Being as I worked in a store for three years and sold a few crossbows I had to learn about them. IMO the only brands I would own would be Ten Point or Excaliber. They are the two made with quality in mind.

I haven't dealt with Excaliber, but have with Ten Point. With the few problems we dealt with their customer service was A-one. Companies don't just give away lifetime warranties for nothing. Usually they put together a good product and don't expect many problems.

Most of the ones I saw having the most problems such as severe string creep, broken limbs and such were Horton and Barnett. These cost less to begin with, but...........

NOW, that being said, anybody who tells you that corssbows are good for shooting anywhere near a hundred yards just don't know anything about them. They are still a short range weapon, meaning about the same as a regular hand held bow. Yeh, yardages can be stretched farther, but the accuracy of the shooter is paramount. When ytou start stretching things out to 50 yards and beyond you need to question your ethics.