With bursitis in both shoulders and a right elbow that will not fully extend, it was time to relinquish my compound bow to someone who would use it. It got so bad that I had difficulty holding full draw even with 85% letoff.

I have decided that a crossbow would be an alternative and so the search began.

I eliminated Barnett and Excalibur from the list along with Mung king or fu king and settled on Carbon Express and Centerpoint. At this point, I don't want to pay a king's ransom and am looking at entry level 'bows. CenterPoint Sniper appeals to me, but the Carbon Express X-Force has my eye as it is 4" shorter than the former.

I am in no rush at the moment so I will continue to do due diligence as I become familiar with other offerings from these manufacturers.

If you have some ideas, suggestions, feel free to post them. I'd appreciate that.