Ok people my 2 cents ive got a wildcat barnett as well as a quad 300a barnett and will not shoot nothing else as for string noise yes but when my arrow travels 340 ft per sec who cares as long as the deer are in shooting distance go for it ive never had to get new strings or cables and ive had this bow 3 yrs running. And with barnett ive got a life time warrenty on it let see excal as well as hort or 10 point do that, but what do i know. My theory is if you practise scent control as well as studying deer paterns get them close and whittie is all your i try and get anywheres from 5 to 15 yards away.