I think you'd be well advised to shoot a few during the summer and see what the differences are in them. I work in a shop and put them together, shoot them and repair them. Even box a few up to go back for repairs. Of all the brands made I would look at nothing but 10 Point and EXCALIBER. When you are just looking pay attention to which ones have plastic rails and sight mounts. The more plastic it has the less quality you'll get overall; and the more problems. Trigger pull is another issue. The cheaper models will have an attrocious (spelling) trigger pull. Some I've shot were up there around 14lbs. I thought the safety was still on. Anti-dryfire devices like the 10Point has is also a nice feature. The cocking device on the 10Point is built right onto the stock vs a bulky carry-around model such as Horton has. Speed is not everything it's cracked up to be. Some of the junkiest compounds you can buy are also the fastest. No matter what speed they are still to be considered a short range weapon.

The fact is, you get what you pay for.