Wally, people don't dump on middleton because he is a small guy, it is what he represents that eats away at people. You made a choice to not see his bow as a clone of Excalibur's, and that is fine, but there are people out there with a bit more depth in their knowledge of what middleton is presenting to the world. After seeing your "fits all crossbows" stringing aid I see why you have chosen not to look at his product as a clone.
There are some of us out here who have made money on our ideas and the labor that follows, and there are others who will duplicate those ideas in a deceiving attempt to market their "idea". middleton reminds me of a guy opening a burger joint and calling it "Mick Donald's", changing where the pickles go and try to market it. It is a clone Wally, it does not take an intelligent person to figure that out. The idea of that happening is what frustrates a lot of us, whether it is a crossbow or flower pot. It is about morels, not archery.

This bow surfaces a couple times a year, a new guy shows up showing us all this "new bow" they just found out about and how cool it is that you can dry fire it without damage.. (I have dry fired my Excal a dozen times without it blowing up by the way), I seen the video and it is the exact same results you will get from any Excal with the Dacron string. The bow is not going to dominate the market, sorry. Dig through the forums a bit, go find the old threads, pay particular attention to the ones where guys can't get parts (rest assured they do break), where guys can't even get a hold of anybody who can supply parts. It's all here in black and white, pages and pages of it.
Wally, something else to consider is middletons choice of who he lets represent his cloned product, keeping in mind this isn't a "new" crossbow on the market it is a reoccurring thorn in the side of everything that makes great manufactures great.
Again, this isn't just about crossbows, it is about dignity.

If you pursue a dealership I wish you the best of luck, I just hope you understand exactly what it is your representing.

David