In some countries crossbows are still used for hunting, such as many states within the USA, parts of Asia and Australia or Africa. Other uses with special projectiles are in whale research to take blubber biopsy samples without harming the whales. A few modern military units are equipped with crossbows as even lower noise alternatives to suppressed firearms.

A compound crossbow is a modern crossbow, the limbs are usually much stiffer than those of a recurve crossbow. This limb stiffness makes the compound bow more energy efficient than other bows, but the limbs are too stiff to be drawn comfortably with a string attached directly to them. The compound bow has the string attached to the pulleys, one or both of which has one or more cables attached to the opposite limb.

A recurve crossbow is a bow that has tips curving away from the archer. The recurve bow's bent limbs have a longer draw length than an equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a more acceleration to the projectile and less hand shock. Recurved limbs also put greater strain on the materials used to make the bow, and they may make more noise with the shot.

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Barnett The biggest name in crossbows who have been at the forefront of crossbow development over the past 40 years including the first self cocking and compound crossbow.

Excalibur Excalibur are considered the best hunting crossbows available and who would argue, sticking with the traditional recurve design has proved a good move.

Tenpoint Considered to be the best compound crossbows available, Tenpoint continue to break new ground such as the GT Flex with it's 3 position prod.

Horton Horton enjoy the reputation as the best compound hunting crossbows with good reason as they are reliable in the field.

Perfectline A newcomer to the crossbow market providing quality crossbows at a very affordable price.

Bowtech Bowtech lay claim to the worlds most powerful crossbow, the Stryker. At 410 fps velocity there is no other crossbow that comes close.

Venom The only crossbows that fire bolts and ball bearings. These compound pistol crossbows generate more power than their recurve crossbow competition.

Petron Petron have introduced target crossbows at an affordable price. Before Petron crossbows for target shooting were expensive and had to be imported.

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Swiss Crossbows Makers of the Twinbow II the most radical self cocking crossbow available today.

Armcross The Leopro may look strange but this is revolutionary crossbow design, Armcross lead the way in reverse crossbow limb technology.

Eastman X-Force Solid reliable compound crossbow design with serious performance.

Megaline Italian crossbows still made from wood. High quality powerful recurve crossbows that won't break the bank.

Middleton A new entrant to the crossbow market but they have announced their arrival with the fastest recurve crossbow in the world.

Parker Parker crossbows have a reputation for quality that is thoroughly deserved, the Cyclone has become one of the biggest selling crossbows ever.

PSE High quality compound crossbows at a price that won't hurt too much.

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Talon Dual purpose crossbows that shoot bolts and ball bearings at speeds of up to 420 ft/sec