LOL!Anybody thatforgets to load a bolt on the crossbow before yanking the trigger, maybehe shouldn't be playing with sharpened sticks.[8D]

The original idea behind the compound crossbow was because of the crappy triggers most manufacturers use. The more draw weight, the more tension on the triggers. The more tension, the harder the trigger pull. A high poundage crossbow is a lot harder to trigger off than a lower poundage one. So, instead of doing the R&D to design a decent trigger system, they put cams on the things. Letoff means they could crank up the draw weight and still get by with their crappy triggers.

Ten Point and Excalibur are the two main exceptions to the rule. They've got updated trigger systems. If I were to get another crossbow - which I may do, someday - I'd go for the Excalibur. Mainly because of the over-inflated price for the Ten Point, but also because they are recurve crossbows. Simpler, less stuff to break, less stuff to maintain, all of which equals more reliable.

I hunt with traditionalbows instead of compoundsfor the same reason.