CenterPoint CP400

400 feet per second and 142 foot-pounds of energy from a 200 pound draw was a genuinely strong number for a bow this compact when the CP400 was current. The folding stirrup and pass-through foregrip were built around exactly that compactness - this is a bow designed to work in a tight ground blind or a cramped stand rather than in the open. CenterPoint's licensed HeliCoil cam system and anti-dry-fire mechanism are both present, the same underlying technology the brand still uses on models sold today.

At 200 pounds of draw, the CP400 package originally shipped with a silent crank rather than leaving cocking to a rope alone - CenterPoint recognized early that a bow this heavy needed mechanical assistance as standard, not an afterthought.

Unlike the newer discontinued models on this site, there is no plain replacement string listed for the CP400 under the CenterPoint name or from the usual specialist string makers. What is listed is a string and cable stop kit sold as a single product rather than a length-specific string - read the listing carefully, because it is not a like-for-like swap in the way a 37 inch or 35.11 inch string is for the newer models.

Worth flagging plainly: the manufacturer field on that listing does not say CenterPoint, even though the title does. That is common on Amazon for older, thinly supported models and is not a defect in the part - it just means you should not assume factory origin from the title alone. If in doubt, a competent bow shop that can fit a generic string and cable set to the CP400's geometry is often the more reliable route than ordering blind. General guidance on reading string listings is on the strings page.

There is a reason that listing shows a different manufacturer: the kit is sold under the Ravin brand name rather than CenterPoint's. Ravin and CenterPoint share a parent company, Velocity Outdoor, which is why a part can be genuinely correct for a CenterPoint bow while carrying a different brand on the box - see who actually makes CenterPoint crossbows for the rest of that ownership picture.

Two things, and it is worth being exact about them. CenterPoint still lists a CP400 Rope Cocking Sled as a genuine branded replacement part - a real find for a bow this old, and the first thing to check if the original cocking rope is gone. The Power Draw Crossbow Crank is not CP400-specific, but it is CenterPoint's own universal crank and worth checking against your stock's mounting provision if the original silent crank needs replacing - see cranks and cocking devices for what to check before buying.

Everything else - bolts, broadheads, rail lube - is the same generic aftermarket support that covers the rest of the discontinued CenterPoint line, not something built specifically for the CP400.

The CP400 follows the same convention as the rest of CenterPoint's compound line: a 20-inch carbon bolt at roughly 400 grains total. Any bolt in that length and weight range with the correct nock type will work regardless of brand - see bolts and what fits for the three specifications that actually matter and why the nock type is the one that is a genuine safety issue rather than a preference.

For wear items, yes, with the caveat above about the string. Check the same things you would on any high-draw-weight discontinued CenterPoint before the season: the string and cables for fuzzing or stretch, the rail for a groove or rough patch, the retention spring for damage, and the scope mounting screws for recoil-induced loosening. See the full checklist on the parts that wear first page.

Where the CP400 differs from the newer discontinued models covered on this site - the Dagger 390, the Sniper 370, the Patriot 425 - is structural parts. If a limb, cam or trigger assembly fails on a CP400, replacing the crossbow is the realistic answer rather than sourcing a part, because this is the oldest and thinnest-supported platform in the CenterPoint lineup.