i jus gotta give my .02 cents.......well first of all,ishoot a barnett and i love it.and i'd buy another 1 without hesitation, i know of 2 stryker bows that have crap'd out on another forum, wow who woulda thought that a 1,600 dollar xbow , would"blow up"........hmmmmmm, not to mention thiers a few guys on this forum who have had thier excal's break down too.....hmmmmmmmm, also u guys talk about being consistant with ur accuracey, well guys i hate to say it, but im a pretty hardcore shooter and i quarntee i can take a non name brand bow of ebay, and shoot just as consistant as you can with ur high dollar bows.....so if u ask me, buy what u can afford, and have a dayum good time learning how to SHOT PROPER...