RE: Can I pick your expertise?
I too have had shoulder surgery and had to put away my compound bow and start hunting with a crossbow. I settled on a Horton Legend 150 which I purchased a few years ago. I paid in the $300-$400 range for a complete setup with red dot scope, bolts, broadheads, case and crossbow. The Horton crossbow has worked very well and I haven't had problems with it. If I was looking for another crossbow I would look at the Horton models again.