I have both in the shop, and when a crossbow is purchased, thats it! No sights, rest, arrows, etc. The crossbows I have is packaged. All you have to do is shoot. Sure some want more arrows, or different bhs, but most is already on the crossbow. A bow on the other hand, shooters want options. So they tend to pick a rest, site, arrows and that sorta thing, to meet their budget, or to get better than what they had. Just remember, you have to shoot both to get good. Ask any rifleman that shoots a 1"group at 300yds how many shots did it take to get that good? Enjoy shooting whatever you have.