Oh yeah,Mine cost less than $150,My dads HORTON.not a norton.lol.Cost like $375 and was like $500 when set up at the proshop,But don't worry about getting the biggest name or most expensive crossbow,Just find one you are comfortable with,

And as for noise,Well they do make some,It's like a thud sound,Not much more than that of a compound bow,But you can use the string Silancers to reduce that noise a lot.But the noise is not as bad as you might think.I mean my dad only has two silancers on his,and (See afor mentioned kills)lol.so it's not that much to worry about,

Now as for the complicated,They're all simple as a gun,Pull back the string lock it down(You'll hear it click)Put the arrow in take aim and fire,That simple,Now here is a tip,Get the rope cocking mechonisem,The mechinical ones mess up to much,My dad tried 3 of the mechanical ones,And they all wore out after 5 turns,I have the rope for mine and his,They haven't faild yet.And remember Befor going into the woods,Cock and load the bow,

This saves time,As it takes a few seconds to cock the crossbow,and you don't want to cock it when that 12 point buck is 20 yards from you,As he will hear the click trust me on that Wiccrman<<<<<Made a foolish boo boo his first time out with a crossbow.lol.Good luck,Have fun.