It should be a nice bow to shoot- parallel limbs, slimline grip, fairly light (lighter than the older brutes in particular), 25-30" draw adjustment by adjusting the module, solo cam, factory vibracheck setup, teflon slide, PSE string backstop, nice long machined aluminium riser, 320 IBO, 70-60# adjustment etc... The 2011 Brute doesn't have the NRG hatchet looking innercam..it's gone to a nicer smoother cam like the bow madnesses cam.
I've got a cobra fall away rest, 3 pin fiber optic sight, a 5" stabiliser, bow sling, peep and d loop (setup) coming with it. I've got arrows from my old bow but they'll probably be replaced by some carbon arrows by Easton soon.
Getting the bow madness was tempting, but it wasn't worth the extra $200. (While it's only $100 more for the xs, the strings are known to be of poor quality and tend to become obsolete quickly, and the bow madness needs an expensive string set to do it justice, plus the other features it has over the brute aren't worth it).
The Bear Strike was also another option- but I went with the Brute as my local store carries them (I didn't buy locally though) and I'd gotten to use one before, which I can't say for the Bear. Plus the Brute seems to rate better in general.
Short term upgrades will be a new set of arrows (might run me $150 or so), and some cat whisker string silencers. After that perhaps a custom string set.
I'll post some pictures and a review when it arrives.
