I dont know much about the crossbows so i will let someone else answer your questions, but i can say this it wont be long and someoen will chime in. There is some good people on here that are evry knowledgable about the crossbows. I am not going to get involve din a debate on the crossbows but i live in west Tennessee and I havent heard anyone say anything negative about the crossbows. It si legal for anyone to use them. I will get a compound next year so I will have to practice but I will be hunting with a CB this year. Welcome.....