I bought Dinny's Ten Point Titan Extreme a few weeks ago with exactly the same thoughts you expressed. I'm not leaving my compound at home in favor of it but it's good to have a backup. I hurt my shoulder two years ago and that nearly cost me the bow season. Anyway, the crossbow I got is several years old but in greatshape. I had new strings and cables put on it and I'm amazed at the accuracy, even beyond 40 yards. I learned quickly not to shoot too many bolts into the target. You start damaging the them quickly! I bought a middle of the road package, hoping to learn about crossbows and get an insurance policy. I think I've done that. It came with a crank but I prefer a rope cocker. If I have to hunt full time with a crossbow in the future, I'll no doubt move up to one of the high end rocket launchers that have been mentioned but I'm definitely in the game now.
