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Archery Care

Black Hunter 60″ Takedown vs PSE Nighthawk

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 64.8.

The Black Hunter 60″ Takedown takes this matchup with a CareScore of 73.3, a 8.5-point margin over the PSE Nighthawk. It pulls ahead most on heaviest draw offered, mass weight and street price. 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
👑 WINNER
Black Hunter
60″ Takedown
73
CARESCORE™
$119
PSE Nighthawk
PSE
Nighthawk
65
CARESCORE™
$159.99
VS
SpecBlack Hunter 60″ TakedownPSE Nighthawk
Street Price$119$159.99
Lightest Draw Offered20 lb20 lb
Heaviest Draw Offered60 lb50 lb
AMO Bow Length60"62"
Mass Weight2.2 lb2.5 lb
Construction(ref)TakedownTakedown
Brace Height Window(ref)7.5–8.0"7.3–7.5"
Handedness(ref)BothBoth
Warranty(ref)UnpublishedUnpublished
Specs won31
CareScore73.364.8

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