I have a Horton, it had problems when i first bought it, went through 2 sets of limbs, one exploded, the other cracked. they replaced them no questions asked. bow has been fine since. has to be at least 6 or 7 years old now. if i were in the market for a new one i would look at the excalibur. i know people that have them and havent had a problem, they are a little quiter and they are accurate. no practice needed with a crossbow, you just need to know your distances. mines shoots flat to 20 yards, 2nd line for 30 yards and put it inbetween for 25.