Plano Spire Crossbow
Good
Ranked #10 of 14 bow cases
$99.99
The Spire is Plano's compact crossbow case, and it shows exactly why crossbows need their own case: 12 inches of interior depth against the 4-to-8 inches a compound bow needs. The cavity is contoured rather than a plain box — shaped around a buttstock, limbs and scope — so the 39 × 24.5 × 12 figures describe an envelope, not usable volume. At $100 it's the accessible end of crossbow storage.
Standout feature: 12 inches of interior depth — the clearance a scoped crossbow actually needs.
The verdict
The Plano Spire Crossbow earns a CareScore of 58.0/100 (good), ranking #10 of 14 bow cases we’ve scored at $99.99. 12 inches of interior depth — the clearance a scoped crossbow actually needs.
Scored by the published CareScore v1.1.0 methodology from manufacturer specs, June 2026.
Pros
- Purpose-contoured for a crossbow with the scope mounted
- $99.99 — the affordable end of crossbow cases
- Crushproof hard shell with high-density poly foam
- Interior dimensions published by retailers
Cons
- Contoured cavity means the stated envelope overstates usable space — check your model
- No named transit standard
- One-year warranty
- 86.5 linear inches is very large for airline purposes
CareScore breakdown
How the 58.0/100 was built. Each spec is normalised to a 0–100 quality score, then weighted.
Data note: SKU 113200. Interior 39 × 24.5 × 12 in labelled explicitly as interior by Lancaster and Blain's Farm & Fleet (Plano publishes none); Scheels frames the same figures as max crossbow size. The cavity is T-shaped/contoured per Plano's own product photo, so usable volume is well below the bounding envelope — stated plainly in the summary. Exterior 41.22 × 27 × 12.25 in (Plano lists 27.5 width; conservative figure used); linear inches computed from it. Material quoted as Plano's actual wording, "crushproof hard shell", after the verifier caught a paraphrase presented as a quote.
Full specifications
| Street Price | $99.99 |
|---|---|
| Empty Weight | — |
| Transit Standard | None-published |
| Lock Standard | Padlockable |
| Construction | Rigid-molded |
| Linear Inches | 80.5 in |
| Wheels | None |
| Warranty | 1-year |
| Case Type | Crossbow |
| Interior Length | 39.0 in |
| Interior Depth | 12.0 in |
| Interior | Contoured |
| Capacity | 1 |
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