I had beenMathews shooter for several years and still own one. But I shot the Allegiance last summer,, and like you said I couldnt put it down,, I even drove back and forth betweena Mathews dealer and a Bowtech dealer shooting the Allegiance and the Switchback one after the other.. I ended up buying the Allegiance and have not regretted for a second. I have shot several hundred shot out of it, and it has performed flawlessly, and took a few deer with it last fall. It is very quiet and Ive never shot it without the limb silencers on it, but the string silencers have finally worn out, and I never replaced them,, I added more rubber to it including limb savers, S-coil stabilizer, and a cable dampner, it is silent, and doesnt have any hand shock at all. I didnt try my Muzzy rest on it, it is still on my Mathews,, But the dealer recommended a Trophy Ridge Drop Zone, so I went with it,, It is awesome on the Bowtech, and about the same price as the Muzzy. I love my Allegaince!!