There are plenty of good bows on the market for 300$. IMO the pse line is damn hard to beat. I've owned two compounds, both pse. The first was a thunderflight I shot for 11 years without any problems or issues. the second is a firestorm lite I bought in March and I have yet to have any problems. There bows are great and resonable priced and IMO should not be excluded when searching for a bow.