![]() ![]() Surprisingly, when I sat down to shoot the Viper 430, I was immediately impressed by how naturally it shouldered and came up to my eye. I’d grown accustomed to shooting the ultra-compact, reverse-draw Siege RS410, which is undoubtedly handy for operating in tight quarters. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the “full-length” Viper 430, coming in at 33 inches long. You can get into the nitty-gritty tech specs on the Viper 430 crossbow right here, but I’ll share a handful of the features that stood out to me as an avid crossbow hunter. Standout Features of the Viper 430 Crossbow See the full hunt in this episode of Whitetail POSSE. A classic cat-and-mouse showdown ensued, and eventually the Deer Gods offered me a shot on the cautious old buck. After a nerve-racking couple of hours, the Wisconsin monarch sneaked in behind me on the heels of a hot doe. I caught a glimpse of “The Top Woods 8” at first light, but he didn’t offer a shot. Deer activity was insane from the moment I nocked an arrow on my Viper 430. ![]() On the morning of November 12, I climbed into a treestand and prepared for an all-day rut hunt. In the meantime, I was on a mission to pounce on a target buck that I’d been keeping tabs on for months. I’m sure the Viper 430 is capable repeatable 100-yard accuracy as advertised, and eventually I’ll get enough time to assess its full potential as a long-range crossbow. Within 3 hours, I had my new Viper 430 on the range and shooting lethal groups out to 40 yards. But once you become familiar with the basic mechanics of any crossbow, it’s much easier to grab a new one and get it ready for action. If you’re new to shooting crossbows, they can take some getting used to. So, less than 24 hours before my biggest whitetail hunt of the year, I set up the Viper 430 during a frigid Minnesota fall evening and made sure it was dialed for the next morning. ![]() “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I’m a big believer in that mantra, but as a professional content producer it’s my job to be nimble and take on the challenge of getting new gear into the field at the drop of a hat. At the time, I had been carrying the TenPoint Siege RS410 with great success ( watch my first hunt with the Siege RS410). The Viper 430 landed on my doorstep midway through my Wisconsin crossbow whitetail season. In my line of work, it’s more the norm than the exception that I get a new hunting product in hand with little time to settle into it before a hunt. Viper 430 Crossbow: Initial Field Testing The Viper 430 is at the lowest end of that price spectrum, but as proven in my pre-release field test, it’s high on performance for a treestand whitetail hunter. These new crossbows are all sold as packages, with prices ranging from $1,749.99 up to $3,349.99. Our partners at TenPoint announced their full lineup of new 2023 crossbows this week, including a reverse-draw speed demon called the Flatline 460. Combine the 430-fps arrow speed with several new accuracy-driven modifications, and this crossbow is designed to produce tight groups out to 100 yards. The new Viper 430 crossbow from TenPoint Crossbows is a forward-draw crossbow with a narrow profile. ![]()
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