TenPoint Safety Notice...

[Woody Williams]

NEVER PRE-LOAD A CROSSBOW TRIGGER

TenPoint Crossbow Technologies (“TenPoint”) has recently learned that, under certain circumstances
described below, pulling the trigger while the auto-safety mechanism (“Safety”) is engaged can require the
user to re-engage the Safety by forcefully pulling on the bowstring.

This condition may occur under the following sequence of events:

1. The crossbow is cocked, which engages the Safety as the bowstring causes the safety knob to move
into the SAFE/ ENGAGED (white dot) position.

2. The crossbow user pulls (preloads) the trigger while the Safety is engaged.

NOTE: Touching or pulling the trigger before deciding to take a shot is a dangerous practice
when using any firearm or crossbow, as our Owner’s Manuals warn.

3. With a loaded arrow, the crossbow user moves the safety knob into the FIRE/OFF (red dot) position in
anticipation of taking a shot.

4. The crossbow user does not fire the crossbow and then attempts to return the Safety to the
SAFE/ENGAGED (white dot) position, but fails to do so completely.

WARNING

To help ensure the safe use of your crossbow:

 Do NOT disengage the Safety or place your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot.

 Do NOT touch or pull (pre-load) the trigger while the Safety is engaged (white dot).

 If you pull the trigger (pre-load) with the Safety engaged (white dot):

1. Remove the arrow.

2. You can verify if the Safety is engaged by pulling the safety knob in the direction of the
SAFE/ENGAGED (white dot) position to determine if it will spring back approximately 1/16th
of an inch. This “spring-back” is apparent both visually and by feel and demonstrates that the
Safety is engaged.

3. If the Safety does not “spring-back,” you must forcefully pull the bowstring to re-engage it.
At this point you can verify the Safety is engaged by performing the “spring-back” technique
described above.

 Follow all warnings and instructions in the Owner’s Manual.

If you have not pulled the trigger with the Safety in the SAFE/ENGAGED (white dot) position, you may
disengage and re-engage the Safety repeatedly.

If you have any questions, please call TenPoint customer service at 330-628-9245 or visit our website
www.TenPointcrossbows.com

[GS1]

Are the dealers now allowed to sell the Tenpoints and Wicked Ridges that they have in stock?

[Woody Williams]

Oct 23, 2014 21:12:17 GMT -5 GS1 said:

Are the dealers now allowed to sell the Tenpoints and Wicked Ridges that they have in stock?

I would think so. It is not really a recall. I'll ask and get back with you..

[Woody Williams]

TenPoint held up sales for a few days until they sorted it out. They gave the go ahead Tuesday to start sales again.

[ms660]

That almost sounds like the same thing that Mission recalled the trigger-safety issue on their crossbows

[Woody Williams]

I think this comes from shooters that want to take every little bit of travel out of their trigger so they "pre-load" it by pulling on the trigger in a safe position.

I tried to get my Ten Point Stealth SS to go off under these circumstances and it would not fire in the safe position no matter how hard I pulled on the trigger before moving it to fire and back to safe.