TENPOINT CROSSBOW TECHNOLOGIES, HORTON CROSSBOW INNOVATIONS, WICKED RIDGE CROSSBOWS OWNER’S MANUAL
OWNER’S MANUAL
FOR ALL CROSSBOW MODELS MANUFACTURED BY
TENPOINT CROSSBOW TECHNOLOGIES
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HORTON CROSSBOW INNOVATIONS
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WICKED RIDGE CROSSBOWS
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INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS
First and foremost, thank you for trusting us with
your crossbow purchase and welcome to the
TenPoint family.
Regardless of your crossbow experience, you
must carefully read and follow the warnings
and instructions set forth in this manual before
assembling, cocking, loading, or shooting
your crossbow. In addition, you should view the
Owner’s Instructional Videos for visual
demonstrations and additional information. You can
find the videos, as well as our ‘Now You Know’
instructional video series, on our website
(Videos>Instructional Videos).
Modern crossbows, like firearms or any lethal
weapon, can cause serious bodily injury - including
death - if you handle them improperly or unsafely.
SAFETY ..................................................................... 3-5
Hand and Finger Safety ..................................................................................... 3
Trigger and Trigger-Safety Protocol .............................................................. 4
Testing Your Trigger Safety .............................................................................. 4
General Safety ................................................................................................. 4-5
COCKING YOUR CROSSBOW ....................................... 5-6
Manual Cocking Safety ...................................................................................... 5
Manual Cocking Instructions ........................................................................... 6
ACUDRAW 50 SLED, ACUDRAW 50
AND ACU-52 COCKING DEVICES ................................ 6-8
ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, & ACU-52 Safety ...................................6
ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, & ACU-52 Operating Instructions 7-8
ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, & ACU-52 Maintenance ....................... 8
ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, & ACU-52 Troubleshooting................. 8
ACUDRAW PRO & ACUDRAW COCKING DEVICES ....... 9-12
ACUdraw PRO & ACUdraw Safet y ............................................................. 9-10
ACUdraw PRO & ACUdraw Operating Instructions ...............................10-11
ACUdraw PRO & ACUdraw Maintenance ......................................................12
ACUdraw PRO & ACUdraw Troubleshooting ................................................12
LOADING AND UNLOADING YOUR CROSSBOW .......... 12-13
Loading and Unloading an Arrow Safely ................................................ 12-13
Arrow Loading Instructions .............................................................................13
Arrow Unloading Instructions .........................................................................13
Crossbows should be treated with the same care and
safety as firearms. It is necessary, therefore, that
you study and follow the SAFETY sections of this
manual before reading the operating instructions.
You will pose a danger to yourself and to those
around you if you are either unaware of the rules
of safe operation or if you lose focus of them while
hunting or shooting. As a hunter or recreational
shooter your goal should be to follow these safety
practices every time you pick up your crossbow.
If any part of this manual is unclear, or if you have any
questions about the safe use of the crossbow, contact a
customer ser vice representative at 330-628-9245 option 2 for
assistance. After thoroughly reading and understanding this
material, save this manual for future reference.
FORMAT NOTE:
We reference some of the safety instructions multiple times in
this manual. The hand-safety instructions, for example, apply
when you cock, load, unload, carry, and shoot your crossbow,
so we reference them by title and page number where we
believe it is impor tant to remind you to read them.
UNCOCKING YOUR CROSSBOW .................................... 13
Uncocking Your Crossbow ...............................................................................13
SIGHTING IN YOUR CROSSBOW .................................... 14
Sighting In Safet y ..............................................................................................14
Scope Sighting ....................................................................................................14
SHOOTING YOUR CROSSBOW ...................................15-16
Shooting Safety .................................................................................................15
Shooting Instruction and Technique ......................................................15-16
TREESTAND SAFETY ................................................... 16
ARROW REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY .................... 16-17
REVERSING THE TRIGGER’S SAFETY KNOB ................. 17
CROSSBOW MAINTENANCE .....................................17-18
Maintenance Procedures for High Per formance Crossbows ................ 18
Maintenance Procedures for Turbo M1 and Titan M1 Crossbows ......... 18
General Maintenance Procedures ................................................................ 18
CROSSBOW TROUBLESHOOTING ............................ 18-19
RETURNING YOUR CROSSBOW FOR SERVICE .............. 19
STRING AND CABLE SPECIFICATIONS ....................20-21
WARRANTY ...........................................22-BACK COVER
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OWNER’S MANUAL
SAFETY
The use of a crossbow requires considerable skill and should
be treated with caution to avoid injury to persons and/
or property. Crossbows should only be used by those who
are properly trained in safety or under the supervision of a
qualified instructor. You must follow all written and video
safety warnings and instructions provided with this product.
HAND AND FINGER SAFETY
By the inherent nature of the crossbow design, the bowstring
travels along the path of the crossbow stock at a high speed.
The bowstring is a high-energy device and moves with such
force it can cause significant injury if it contacts any part of
the body during release. To avoid serious injury, you MUST
keep all par ts of the body away from the path of the bowstring
and cable paths. Placing your hands, fingers, thumbs or other
body parts in the path of the crossbow string or cables may
cause serious injury. NEVER place any part of your body into
the travel path of the crossbow string or cables.
• When you shoulder your crossbow to shoot, keep your fore-grip
hand squarely on the fore-grip as shown in photos 4-7.
Avoid sliding the hand in front of or behind the grip (photos 1-2),
and avoid allowing that hand’s thumb or fingers to move above
the barrel’s flight deck and into the bowstring’s release path
(photo 3). Failure to follow proper technique could result in a
severe injury or amputation to any portion of your hand or body
that is in the path of the bowstring upon release.
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PROPER HAND POSITION. Proper
way to hold the fore-grip on TenPoint
crossbows with fore-grip cutouts.
PROPER HAND POSITION. Proper way
to hold the fore-grip on Wicked Ridge
crossbows.
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PROPER HAND POSITION.
Proper way to hold the fore-grip on
Horton Crossbows.
• Injury may occur while using a bench rest. Avoid allowing your
fore-grip hand to rotate to the side of the grip or to move in front
of or behind the grip, thereby permitting your thumb and or fingers
to move above the flight deck and into the bowstring’s release
path (photos 8-9). Failure to follow proper technique could result
in a severe injury or amputation to any portion of your hand or
body that is in the path of the bowstring upon release.
See photos 10-11 for proper hand position.
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IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
With your fore-grip hand positioned
as shown above, you will severely
injure or amputate your thumb if you
fire your crossbow.
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IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
With your fore-grip hand positioned
s shown above, you will severely
a
injure your hand or amputate your
thumb and/or finger(s) if you fire
your crossbow.
IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
With your fore-grip hand positioned
a
s shown above, you will severely
injure or amputate your finger(s) if
you fire your crossbow.
PROPER HAND POSITION. Proper
way to hold the fore-grip on TenPoint
crossbows without fore-grip cutouts.
IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
With your fore-grip hand rotated to
the side of the grip, you will expose
your thumb to the bowstring’s
release path.
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PROPER HAND POSITION. With your
fore-grip hand flat on the bench rest
ou can position the grip in the “V”
y
between your fingers and thumb.
IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
With your fore-grip hand positioned
i
n front of the grip, you will expose
your thumb to the bowstring’s
release path.
Keep your thumb and fingers below
the flight deck and away from the
cables to avoid injury.
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• Never place any body part, for any reason, in the path of the
bowstring. Do not hold, carr y, or hand a cocked or loaded
crossbow to someone by grasping the barrel or fore-stock inside
the bowstring’s release path (photo 12).
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IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
Do not grab or hold it by the barrel
and fore-stock.
• When loading an arrow, hold it just behind the broadhead or
field point with both your index and middle fingers and
your thumb. Then slide the nock end of the shaf t under the
arrow retention spring or retention brush and into the
string slot. This technique keeps your fingers and thumb out
of the bowstring’s release path and helps prevent serious
injury or amputation if the crossbow were to unintentionally fire
(photos 13-14).
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PROPER HAND POSITION. Hold the
arrow with your index and middle
finger and your thumb just behind
the broadhead.
IMPROPER HAND POSITION.
With your hand positioned as shown
above, you will severely injure your
hand and/or fingers if the crossbow
were to unintentionally fire.
TRIGGER AND TRIGGER-SAFETY PROTOCOL
Safety protocol for crossbow triggers and their safeties is
similar to the safety protocol required when using firearms.
Because triggers and their safeties are mechanical devices,
they are subject to failure due to a number of causes such as
abuse, misuse, tampering, wear and tear, neglect, operator
error, loss of focus, and other causes. Never rely upon a
mechanical device for safety.
The only safe approach to using a trigger is to assume that
whenever you place your finger on it, it will fire.
Position finger on the side of the stock.
• Do not pull (pre-load) the trigger to test whether your
trigger-safety is working. Always treat a crossbow as if it could
shoot at any time upon the pulling of a trigger. Pulling the trigger
could fire the crossbow and cause serious personal injury or
loss of life.
TESTING YOUR TRIGGER SAFETY
• Pull the trigger only to fire the crossbow.
• Never pull the trigger unless you intend to fire the crossbow.
• Manipulating the trigger is a bad practice.
• Never partially pull the trigger. If you partially pull the trigger,
reset the safety by recocking the bow and checking for safety
bounce back.
• Visually verif y your safety is in the white or “safe” position when
you engage or reengage your safety. Check for bounce back.
You can test your trigger-safety by pushing the safety knob in
the SAFE (white) direction toward the end of the safety knob slot.
It should move approximately 1/16th of an inch and then
“bounce-back” or “spring-back” once you stop pushing.
This “bounce-back” means the trigger-safety is engaged. If it does
not “bounce-back”, you must re-engage it by forcefully pulling
the bowstring as if you were cocking the crossbow. The bowstring
will engage the trigger-safety. REMEMBER, pulling the trigger is a
dangerous way to test your trigger-safety.
If your safety knob does not “bounce-back”, you should contact
TenPoint’s Customer Service Department at 330-628-9245 option 2.
It may be necessar y for you to return your crossbow for repair.
For a demonstration on the “bounce-back” feature, visit
www.tenpointcrossbows.com > Videos > Instructional Videos >
Never Pre-Load a Crossbow Trigger.
• The most important safety rule relating to the handling of the
trigger is to keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to
take a shot. Likewise, you should never disengage the
trigger-safety (move it to the FIRE (red) position) until you are
ready to take a shot. Instead, when shouldering your crossbow or
holding the grip, keep your trigger-finger off the trigger and on the
stock right above the trigger while pointing it toward the front of
the crossbow (photo 15). This practice will help prevent you from
accidentally discharging your crossbow and potentially causing
serious injur y or death to yourself or others.
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OWNER’S MANUAL
GENERAL SAFETY
• It is your responsibility to read and follow the written and video
warnings and instructions provided and ensure that any other
users also follow these warnings and instructions. Keep and
maintain your Owner’s Manuals with your crossbow and
make certain you provide them to whomever you loan or sell
your crossbow.
• Take a hunter’s education and safety course prior to hunting
so that you understand all of the risks involved. In fact, most
states require that you complete such a course before receiving
your hunting license.
• Check your local, state, or provincial hunting regulations
and regulations regarding use and transporting a crossbow.
Make sure that your crossbow hunt follows the laws of the
location in which you are hunting. Some jurisdictions require that
a crossbow be encased during transpor t.
• Wear safet y glasses when assembling, ser vicing, cocking,
loading, and shooting your crossbow to protect against loss
of or injur y to your eyes from any number of causes such
as, but not limited to, broken bow limbs, cables, bowstrings,
or cocking device draw cords.
• Your crossbow is a dangerous and deadly weapon designed for
hunting and target shooting. Do not use it for any other purpose.
• Always treat your crossbow with the respect due any
sporting arm. Treat every crossbow as if it were loaded.
It can be dangerous or deadly if mishandled.
• Never attempt to shoot any projectile other than arrows
specifically designed for use in your particular
crossbow model.
• Do not leave your crossbow cocked for ex tended periods
of time.
• Seek a doctor’s advice if you take medication to be sure you
are able to shoot and handle a crossbow safely. Do not
consume alcohol or performance impairing drugs before or
while using your crossbow. Impaired vision, motor skills and/
or judgement could lead to accidents that can cause serious
personal injury or loss of life.
• Do not modify your crossbow or remove or deactivate its
safety features. In addition to voiding your warranty, making
modifications may make your crossbow dangerous or may
cause serious property damage or personal injury, including
loss of life.
• Always point the crossbow in a safe direction.
• Always know your target and what is beyond it. Never shoot at a
target on the horizon if you don’t know what is on the other side.
• Before each shooting session, inspect your crossbow equipment
for worn, loose, damaged or missing parts. Inspect the cables and
crossbow string for signs of fraying or broken strands. Replace if
any missing, lost or damaged parts are observed or suspected.
Do not use the crossbow if these parts are missing or damaged.
• When carrying or transpor ting a cocked (always unloaded)
crossbow, make sure the safety is in the SAFE
(white) position. To avoid serious injury, be careful not to
place any part of your body in the release path of the
bowstring in case of an accidental discharge
• Prior to using your crossbow, you should watch and follow the
Owner’s Instructional Videos at www.tenpointcrossbows.com
and read and follow the Hand and Finger Safety (page 3), Trigger
and Trigger-Safety Protocol (page 4), Cocking Your Crossbow
(page 5), Loading and Unloading Your Crossbow (page 12),
Uncocking your Crossbow (page 13), Sighting In Your Crossbow
(page 14), Shooting Your Crossbow (page 15), Treestand Safety
(page 16), and Arrow Requirements and Safety (page 17) sections
of this manual. Failure to follow the warnings and instructions
may result in property damage and/or serious personal injury or
loss of life.
• Never dry-fire your crossbow. Shooting without an arrow is
damaging to the crossbow and could cause serious
personal injury. In the event of a dr y-fire, the bow must
be inspected by an authorized dealer or by TenPoint
Crossbow Technologies®, Horton Crossbow Innovations® or
Wicked Ridge Crossbows® before being re-cocked or shot.
• Always make sure the arrow is fully seated in fur thest back
position to reduce possibility of dry-fire.
• Always shoot arrows of the recommended weight, diameter,
length and nock style for your particular crossbow model.
• Failure to use the correct type of arrow could lead to serious
injury or death.
COCKING YOUR CROSSBOW
MANUAL COCKING SAFETY
• Do not attempt to manually cock your crossbow if it is a NXT
(Narrow Crossbow Technology), RDX (Reverse Draw Crossbow)
model or if it is equipped with a CLS (Compact Limb System),
XLT (Xtreme Limb Technology), RCX (Reverse Cam Crossbow) or
PLT (Parallel Limb Technology) bow assembly. These bow
assemblies are too narrow to cock manually. You will pinch
your fingers and possibly injure them because the bowstring
angle becomes too acute when cocked. Use a cocking assist
recommended for your model, such as an ACUdraw PRO, ACUdraw,
ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, ACU-52, ACUsled, ACUrope,
Dedd Sled 50, Rope Sled, or Rope-Cocker.
Likewise, if your crossbow’s draw weight is simply too heavy for you,
use a cocking assist suitable for your model.
• Prior to manually cocking your crossbow, you should watch
and follow the Owner ’s Instructional Videos at
www.tenpointcrossbows.com and read and follow the
Hand and Finger Safety (page 3), Trigger and Trigger-Safety
Protocol (page 4), Loading and Unloading Your Crossbow
(page 12), Uncocking Your Crossbow (page 13), Sighting In Your
Crossbow (page 14), Shooting Your Crossbow (page 15),
Treestand Safety (page 16), and Arrow Requirements and Safety
(page 17) sections of this manual. Failure to follow the warnings
and instructions may result in property damage and/or serious
personal injury or loss of life.
• When manually cocking a crossbow, grip the bowstring
securely with all four fingers of both hands and do not relax
your grip until the bowstring engages the string latch and sets
the trigger-safety. If the bowstring slips from your grip, you
may injure your hands and dry-fire the crossbow, potentially
damaging it and/or causing other personal injur y and
property damage.
• When manually cocking a crossbow, use proper lif ting
technique (see cocking instruction below) to avoid back or
shoulder injury.
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MANUAL COCKING INSTRUCTIONS
Before cocking your crossbow, make sure your safet y-knob is in
the FIRE (red) position. Otherwise, the bowstring will not set the
trigger-safety and engage the string-latch (photo 16).
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Make sure the trigger ’s safet y is in the forward (red), FIRE position before
cocking your crossbow.
The crossbow is equipped with a DFI (Dry-Fire-Inhibitor) to prevent
the crossbow from dry-firing, an event that could severely damage
the bow and cause serious injury. If the crossbow is cocked without
the crossbow in the FIRE (red) position, the DFI will catch and hold the
string, making it appear as though the bow is cocked when it is not
(photo 17). When the bowstring is captured or held by the
Dry-Fire-Inhibitor the trigger will not fire when you pull it.
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If you try to cock the crossbow while the safety is in the SAFE (white), position
the DFI will hold the bowstring and the bow will only appear to be cocked.
If you make the mistake of trying to cock the crossbow when the
safety-knob is in the SAFE (white) position, and your bowstring ends
up being held by the DFI instead of the string latch, move the
safety-knob into the FIRE (red) position, grab the bowstring with both
hands, and forcefully pull the bowstring as if you were cocking the
bow. The bowstring will set the trigger-safety, and the string-latch
will grasp and hold the bowstring.
Cocking Instructions
Cocking your crossbow inaccurately is the surest way to shoot
inaccurately. With any crossbow, if the bowstring is not centered on
the string-latch when cocked, the crossbow will not shoot straight.
Follow these steps to ensure accuracy:
1. With the underside of the crossbow facing your legs, place
your foot far enough into the foot stirrup to keep it from
slipping out when you draw the bowstring.
Slide your index fingers along the barrel.
5. Check to make sure the string latch - and not the DFI - is
holding the bowstring. Remember, the bow will not fire if the
bowstring is being held by the DFI. Also check to make sure
the safety knob is in the SAFE (white) position before
proceeding to load an arrow (photo 19).
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When you cock your crossbow correctly, the safety will automatically move to
the SAFE (white), position, and the string latch will engage the string.
ACUDRAW 50 SLED AND
ACUDRAW 50, AND ACU-52
COCKING DEVICES
ACUdraw 50 SLED and
ACUdraw 50 schematic.
Integrated into the butt stock of the crossbow, the ACUdraw
50 SLED, ACUdraw 50 & ACU-52 cocking mechanisms are
advanced, auto-retracting rope-cocking devices that reduce
the amount of force required to cock a crossbow by 50%.
NOTE: The ACUdraw 50 and/or the ACU-52 are not compatible with
reverse draw crossbows.
ACUDRAW 50 SLED, ACUDRAW 50 & ACU-52 SAFETY
ACU-52 schematic.
2. Bend over the crossbow, grabbing the bowstring on both
sides of the barrel using all four fingers of both hands.
3. Slide your hands flush against the sides of the barrel.
4. With your index fingers against the side of the barrel to
guide you, and with a secure grip, star t pulling the bowstring
toward the string slot in the trigger box (photo 18). While you begin
to lif t, simultaneously transfer as much of the lifting effort as
you can away from your back and onto your legs. As you pull the
bowstring inside the string slot, you can see and hear the safety
slide click from FIRE (red) -to- SAFE (white) and also hear the
string latch click as it engages the bowstring.
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• The ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50 & ACU-52’s T-handles are
equipped with powerful neodymium magnets used to keep the
handles quietly and firmly positioned against the sides of the butt
stock when stored (ACUdraw 50 SLED handles are stored on
top of the sled). These magnets can interfere with the operation
of pacemakers or other electronicmedical implants. They can
also erase data stored on electronic media. If you have a
pacemaker or other electronic implant, have the magnets
removed if you use an ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52
to avoid failure of your implant and possible serious personal
injury or loss of life. In addition, keep the magnets away from
electronic data storage devices to avoid loss of data.
• Prior to using your ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52,
you should watch and follow the Owner’s Instructional Videos at
www.tenpointcrossbows.com, and read and follow the
Hand and Finger Safety (page 3), Trigger and Trigger-Safety
Protocol (page 4), Loading and Unloading Your Crossbow
(page 12), Uncocking your Crossbow (page 13), Sighting In Your
Crossbow (page 14), Shooting Your Crossbow (page 15),
Treestand Safety (page 16), and Arrow Requirements and Safety
(page 17) sections of this manual. Failure to follow the warnings
and instructions may result in property damage and/or serious
personal injury or loss of life.
• Do not use your ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52 if its
draw cords are worn or frayed. A worn cord is subject to failure,
which could cause unpredictable personal injury and/or
property damage. Contact TenPoint’s Sales Depar tment at
330-628-9245 or your local dealer for replacement cords.
• Do not use your ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52 to
uncock your crossbow. It is dangerous because doing so involves
a number of hazardous steps that could cause serious personal
injury and/or proper ty damage (see Uncocking Your Crossbow
on page 13).
• Keep your foot securely inside the foot stirrup when operating
the ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52. If your foot were
to slip out of the stirrup, you could dry-fire the crossbow and
seriously injure yourself.
• To prevent damage to the crossbow or injury to yourself or others
near you, remove the sled or hooks from the bowstring and
return it/them to the unit housing before firing the crossbow.
ACUDRAW 50 SLED, ACUDRAW 50, AND ACU-52
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
(see steps 1a-5a for ACUdraw 50 and ACU-52 operating instructions)
ACUDRAW 50 SLED OPERATION
1. While standing, position the crossbow in front of you with the foot
stirrup on the ground. Place your foot securely inside the stirrup
and remove the ACUdraw 50 SLED from its storage compartment
(photo 20).
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ACUdraw 50 SLED position 1.
2. Reach down and attach the sled to the string (photo 21).
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ACUdraw 50 SLED position 2.
3. With your palms facing outward, grasp the T-handles, then
simultaneously stand erect and pull up on the T-handles until the
bowstring engages the trigger-safety (safety moves from FIRE
(red) position to SAFE (white) position) and the string latch
engages the bowstring (photo 22).
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ACUdraw 50 SLED position 3.
Before operating your ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52
automated cocking device, read ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50 and
ACU-52 Safety beginning on page 6 to avoid serious personal injury,
loss of life, and/or property damage. (Refer to 3D rendering of device
on page 6 for parts reference.)
• Before cocking your crossbow, make sure your safety-knob
is in the FIRE (red) position. Otherwise, the bowstring will not
set the trigger-safet y and engage the string-latch.
Instead, the DFI (Dry-Fire-Inhibitor) will catch and hold the
string, making it appear as though the bow is cocked when it
is not. When the bowstring is captured or held by the
Dry-Fire-Inhibitor, the trigger will not fire.
• If you make the mistake of trying to cock the crossbow
when the safety-knob is in the SAFE (white) position, and your
bowstring is stranded on the DFI instead of captured by the
string latch, simply move the safety-knob into the FIRE (red)
position, re-attach the ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52
cocking sled or hooks and complete the cocking motion by pulling
the T-handles firmly to complete the cocking motion.
The bowstring will set the trigger-safety, and the string-latch will
engage the bowstring (see Manual Cocking Instructions’ NOTICE
on page 5 for photos).
4. After the bow has been cocked, place the T-handles on top of
the sled. Be sure to align the magnets from the T-handles with
the magnets on the sled. The magnets ensure the handles will be
held securely to the sled. Then remove the sled from the
bowstring (photo 23).
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ACUdraw 50 SLED position 4.
5. Return the sled to its storage position in the butt stock (photo 24).
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ACUdraw 50 SLED position 5.
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ACUDRAW 50 & ACU-52 OPERATION
1a. While standing, position the crossbow in front of you with
the foot stirrup on the ground. Place a foot securely inside
the stirrup and grasp both T-handles while simultaneously
positioning the string hooks between your index fingers and
thumbs with the open ends of the hooks facing up (photo 25).
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ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52 position 1.
2a. Reach down and attach the hooks to the string from
its underside. As you grasp the T-handles, press the hooks
flush against the sides of the barrel to ensure you will draw
the bowstring straight (photo 26).
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5a. Return the T-handles to their storage position against the sides of
the butt stock with the warning labels facing out so that they
are visible (photo 29).
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ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52 position 5.
ACUDRAW 50 SLED, ACUDRAW 50,
AND ACU-52 MAINTENANCE
Aside from regularly checking to ensure your draw cord(s) are not
frayed or worn, your string hooks are not damaged, and your
retraction spring is operating well, the ACUdraw 50 SLED,
ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52 is relatively maintenance free. If it is not
operating trouble-free, contact Customer Ser vice by calling
330-628-9245, your local dealer, or submit your repair request for a
Return Authorization Number (RA) through the website at
www.tenpointcrossbows.com.
ACUDRAW 50 SLED, ACUDRAW 50,
AND ACU-52 TROUBLESHOOTING
ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52 position 2.
3a. Simultaneously stand erect and pull up on the T-handles until
the bowstring engages the trigger-safety and the string latch
engages the bowstring (photo 27).
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ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52 position 3.
4a. While continuing to hold the T-handles, reach down and remove
the hooks from the bowstring with your index fingers and thumbs.
Retracting both cords simultaneously, turn the open ends of the
hook 1/4 of a turn outward as you let the retraction spring reel the
cord and hooks inside the housing (photo 28).
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1. My ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52 cords
retract slowly or not at all.
• Your draw cords may be jammed inside the mechanism. Grab the
sled or both T-handles and string hooks and fully extend them.
They should extend to the bowstring or slightly far ther.
Then, allow them to retract all the way back (not too fast or
too slow), keeping them as close to the barrel as possible.
• Your unit covers may be too tight. Loosen the cover screws.
If this does not resolve your problem, completely remove the
covers for the next three possible solutions.
• Your draw cords may not have the same number of wraps on
each axle. Remove the excess wraps from the side where
they exist. *Not applicable to the ACUdraw 50 SLED.
• The mounting of your unit inside the butt stock may be
misaligned if your cords are difficult to extend. Loosen the
mounting plate screws, realign the unit and re-tighten
the screws.
• Your retraction spring is broken if your draw cords can extend
but not retract. Contact Customer Service at 330-628-9245
option 2 for more information on spring replacement.
2. My string hooks will not seat correctly inside the unit covers.
• If you turn the open ends of the hook outward, the retraction
spring will draw them inside the covers. Note that only the
brass pulley portion of the hooks fit inside the covers.
*Not applicable to the ACUdraw 50 SLED.
ACUdraw 50 or ACU-52 position 4.
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OWNER’S MANUAL
3. My ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52 draw cords
are frayed, worn, or cut.
• Do not use your ACUdraw 50 SLED, ACUdraw 50, or ACU-52.
Contact Customer Ser vice at 330-628-9245 option 2 for more
information on cord replacement.
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