I am waiting for all the '08's to show up and then I am getting a new bow. Be sure to see if there are any other dealers in your area for ANY bows. Try several. Now if I had to choose between those I would take the Vectrix XL for hunting because it is a little shorter ATA and I will be hunting some out of a Matrix blind. The 38 Pro is an AWESOME bow and if I was not going to be in the blind I would take that even out of a tree. Where are you at that the next Hoyt dealer is 3 hours away?? Oh and I am with the rest that say to tell your shop to take a hike. If you are SURE it will be one of those two then tell them they need to let you shoot both and that you will buy the one you like best. Good luck.