A lot of great xbows out there. I just went through 3 months of research before buying my first crossbow. The 2 brands that stood out to me: compound - TenPoint, recurve - Excalibur. Both offer great products, great warranty and customer service. BTW, I went with a TenPoint. It's built like a tank, more accurate than me and the piece of mind knowing that it's backed by the best customer service in the business was worth the extra $s.