owned 4 bw and have owned 2 others. they are known for there quality and the company goes to every step to give customer service, they have gone way beyond what is expected on 2 occasions for me. i' m sure there are as good of bows out there. the problem is you can' t shoot them all, easily, before you buy. shoot what you can. and decided. i have a friend that had an adiorandack (sp) brand bow tried to reach the bulider to get another bow.....he had moved and could not be reached. on some of the web sites others were looking for him...he may have been found now but as i recall it was well over a year that my friend looked for him. bw has been around a long time and i would doubt they will disappear soon.