im with speedball on this one. i work in a sports shop that sells crossbows and the ten point is the preferred x-bow, and on top of that, the HLX is the top seller. the ten point has excellent customer service and the limbs are guaranteed for life. the advantage to the ten point is that its assisted drawing mechanism is in the butt stock. that means nothing to forget at home. i will admit, the only draw back to the HLX is that compound x-bows are noisier than recurves, but the compounds tend to be faster. a solution to this problem is ten points silencing kit. but the ball is in your court, and i can guarantee you wont be disappointed with either