Definitely a WTF moment. As far as Horton goes, I'm not as pleased as I used to be. My first Horton (1991) was a great bow. This one was new a few years ago. Generally, it's OK, although it creaks now and then, usually at an inopportune time. I checked all of the screws, it's tight. Still creaks.

Their quality control leaves something to be desired. Three examples: bought my wife a new bow, trigger didn't work. Fortunately I live relatively close to the factory (40 miles). They fixed it. Bought her an EZ winder, so she can load the bow herself. It didn't work. Took it back and got another. A few years back I bought a fiber optic sight pin. The design was so poor, it couldn't be properly mounted and sighted (hard to describe). They've since improved it, but still...

I'm sticking with them, but these issues are/were a bit aggravating.