The VersaDrive cocking mechanism is driven by an electric cocking motor that includes a removable battery and a charger. Ravin equipped the R500 with their new “VersaDrive Cocking System” that utilizes a new dual screw-driven system. With the Ravin R500 you’ll be able to cock the crossbow with the push of a button: You can adjust the yardage via the top elevation turret and it includes all the premium features you could ask for. It might not be as advanced as the Garmin XERO X1i that TenPoint installed on a couple of their crossbows, but it’s the best non-electronic scope you can currently get. Fully multi-coated lenses, waterproof, fog-resistant, shockproof, and recoil-proof is what makes this scope an excellent option for this crossbow.Īs for the more expensive option, the R500 Sniper package, Ravin installed an adjustable “Turret Scope.” This is currently the best scope Ravin has to offer. This scope has a range of 30 to 100 yards and features red or green illumination. The “basic” R500 comes with an illuminated 100-yard scope that’s speed rated for crossbows up to 550 feet per second. OpticsĪs we mentioned earlier, Ravin offers the Ravin R500 with 2 different scopes. When taking this crossbow out to the range, we recommend using a tripod. After an hour or so in our range test, we already got used to it. We do think that the Ravin R500 crossbow feels a bit front-heavy.

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