RE: what fred bear would you choose?
Not to be nosy but how much are you looking to spend on a bare bow? Not to put down Bear but say you're going to spend $400 on the Instinct (Just a guess) You could get an AWESOME used bow for that much. My 1yr old Ross was just $350 and I'm shooting so good with it.
But assuming you have your heart set on the Bear bows. If it were up to me I would go with the Instinct. Generally speaking when you dip below that $399 mark in bows you can end up with bows with plastic bushings and alot of plastic components that break easily. There is NOTHING wrong with the used market.