I agree with 99% of what Bird posted. I had a limb problem with my Desert Stryker early on and I also had a limb problem with a Phantom the first week I owned it. Service back to my door was virtually indentical for both bows.Obviously my expectations were not as high as Bird's. Just keep in mind what he's still hunting with :-) :-) He knows a good thing when he shoots it. I agree 100% on the rest of his post so I will not post redundant findings. My personal opinion is that the Desert Stryker, as to performance, is second to none.