Shut Up and Take My Money: Steambow AR-Series M10 Tactical Crossbow

Steambow’s AR-Series M10 Tactical repeating crossbow is here, and I want one NOW!

This industry-unique crossbow gives you the possibility of unmatched shooting capacity and cycling speed in a design that is elegantly simple and very reliable. Steambow wants archery to be something people can enjoy in new ways. One such way is the nascent sport of dynamic crossbow shooting. Crossbow target shooting, as a sport, does exist … but is not very well-known.

Repeating crossbows, like the M10 Tactical, make bringing crossbow sports to more people far more possible such as veterans of Level 3 IPSC competitions looking for a more affordable, and less noisy way of enjoying marksmanship. Otherwise, people who can’t or don’t want to buy firearms may still want to taste the adrenaline of shooting targets as fast as possible, pitting themselves against others doing the same.

The AR-Series M10 Tactical, with its detachable box magazine, is the result of extensive testing, refining, and a desire to produce something truly exceptional. Here you can explore what the M10 Tactical is for, who it’s for, and how it works proving, beyond a doubt, that it rewrites the crossbow rulebook, cover to cover.

Steambow’s AR-6 Tactical has been the market leader of the repeating crossbow market pretty much since it was launched, but the M10 Tactical is a whole new breed. First, as the name suggests, is capacity: 10 arrows! But more important is how that reload is made possible.

The key is the M10’s box magazine design. All the shooter need do is grip the M10’s empty magazine, pull it out, grab a fresh one, seat it, cock, and shoot. The entire process can be done in three seconds: more capacity, and less time to reload. That is what you call firepower.

Firing is smoothed out by using Steambow’s geared tuning trigger that reduces the felt trigger weight significantly, getting you a light, crisp trigger break. Likewise, with the high shot counts the crossbow is designed to handle, the wear on the limb and string is also reduced by adding string dampers as part of the modified side plates.

The shooting system is rounded off with a safety for that extra level of security. A modified Picatinny rail ahead of the magazine body also lets you fit a red dot sight that puts your eyes perfectly in line, once you have your cheek against the improved buttstock.

Finally, there’s a practical aspect. Steambow’s quick-detach, open frame, and limb block assembly come as standard, meaning that you simply pop a quick-release pin, raise the magazine, then lift out the limb: the crossbow is reduced to two parts in under 10 seconds to fit in a drawer or a bag. Done.

So, there you have it: the M10 Tactical. Every aspect is there for a reason—every detail designed with purpose. It gives you a crossbow with rapid shot cycles with reload speeds to levels never seen before. A crossbow you can adapt and customize to your precise needs. A crossbow that gives you the basis for discovering and evolving a new dimension of sporting archery disciplines. And a crossbow that, at the end of the day, will disappear into a drawer or holdall until it is next needed. The Steambow M10 Tactical is available for pre-order at $399.99, with delivery to begin in … ohhhh, about now.