Don't over look the new Ross bows either, they also are made by BowTech. I was on about the same budget as you, and I went out looking to shoot every single cam bow I could get my hands on and I ended up with the Cardiac 34. Very sweet bow, dead in hand, great feel and balance, smooth draw and a rock solid wall at the end of your cycle, and I saved a few hundred dollars to top it off. Slightly slower than some other single cams on the market but without watching your arrow go through a chrono you would never know that.