I own a Excalibur Vortex ( vortex I think) I really enjoy shooting it and I expect it to last a long time with little maintanance, it is very accurate and fun to shoot. Other crossbows might be nice because they are smaller and easier to handle in the woods but I really enjoy the simplicity of my Excalibur. I put both style sound suppressors on this year and that made it more pleasant to shoot.