Pinwheel,

The carbon limbs sound good and I'm guessing that the type of aluminum is better or you wouldn't have mentioned it. It makes me question why the warranty is only two years with full coverage, and only 5 years with the owner paying part of the cost. Does Merlin not have the confidence to match the warranty of other bows priced over $700? So many are giving a limited lifetime warranty on their bows, even the lower priced ones. I know that lifetime is not the owners lifetime, but I have a hard time believing that all wouldn't honor it for more then two years. I'm leaning to purchasing a Merlin Max Extreme and I'm quite certain I will keep it for more then 2 years, but I would hate to have to put any more money into it, if there's a problem a few years down the road.