i love the fact that the bashers wont accept the fact that this company has turned itself around, every major bow manufacturer has had failures, Barnett has just made so many in the past when quality control was low and warranty was at only a year that they caught up with them. Having new owners and people like they do at there warranty dept has made a huge difference, i own a 2011 carbon riser buck commander and really like it alot, ive had almost every brand of crossbow out excalibur,darton,horton,and tenpoint, scorpyd,including 1000.00 dollar models, my opinion is this crossbow is a beauty i dont give a rats butt what some of the na-sayers think about whats in the past, as of now this company holds its own with most or all of the other guys, call Rob Smith he will take your call or someone there will ,and ask him all those questions.