My first bow was a Ben Pearson. I hunted with this bow for 21 years and killed many deer with it. Cranked down to 62#, it is really slow, but very quiet and deadly at 20 yards. I finally got a new Hoyt that is blinding fast compared to the old BP. I wouldn't pay $150 for my old BP, maybe $75 - $100 at the most if it came complete with sights and arrows and all that jazz. All in all, if the price were right, it would be a good bow to get started but like others have said, for a few more bucks you can pick up something a lot newer and a ton faster.