Royak has a very good point too. Nearly all archery equipment today is extremely over priced.

Compare guns to bows and what they actually do (energy and pressures produced and controled)

What they are made of (alluminum and various fibers for limbs VS. steel and titanium) and

The tolerances involved (.000 VS. .0000),

The machining process (boring and rifleing barrel, broaching a receiver VS. machining holes in riser and limb pockets) with each and bows become even more overly priced.

I realize that a lot of money goes into R&D but it is a little rediculess.