I was in the same boat just a few weeks ago. I went around and shot several different bows including Matthews/Bear/Ross/PSE. I ended up buying an 07 Bear Code. Compared to old bow i had, every one of the bows i shot blew it out of the water. I went with the Code because i honestly thought it shot as good as every other brand i tried and i could get it WITH accessories for less then most of the others bare. I ended up getting 85 bucks in trade for my old bow, which paid for a ripcord rest. I spent less then 600 bucks for the new bow, the rest, a peep, a string loop and a dozen carbon arrows. Bow shoots great and was dialed in for me in under half an hour. Bow shop said Bears are one of the easiest bows they have to tune.