mating is done again via steel
inserts in order to distribute stress on a
larger surface and provide a longer working
life.
The
trigger uses all steel components, works nice
and crisp with a relatively short travel. The
trigger pull is left plain, I would have
preferred a grooved surface, but thanks to the
curved shape the grip is fine. The trigger is
factory set at an optimal 3lbs.
The
safety is automatic meaning it automatically
sets to safe every time you cock the crossbow,
the engage/disengage lever is on both sides and
can be operated with the thumb, that is you can
set it to shoot position without changing your
grip, keeping your index finger near the
trigger, very important as you are in a hunting
situation and you have already your game into
the crosshair.
The
scope mounted onto the test sample was the
illuminated reticle model. It offers a very nice
view without any noticeable distortion (sharp
from edge to edge) and with good color rendition
(no color dominant of sort).This model also
offers the bonus of illuminated reticle for low
light hunting/shooting situations, illumination
can be set in both red and green.
Quality
is also noticeable in many design aspects, more
on this in the next chapters but consider that
the stock is mated to the main frame without any
visible screw: just look for this detail on any
high end current crossbow and you’ll see why
this LeoPro is a notch above the rest.
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