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Archery Care

Bear Archery Grizzly vs Black Hunter 60″ Takedown

A spec-by-spec, CareScore™-driven breakdown of these two traditional recurve bows. Every metric is normalised and weighted so the winner is decided by the data.

The verdict

Winner: the Black Hunter 60″ TakedownCareScore 73.3 vs 40.2.

The Black Hunter 60″ Takedown takes this matchup with a CareScore of 73.3, a 33.1-point margin over the Bear Archery Grizzly. It pulls ahead most on lightest draw offered, street price and amo bow length. That said, the better buy still depends on how you shoot — check the spec table below for the trade-offs.

Archery Care
HEAD-TO-HEAD · TRADITIONAL RECURVE BOWS
Bear Archery Grizzly
Bear Archery
Grizzly
40
CARESCORE™
$499.99
👑 WINNER
Black Hunter
60″ Takedown
73
CARESCORE™
$119
VS
SpecBear Archery GrizzlyBlack Hunter 60″ Takedown
Street Price$499.99$119
Lightest Draw Offered30 lb20 lb
Heaviest Draw Offered60 lb60 lb
AMO Bow Length58"60"
Mass Weight2.2 lb
Construction(ref)One-pieceTakedown
Brace Height Window(ref)7.5–8.5"7.5–8.0"
Handedness(ref)BothBoth
Warranty(ref)UnpublishedUnpublished
Specs won03
CareScore40.273.3

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