What was wrong with his old crossbow? I was actually thinking about getting one.
There was a little bit of trivia that flashed by last night during the Talking Dead after show. If I remember correctly, Normal Reedus got a black eye once or twice from the old crossbow somehow, so the writers concocted a way for him to get a new one. Apparently, Reedus had requested a dog for Daryl, but got the new crossbow instead.
There wasn't anything wrong with it, it's just that the Stryker is a much better bow. Plus it came with a supply of arrows and was likely on sale too.........