Tony Tazza was my local shop the other day and I got to shoot a couple of the new ones. I own an 04 Xtec, and I'll admit I didn't think they could improve that bow, but when I fired that Vtec, I just smiled. It just does not go anywhere when it fires. The new low wrist grip felt great to me, felt like it would be more consistent to grip, but I disliked the new high wrist grip they had on one of the target bows. I will say that the new Sabertec, which is a twin to the Vipertec, except with the "cheaper" glass limbs(still has the machined riser), impressed me also. I was hard pressed to feel any difference between it and my Xtec, or even the Vtec. The Sabertec may be my hunting bow for next year.........but the Vtec will be hard to pass on! In the new 05 catalog, the Vtec is rated at 305 IBO, and the Xtec rated at 300 IBO.
Mikey