Hawkwing

Cool bow, but lacking for the price.

I had it for about 10 shots and the string blew up. After about 5 shots I had a “miss fire” which I assumed was from the string not contacting the lighted nock properly. After that, I made sure the bolt was seated all the way down and the lighted nock was engaged. It happened a second time and the string was toast. Ballista did replace a pack of lighted nocks and hunting bolts since the 2 that had this issue were no longer usable. I replaced the string with the “upgraded strings and cables” (+$200) and haven’t had issues since.

The trigger has a lot of creep and could use some work. I also wish they had the cock vane a different color for ease of loading in low light. I striped mine with a sharpie.

I hunt with a 375 gr bolt and a 1.5” SevR Hybrid. Shot a mature buck at 28 yds and it blew through it with no issues. Deer was down within sight.

I can hold about 1” groups at 20 yds. Dead on at 25 yds, about 3” of drop at 25 yds, and about 5” at 30 yds.

Wish the bow came already the “upgraded” strings and a better trigger for the price.

Disappointed...Hours after just receiving the crossbow, I've assembled it and tried to shoot to zero the scope but... the trigger does not work! I squeeze it, with more or less pressure, I manipulate the safe on/off, I insert different arrow with different knock all way in...nope, it does not work. I've tried to uncock the thing but it cannot be uncocked as later I've just found out from Ballista guy ("The Hwakwing crossbow doesn't have the uncocking feature, unlike our other crossbow- with the Hawkwing, you have to shoot, that`s all")... After few more tentative to shot the damn thing and moving the safe button in and out and setting the knock well in the string and squeezing the trigger with different pressure it shot completely surprising me... First, it would be informative to know that the Hawkwing cannot be uncocked and once cocked you must shot (take a target with you when you go hunting in case the animal expected does not appear...); this aspect should it be shown in the description or in the specs of the crossbow, prior to buying it and for sure it must be mentioned in the manual of the product but it's not. Second, I've informed Ballista on the very day about the faulty trigger but the contact person asked me "Could you provide us with the video showing the malfunction from different angles? This will help us to understand the issue and act accordingly" ... How the f..k can I videotape the damn thing from different angles when I'm afraid of the arrow leaving the crossbow at its own will, anytime? What is this? I informed the seller about a dangerous trigger in the very day I receive the goods and it asks me for a multiple angle video? To figure out what? That it does not shoot? That the trigger is dangerous? What is this? I suppose I probably will never receive a replacing, working trigger mechanism from Ballista while they don't even answer the email back again...Probably being oversees does not affect their responsibility nerve too much, but I will take this review on European sites as well. Good job Ballista!

Disappointed...Hours after just receiving the crossbow, I've assembled it and tried to shoot to zero the scope but... the trigger does not work! I squeeze it, with more or less pressure, I manipulate the safe on/off, I insert different arrow with different knock all way in...nope, it does not work. I've tried to uncock the thing but it cannot be uncocked as later I've just found out from Ballista guy ("The Hwakwing crossbow doesn't have the uncocking feature, unlike our other crossbow- with the Hawkwing, you have to shoot, that`s all")... After few more tentative to shot the damn thing and moving the safe button in and out and setting the knock well in the string and squeezing the trigger with different pressure it shot completely surprising me... First, it would be informative to know that the Hawkwing cannot be uncocked and once cocked you must shot (take a target with you when you go hunting in case the animal expected does not appear...); this aspect should it be shown in the description or in the specs of the crossbow, prior to buying it and for sure it must be mentioned in the manual of the product but it's not. Second, I've informed Ballista on the very day about the faulty trigger but the contact person asked me "Could you provide us with the video showing the malfunction from different angles? This will help us to understand the issue and act accordingly" ... How the f..k can I videotape the damn thing from different angles when I'm afraid of the arrow leaving the crossbow at its own will, anytime? What is this? I informed the seller about a dangerous trigger in the very day I receive the goods and it asks me for a multiple angle video? To figure out what? That it does not shoot? That the trigger is dangerous? What is this? I suppose I probably will never receive a replacing, working trigger mechanism from Ballista while they don't even answer the email back again...Probably being oversees does not affect their responsibility nerve too much, but I will take this review on European sites as well. Good job Ballista!

Disappointed...Hours after just receiving the crossbow, I've assembled it and tried to shoot to zero the scope but... the trigger does not work! I squeeze it, with more or less pressure, I manipulate the safe on/off, I insert different arrow with different knock all way in...nope, it does not work. I've tried to uncock the thing but it cannot be uncocked as later I've just found out from Ballista guy ("The Hwakwing crossbow doesn't have the uncocking feature, unlike our other crossbow- with the Hawkwing, you have to shoot, that`s all")... After few more tentative to shot the damn thing and moving the safe button in and out and setting the knock well in the string and squeezing the trigger with different pressure it shot completely surprising me... First, it would be informative to know that the Hawkwing cannot be uncocked and once cocked you must shot (take a target with you when you go hunting in case the animal expected does not appear...); this aspect should it be shown in the description or in the specs of the crossbow, prior to buying it and for sure it must be mentioned in the manual of the product but it's not. Second, I've informed Ballista on the very day about the faulty trigger but the contact person asked me "Could you provide us with the video showing the malfunction from different angles? This will help us to understand the issue and act accordingly" ... How the f..k can I videotape the damn thing from different angles when I'm afraid of the arrow leaving the crossbow at its own will, anytime? What is this? I informed the seller about a dangerous trigger in the very day I receive the goods and it asks me for a multiple angle video? To figure out what? That it does not shoot? That the trigger is dangerous? What is this? I suppose I probably will never receive a replacing, working trigger mechanism from Ballista while they don't even answer the email back again...Probably being oversees does not affect their responsibility nerve too much, but I will take this review on European sites as well. Good job Ballista!

Very good 👍

Great tactical bow. Going to be order the bat reverse with L Stock to go with this bow

Love this crossbow. It’s a solid, compact unit. Shoots great!

Must buy

Super fast, compact lightweight crossbow. Nothing like it on the market!!!