I've been shooting a crossbow for about 10 years . I've harvested several wt deer and a black bear .
The bow was an Excalibur Exocet . 200lb . I now shoot a Ten Point . The ONLY reason I went to a compound cross bow was to be able to shoot out of a box . The windows are too narrow for the recurve .
The simplicity and accuracy of my Excalibur were great . Took it apart for a trip to Manitoba and carried it in a rifle case .Assembled it at camp -it was dead on !
If we ever replace the box blinds we're using with wider windows I'm buying another recurve .
Not a thing wrong with the Ten Point and it is also very accurate , but it is a little heavier , and of course you need to take it to a pro shop for repair or tuneup .
Good luck
Soup
