Congrats, Bigshooter. Here's my experience last year when I bought my first BowTech. I originally wrote this review last June. Maybe you can use my experience to help you with your descision.
I went into BowTech with every intention of walking out with a new General. Here's what they mean by "shoot them first."
The General - Here is a bow that is so close to no felt recoil it baffles my mind. It's a beautiful, quiet, fast shooting bow. Truly an engineering work of art. It's also a bit heavy, stacked up too much on the draw cycle and that string grabber doo-hicky drove my peripheral vision nuts! This thing was moving around in my face every shot and was ultimately one of the deal breakers for me.
The Allegiance - This is a sweetheart of a bow for sure. They've lightened the bow a 1/2 pound this year and added the velvet finish. It feels real good in the hands. I could have easily bought this bow and been happy as clam. It ended up being too loud and tinny sounding for me. I know, that's being a bit too picky and could have easily been that particular bow. But next to the General and Guardian, it was considerable. My kids could hear the difference from the other room. So, ultimately I also set this one aside.
The Guardian - Very similar to the General. Still a bit heavy, and about an inch+ longer (A to A) than the General. Why this one ended up in my bow case is a combination of things. The Guardian is a little faster than the General, it's quiet, has a wonderfully smooth draw cycle that is consistent and drops into place just before my anchor/center point. This is also a bow I can change the string assembly on while in the field or in the backcountry with no press. You can back off the limb bolts and with a little extra hand-delivered compression, pop it off and install a new one in just a couple minutes.
Tribute - I since bought my oldest son a Tribute. Talk about a bow that can easily be the best wheel bow made to date. Although you'd have to look hard to find one new in the box somewhere, it's one I would highly recommend you shoot if you can. Smaller, lighter and faster than the Guardian and Generals, and rigged up right is also very quiet. A lethal tool for sure. My son shot two blacktail does last year. Neither of them flinched until they were hit. One at 20 yards and the other at about 40 - if I recall right.
Goodies - Rest and sights - I went with the Hogg Hunter (5-pin) with wrap and the Octane Hostage rest. I'm a Biscuit user and like the notion of a similar design without the vane contact.
The Octane, two-piece, detachable quiver - Here is the coolest quiver concept ever! This thing is great. A bit heavy, but the magnets auto-center your point and heads in the upper and won't let them fall out. It's also all machined aluminum and allows for tremendous adjustment and rotation.
I mostly shoot 350 Carbon Express Maxima Hunter arrows with Buff Tough and built in weight forward.
Only disappointment was they didn't have my preferred camo option (OBS) so I ended up settling for APG. I'm sure the critters won't care.
~ Best of luck
