I routinely (and always) tighten all limb, stirrup and scope screws before heading for the range simply for peace of mind, but found that the Intense was ready for the bench with no additional adjustments required. And, as noted, it is fully assembled in the box, which eliminates most safety concerns. This is not a big deal for experienced crossbow users because the Intense is a simple, basic model with no bells or whistles to consider.
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I looked for a manual online but could not find one for the Intense on Bear’s website – only manuals for the company’s compound bows came up.
I suspect that my test model has made the rounds among other reviewers and so the manual was inadvertently left out of my shipment.
This is where I would offer my standard “read the owner’s manual” advice but, oddly enough, the Intense did not come with any paperwork. Two screws secure the quiver mount to the barrel, and the locking mechanism is solid and silent, an important feature not available on many more expensive crossbows. The quiver mount is attached to a short Picatinny rail at the front of the barrel and cants to the right or left as desired. The only parts on the Intense crossbow that require user attention is the scope (mounting is as simple as turning a knurled nut) and attaching the quiver, which requires just two Allen-type screws (wrench provided) and matching lock nuts. I’ve never had the pleasure of finger/string contact with any crossbow I’ve ever fired, but from what I’ve seen (at the range and at the emergency room) it’s not a fun experience. Only a 7-foot basketball player would be able to get his fingertips up and around this rig, as good a safety feature as one will find on any crossbow. Having been around shooters who foolishly let their thumbs and fingers slide up into the path of the crossbow string (losing part or all of them in the process), I was especially pleased to see that the Intense has one of the widest, stiffest grip flanges in the business. I’m 5 feet 10 inches and found the scope to be just right with the rear-most mount set in the first available rail slot. The set up gives shooters about 6 inches to play with in terms of scope eye-relief, which should be more than enough for hunters up to 6 feet, 6 inches tall. Nothing is adjustable on the main frame (stock or grip), however, there is wiggle room provided by changing the position of the included illuminated scope via the Picatinny rail. The Intense is offered in a Veil Stoke or TrueTimber Strata camo-pattern composite stock with camouflaged split limbs. No more is promised, no more is given, but in truth that’s all a hunter needs to meet the challenges of crossbow hunting from a blind or treestand. Such is the case with the new BearX Intense, a no-frills crossbow that comes fully assembled in a basic package that includes a scope, quiver, cocking rope, three arrows and 100-grain field tips.
Other than mounting a scope and quiver (a 10-minute process even for shooters with 10 thumbs), these inexpensive, sturdy and accurate crossbows will do what the most complicated, advanced (and expensive) crossbows can do - i.e., deliver arrows with speed and accuracy under typical hunting conditions.
Little or no assembly is required because the majority of the tool work and adjustments have been done at the factory. One of the most appealing features of entry-level, “ready to hunt” crossbows is they are literally ready to hunt right out of the box.
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