Elite Archery lists the Victra 40 on its website as a purpose-built target bow, with 40 inches axle to axle and a 7.5-inch brace height. I haven't shot it, so everything here comes from the product page and from how target bows of this kind are put together. The page gives a full set of numbers, and those numbers are the useful part. Most of what a buyer needs to know sits in the specs, not in the marketing copy around them.
The bow weighs 4.95 pounds and offers draw lengths from 26.5 to 32 inches. Peak weight can be set at 40, 50, 60, 65 or 70 pounds, and Elite lists let-off of up to 90 percent. It comes in right-hand and left-hand versions, which matters for anyone who has been stuck shopping for a bow that ships just one way. The page gives an IBO speed of 325 feet per second, and that figure needs some unpacking, which I'll come back to.
A 7.5-inch brace height is a sensible place to start for a target bow. It's forgiving enough that small errors in the hand don't punish you as hard, and it isn't so tall that you give up speed you don't need. Most coaches would put a bow like this in the range where forgiveness and speed balance out, and this one sits right in that zone for a shooter working on a flat range.
Length is where the real choice comes in, and it's the question most shooters should settle before anything else. Long axle-to-axle bows give you a steadier platform. More distance between the wheels means the bow tends to hold its line when your grip or your timing is a little off.
The trade is size and handling. A 40-inch bow is harder to swing around in a crowded line, and it's no use at all in a tree stand. For a target shooter who stands in one place for a whole round, that trade is usually worth making.
Shorter bows suit people who move around, hunt or need to fit in a car. A short bow gets to full draw quicker in a tight spot, and it's easier to carry. The downside is that small mistakes show up more on the target. If you shoot long distances on a flat range, a longer bow gives you more to work with. If you shoot in trees or move between stands, the short bow makes more sense, and that's a perfectly sound reason to choose it.
The feature I'd look at before anything else is the Micro Splitter Timing System. Cam timing usually means a bow press and a bench, and plenty of shooters don't have either one. A screw you can turn on the range is a practical idea.
The page doesn't say how much timing change each turn gives, or whether the setting holds through a long day of shooting. Those are questions for the dealer, and I'd ask them before you hand over any money on this bow.
The speed number needs a closer look. IBO rates speed at 70 pounds, 30 inches and 350-grain arrows, and the rating allows some room in how the bow is set up. Elite says the installed Smooth Mods reach 319 feet per second, and the 325 figure needs the VX Performance Mods, which are sold separately. That's a real cost difference, and whether six feet per second matters on a target line is a fair question to ask. I'd put money into arrows and tuning before I'd put it into the mods.
Let-off is the next number to check before you decide anything about this bow. Elite says up to 90 percent, but that's a ceiling, not a promise. Where you actually land depends on the cams, the peak weight you pick and how the bow is tuned. A high let-off helps you hold longer at full draw, which matters when you're spending a whole round at the line. It also changes how the bow feels, so give yourself a few weeks with it before you judge it.
Draw length is the detail I'd care about most. The range runs from 26.5 to 32 inches, and the quarter-inch adjustment on the rotating mod lets you fine-tune it. A bow set to the wrong length won't shoot well, however good the cams are. Measure on the bow itself with a proper setup, and don't lean on a wingspan formula to make the call for you when a proper setup can answer it.
The listed price is $1,899.99 on Elite's US site. I don't know the China price, the dealer margin or what local stock looks like, so check with a dealer before you plan a budget around that figure. Import costs, tax and shipping will all change the final bill, and they can add up faster than people expect. The page also gives no release date and no spine chart for matching arrows. Those answers belong to the distributor, and until someone gives you a number, the arrow question stays open for now.
I run an archery club and coach, and when students ask about a target bow this size, the questions I ask aren't really about the bow. I want to know how far they shoot, how long they hold at full draw, and whether their form stays the same in the back half of a round. A steadier bow helps when the shooter can repeat the same form across the whole round. If the form breaks down in the middle, the extra stability goes to waste, and the bow shoots no better than the one it replaced.
That's the coaching side, and it leads to a plain order of decisions. Pick a draw weight you can hold through a full round without changing your form. Get the draw length set on the bow by someone who knows what they're doing. Then decide whether the performance mods are worth the money. A bow that fits you and holds its form will do more for your scores than a few extra feet per second on paper.
On paper, the Victra 40 looks complete. The numbers are laid out, the adjustments are listed and the price is in plain sight. I can't tell you how it shoots, and I won't call it good until I've seen it tuned properly on a bench and shot it through a full round.