I slightly disagree because a mathews bow is at the top of the scale as far as archery equipment is concerned,but a remington 700 is not.I think archery equipment is always improving so it doesn' t hold it' s value as long. Just like a $3000 computer is only worth $500 in 2 years.But rifles have not really changed that much in the last 30 or so years. Yes I do agree though that archery equipment is costly too.