Ok, no one is biting so I'll go first and get the beating.
IMO the Excaliburs are the most reliable followed by Ten Point and Horton which are neck and neck. They do all feel different so in the end its what feels good that is important. There are quite a few different xbow so you have to go and handle them. Those three are probably the most popular but that is not to say that the Parker, PSE and Barnett aren't any good but price may play in your choices as well. I don't mind wide bow limbs, I want the most in accuracy, I want the most reliable, I don't mind paying for something that will last a life time and it feels good are all the reasons I bought my Exocet.
Ok guys I am ready for the beating... go ahead, I deserve it. LOL[:@]
Oh Yeah, for deer even the lowly Vixen will ZIP clean through any deer that walks the earth if shot with in a reasonable ethical distance (pretty much the same as a compound).