I don't see any good coming from it. ATK has ruined some of the scope companies they bought out. They went to a cheaper country for manufacturing. They won't honor the lifetime warranties in many cases. They also just started rebranding several of them and lost their butt by doing so. Nitrex and weaver scopes are an example. Another example is the savage 200. The 110 was renowned for accuracy, not hear very much about their cheapened down 200 after ATK. Heck 110s were already cheap, so I sure didn't understand that move.

As I have read it Bowtech is going to keep a senior role in excaliburs manufacture though. It's been billed as a wonderful venture with the ability to combine technologies. On a positive side the 3 top people at excal are staying so that's a bonus. What concerns me is 10 or 20 years down the road when they aren't there. Or how long will it take for them to start getting their hands slapped for running the business the way they always have with the customer being first. Excal warranty states lifetime to the original purchaser. There are no serial numbers on excal crossbows. Anyone who sends one in gets it repaired. Now that is a good company looking after the consumer, Yet that's not how companies generally operate. I have an archery shop and used to carry bowtech. Had to drop them rather quickly as I didn't like the run around they pulled when trying to get them to honor defective products. If a company wont stand behind their product and i sell it, I am the one who comes out looking like a turd.

On a personal note I am a huge fan of excals and recommend them to folks who want a good accurate crossbow. As long as their quality stays up and their customer care stay where they currently are I will carry them. Doubting that will be long with bowtech getting involved though.