TenPoint Havoc RS440

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Assembly

As with most crossbows from TenPoint, the Havoc RS440 comes almost fully assembled. You’ll only need to mount the scope, string stop system and quiver.

Even for people new to crossbow shooting, the Havoc RS440 should be pretty easy to assemble. TenPoint includes an owner’s/instruction manual with the crossbow and you can even find instructional videos on TenPoint’s website.

First Impressions

After releasing their flagship crossbow, the Vapor RS470 XERO, TenPoint introduced another crossbow with the XERO range finding scope; the TenPoint Havoc RS440. Because of the high price of the Garmin XERO scope, TenPoint also released this model with an EVO-X Marksman Elite scope. This would save you about $1100.

Another unique feature for the Havoc RS440 is its size. This new crossbow is ~5 inches smaller than its predecessors at only . Before TenPoint’s 2021 lineup, they didn’t offer a crossbow that was smaller than 31.5 inches.

Design and Durability

The TenPoint Havoc RS440 comes with a Reverse-Draw design and combined with the RX7-cams and an elongated power stroke, this crossbow can shoot arrows at 440 feet per second! This is basically the same design that powers the Vapor RS470.

This crossbow is also very compact at just 26.5 inches in length, 12.3 inches in width uncocked and 7.5 inches cocked.

Because of all of these high quality features and durability, the Havoc RS440 is quite a heavy crossbow. Even without accessories it already weighs 7.5 pounds. After adding the XERO scope, the crossbow can easily weigh 10 pounds.

TenPoint is one of the few crossbow manufacturers that also include a SIX-Arrow Tech Quiver with their crossbows. Most crossbows come with a 3-arrow quiver.

Optics

TenPoint released the Havoc RS440 with 2 different scopes; the Garmin XERO scope and the EVO-X Marksman Elite scope.

Garmin XERO Scope

TenPoint partnered with Garmin to create the first crossbow that came with a built-in range finding scope and the XERO scope is also an option for the Havoc RS440 crossbow. We’ve already reviewed the XERO scope on the Vapor RS470. It’s currently the most high-tech scope available for a crossbow, but also very expensive.

The Garmin XERO X1i crossbow scope is designed for crossbows with a maximum of 650 feet per second and has a range of 250 yards (or 500 yards for reflective targets).

Calibrating the Garmin XERO X1i

Make sure you’ve mounted the scope correctly and placed the silent range button in a place that you can easily reach with your finger. After that, it’s time to turn the XERO scope on for the first time and you’ll need to complete the initial setup.

The initial setup will guide you through the process of making sure that the scope is dead-center at a 20-yard distance.

After installing the first aiming point, you can add more aiming points for different distances yourself. As well as let the scope automatically calibrate aiming points for you by entering the speed of the crossbow. You can always edit, add, delete, or re-calibrate aiming points after this initial setup. The Garmin XERO X1i scope can store a total of 10 custom bolt profiles.

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EVO-X Marksman Elite Scope

If you don’t need high-tech features and/or a much cheaper option, you can also opt for the EVO-X Marksman Elite scope. This is a brand new crossbow and an upgrade from the previous EVO-X Marksman scope. It might not be as high-tech as the XERO scope, but it still has amazing features for a “normal” scope.

The EVO-X Marksman Elite is a variable speed scope designed for crossbows with speeds of up to 500 feet per second and has a range of 100-yards. Including the reticle, this scope features a total of 9 aiming points from 20-100 yards with 10-yard increments.

Sighting in the EVO-X Marksman Elite

TenPoint already pre-sighted the EVO-X Marksman Elite scope before they ship the crossbows out. During transport the scope can lose some of its accuracy. It’s best to take every crossbow out to the range for some target shooting before you’ll take it with you on a hunt.

First make sure the scope is properly sighted in at 20-yard distances and then move it to a 50-yard distance. After having it properly sighted in at 50 yards, the other aiming points should be calibrated as well.

Noise Reducing Features

TenPoint equipped the Havoc RS440 with an integrated string stop system. As this crossbow is a high-powered crossbow, without the integrated string stop system the Havoc RS440 would generate a lot of noise upon pulling the trigger.

Performance

Taking a crossbow out to the range for some target shooting is definitely the most fun part of reviewing a crossbow. Because TenPoint offers two different scopes for the Havoc RS440, we’ll have two different performance tests.

TenPoint installed their S1 trigger on the Havoc RS440. This is a 2-stage trigger that breaks at ~3.5 pounds. It’s a very smooth trigger and still one of the best on the market today.

Included with the TenPoint Havoc RS440 are six 16-inch Evo-X CenterPunch premium carbon arrows with 100-grain practice points. Fortunately, TenPoint now only speed-rates their crossbows with 1 type of arrow.