Crossbow Bolts · Ranked by CareScore™
Printed length of 20 inches. CenterPunch 16 sits out. Ravin sits out — no printed length. No 16-inch list. Price, grain, and FOC still sort the 20-inch shelf.
Who this is for: Hunting-carbon 6-packs the maker prints at 20 inches — the common rail length.
The short answer
The best crossbow bolt for 20-inch is the Excalibur FireBolt 20" (22CAV-6) with a CareScore of 97.3/100 at $66.99, ahead of the Excalibur ProFlight 20" (22EXP20-6) (69.3).
Ranked by the published CareScore v1.1.8 methodology with weights re-tuned for this buyer — June 2026 data.
The cheap Excalibur 6-pack. Maker $66.99 (22CAV-6). 20 inches. 250 Grain arrow weight with no with-point clause — finished grain stays blank. FOC silent. .003 straightness. 4-inch offset vanes. Rhino nocks.
The match-grade Excalibur 6-pack. Maker $87.99 (22EXP20-6). 20 inches only — 16.5 and 18 print the same 250 and the same dollars, so they stay off this row. Finished grain blank. FOC silent. .001 straightness. ±1 grain.
The cheap Wicked Ridge 6-pack. Maker $69.99. 20 inches. 410 grains ±5. FOC 13%. .004 straightness. 58-grain aluminum insert. Alpha-Nock HP. Built for Wicked Ridge rails.
The stock TenPoint 6-pack. Maker $84.99 — not the $49.99 3-pack on the same URL. 20 inches. 410 grains ±5. FOC 13%. .003 straightness. 58-grain aluminum insert. Alpha-Nock HP.
The rail-less forward-draw 6-pack. Maker $119.99. 20 inches. 440 grains ±1 with the included 100-grain point — we use 440 as written. FOC 16.5%. .001 straightness. ACU-X Snap-On nock. ACU-X RD is a notes twin, not a second SKU.
The heavy railed TenPoint. Maker $119.99. 20 inches. 445 grains ±1. FOC 15.5%. .001 straightness. 87-grain brass insert. Alpha-Nock HPX. Same street as ACU-X 20 and CenterPunch 16.
The sorted Pro Elite. Maker $99.99. 20 inches. 410 grains ±1. FOC 13%. .001 straightness. Same 58-grain insert and 13% FOC as the $84.99 Pro Elite — tighter sort, not a heavier bolt.
