Price is no object when I buy a bow, as long as it is the one that I want no matter who has one or not. I went with the 2005 hoyt protec because of the 8.25 in. brace height and the longer axle to axle. I am pushing 300 fps and have it all outfitted for MBO . I liked the bow so much that I purchased the camo 2005 Protec and set it up for hunting.(The other is in safari color) I was always a di-hard Mathews man and had the LX as my last bow. I bought a Hoyt Protec and never looked back. I got the witches out of the hunting bow already.