CenterPoint Archery: Brand Guide & Crossbows

CenterPoint Archery is a Velocity Outdoorbrand — the same parent company that owns Ravin Crossbows, Crosman, and Benjamin Airguns. That corporate link is the key to understanding the brand: within Velocity's crossbow portfolio, Ravin is the premium line and CenterPoint is the affordable one. They are siblings, not rivals, and they are deliberately aimed at different buyers.

Where a Ravin sells compact, coaxial-cam accuracy for $1,600 and up, a CenterPoint sells a complete, ready-to-hunt package — scope, quiver, arrows, cocking aid and warranty in the box — for a few hundred dollars. The trade-off is size and refinement: CenterPoint bows are full-size and heavier, and the fit and finish is a value-tier product, not a flagship. For most whitetail hunting inside sensible ranges, none of that stops the bow from doing its job.

Here are the CenterPoint crossbows we track, with specs from current retail listings. Every one of them clears the roughly 40-to-60 ft-lbs of kinetic energy generally considered adequate for deer, so the real differences are speed, size, package and price.

The Amped 425 is the headline value bow: up to 425 FPS in a package that undercuts a Ravin R500 by roughly five to one on price. Its Power Draw variant cuts cocking effort by around 70 percent, and it ships with a 4x32 scope, quiver, three carbon arrows, rope cocker and a five-year warranty. We break it down in the CenterPoint Amped 425 review.

The Wrath 430is the step-up model — a bullpup design that is the fastest CenterPoint at 430 FPS, with a folding stirrup that doubles as a bipod and a silent crank option at the higher price. The Sniper Elite 385is the entry point: at $349.99 and up to 385 FPS with 132 ft-lbs, it is plenty of crossbow for whitetail inside about 40 yards, and a sensible first bow. (A more compact folding-stock "Wrath 430X" also exists — don't confuse it with the standard Wrath 430.)

The lineup sorts cleanly by budget and by how much bow you actually need.

• Best all-around value → Amped 425. The one most hunters should look at first. Near-flagship 425-FPS speed, a complete package, and the Power Draw option make it the sweet spot of the range. Full details in the Amped 425 review.
• Most speed and features → Wrath 430.If you want the fastest CenterPoint and a more compact bullpup with a bipod stirrup, the Wrath 430 is worth the step up — just know you are paying $150 to $200 more than the Amped for a modest speed gain.
• Tightest budget or a first crossbow → Sniper Elite 385. At $349.99 it is the cheapest way into a capable, warrantied crossbow. It gives up some speed and weighs a bit more, but 385 FPS and 132 ft-lbs is genuinely enough for close-to-mid-range whitetail.

Cross-shopping the value field? Our best crossbows under $500 and the broader best crossbows guide put these CenterPoints up against the rest of the market. And if your budget stretches to a compact, premium bow, the Ravin brand guide covers the other side of the Velocity family.

Check current CenterPoint crossbow prices