wow....hotburn you have a great memory cause that was me that had the horton and the string wasnt tight on the rail.......to be honest i am selling the excalibur to try and get enough money together to pay for a hunting club membership i am a part of in illinois.....i still have my regular compound so i will be using it more this year if i can sell the excalibur....i enjoy hunting with the compound and the crossbow both.....anyway,the crosbow is in great shape and is in the original box it came in along with the scope.