CenterPoint Dagger 405

405 FPS from a 220 lb draw and a 14.5 inch power stroke works out to about 146 foot-pounds of kinetic energy - the highest number and the heaviest draw of any CenterPoint covered on this site. For comparison, the Wrath 430 pulls 200 lb and the Patriot and Amped 425 sit lower still. That extra draw weight is where the Dagger 405 earns its speed, and it is also where hand-cocking stops being a minor inconvenience and starts being genuinely hard work on a cold morning.

The Dagger name covers two different bows. The Dagger 390 is a 390 FPS platform on a 185 lb draw that takes a 37 inch string, also sold under the Sniper 390 and Mercenary 390 names. The Dagger 405 is a separate, heavier-drawing platform - 405 FPS at 220 lb - that takes a 34.5 inch string. The number in the model name is the giveaway, but the "Dagger" badge alone is not enough to order the right string or cable set. If your bow is the 390, its full specification is on the Dagger 390 page.

The Dagger 405 shipped as a complete package:

• 4x32 illuminated scope
• Three 20-inch .003 carbon arrows
• Parallel quiver
• Rope cocking device
• Rail lube

The CNC-machined aluminum rail and ball-bearing bolt retention spring are part of the bow itself rather than accessories, and both hold up well - the parts that actually wear are the string, the rope cocker, and the rubber in the Whisper Silencing System.

The Dagger 405 takes a 34.5 inch replacement string, a length confirmed independently by three separate string listings rather than a single source. Unlike the Sniper Elite 385, CenterPoint's own site does not currently sell a replacement string for the Dagger 405 - its parts section shows only a full assembly diagram, which is a service reference rather than a storefront. That makes Stone Mountain Bowstrings' string set, built specifically for this model and sold on Amazon, the practical option for most owners. Full lengths for the rest of the CenterPoint range are on the strings page.

That assembly diagram is still worth pulling up before you order anything - see the full list of CenterPoint parts diagrams by model for the direct link and for how the Dagger 405 relates to the near-identical Tradition 405.

The Dagger 405 uses the same 20 inch, roughly 400 grain carbon bolt as most of the CenterPoint compound line - see bolts and what fits for the specifics that actually have to match. Where the Dagger 405 differs is the draw: at 220 lb, it is heavier than every other CenterPoint on this site, and a rope cocker that is manageable on a 185 lb Sniper 370 is a genuinely different proposition here. A crank cocking device is worth the money on this specific model even for hunters who skip it on lighter bows - not for safety, but because a rope pulled unevenly at 220 lb produces more vertical spread than the same mistake at 185 lb.

The heavier draw means normal wear items get stressed harder, so check them accordingly:

• The string and cables. A stretched string on a 220 lb bow loses more speed and shifts point of impact more than the same wear would on a lighter draw.
• The cams and limbs. Look for any visible cracking or delamination, which shows up sooner under a heavier draw than on the 185-200 lb bows in the range.
• The rail. A groove here wears strings faster on any bow, and faster still at this draw weight.
• Scope mounting screws. Heavier draws mean harder recoil, and harder recoil works fasteners loose sooner.

The general wear-item rundown, which applies across the whole range, is on the parts that wear first page.

That title has since passed to the current Sinister 430D, which pulls 225 lb - 5 lb more than the Dagger 405. The comparison still holds for every discontinued model: the Dagger 405 remains the heaviest-drawing bow CenterPoint no longer sells.