Hey Smoke:

You know that I am all about SPEED, well with the bow which I have. Lets see ................ Speed is of which is fast enough to kill a moose with the weighted arrow that I use. Over 25 years ago they claimed that the 150lb model bows (excalibur, astro-daco) were well more then enough power to take down moose so I went with the fastest bow on the market (Excalibur Relayer). I still use it today (as you know as you saw and handled it yourself).

Speed is nice but dependability to me is more important. 25 years with only needing to replace 1 bolt (and repaired it in the field, did not hinder my hunting trip) to me speaks major volumes as o the dependability. I also feel that any more speed or KE only means that you will need to look further for your arrow after the pass through. Also the heavier poundage bows require you to put more energy into the bow (more physical strength needed) which makes it more of a task to shoot then with the lesser poundage models.

BTW ........ the record crossbow moose in Ontario is or was taken with an 150 pound bow.