People are going to pick this brand an that...With a crossbow its not a matter of if it will fail,its a matter of when...Cause they all will,if you use them very much...Thats why I would rather see someone buy new or reconditioned an have a warranty(some may used) ....If you want compact,fast an tenpoint,YOUR GOING TO PAY!!..Excalibur make a fine bow,but if you wanting compact I aint sure that is the ticket..The Mission 320 is a dang nice bow if your wanting to spend around 599$ MSRP bow only..Its quiet an plenty fast and Im sure backed by mission/mathews great customer service ..I own a Stryker Strykezone 380 which has a less then stellar track record...I bought mine reconditioned with updated limbs an specs for 350$ less then new cost with a full warranty...I have had at least 300 shots on it with no major problems...I have had end serving redone and timing adjusted..But nothing else YET(knock on wood)..I upgraded the arrows and it now shoots a 445grain total weight at 348-350fps with same hole accuracy out to 40 yards off a bench.. With Slick Trick magnums on the front end and standing shooting unrested I get 2.5-2.75in groups at 40...The SZ 350s an 380s are tough to beat for the price,but the 380 did have issue on the first one before they changed limbs an string specs which actually made them a little slower...The balance,weigh,feel an trigger are amazing on this bow..Measured trigger pull at 2.8lb and less then .015 travel makes this thing light years ahead of the crossbows I played with years ago..If your wanting KE just about every maker has a model or a few that will put out high KE numbers.....Targets dont like this kind of KE much either,so plan on spending some money for that..The local range has the big 4ftx4ftx 18in thick block range targets and I have to push the arrow out from the back to get a hold of the fletching to pull it out