Bow Tech Shooter: Thanks for the info, that was a very informative post. I'm still not sure if the "Stryker" xbow is a Bow-Tech product or not, but have some thoughts to share. They will no doubt appeal to the newer xbowers and the speed freaks. I doubt very seriously if any of the long time xbowers are going to buy their bow. For one thing, there is no need for that much speed and k.e. They may flatten the trajectory a bit, but will not increase the effective range much, if any. Bill Troubridge, co-owner and co-developer of Excal xbows shot an elephant not too long ago w/ a 900 gr arrow at about 250 fps w/ about 250 ft lbs of ke and dang near got a pass thru, except for hitting off side leg bone. This was w/ a stock "Emax" which is one of the bows I own. Granted, it is a tack driving monster,but is not at all nearly as pleasant to shoot as other Excals.

Another down side to all of this speed and k.e. will be the inevitable claims that it is an unfair advantage over a vert compound, which it may or may not be, but since it's performance is totally un-needed IMHO, a moot point. We have followers of every major brand on this forum, one of the main players is Horton, which has been around forever and has done much to further the xbow movement, and I seriously doubt if any of those guys will get off of $6-700 bucks for the difference. I do understand progress and better ideas, but have to think when is enough enough. Regards to all, and staight arrows to ya, this is just my view from the cheap seats.