Auctually I think if a person could afford it the Phantom would be a great first crossbos. because it employs all the safty features to keep them from making possible mistakes .
doubble safty, trigger box and forstock, antidryfire, feature, and with an accudraw on not as much chanse of having a like dryfire condition if you were to loose grip while cocking, plus the bow would come with everything the person needed right in the case to go out and start shooting, no running back to the proshop because you forgot this or that..