RE: Recurve or Compound
I have owned an Excalibur Exocet for thirteen year or so. Never had any problems at all. No adjustments no maintenance. It is so accurate that you cannot shoot the same spot on a target or you buy more bolts. Even dry fired it once (I'm not the only one, many have) and when I realized I didn't die (real loud) I was amazed that there was no damage. The only drawback to these bows is that they are much wider than a compound xbow. The warranty/support is unbelievable (I sent it back after dry firing to have it checked out and they polished the limb tips for unrelated reasons). Don't know if any other xbows are better but I can tell you that I do not want wheels and cables to complicate things.