My gramps loves his ten point with Accu Draw. The Accu Draw has a crank and a device attaches to the string to make sure it gets pulled back the same everytime(with little effort). With Cross bow(I fond out to research) you have to pull back the same each time. If your off left or right it will then alter the shot. They are lound, but not like cars crashing. I prefer bow, but when I am 76 like my Gramps I hope to be able to hunt. If that means using a cross bow, then locak and load!!!