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Archery Care

Black Hunter 60″ Takedown vs Samick Sage

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 64.2.

The Black Hunter 60″ Takedown takes this matchup with a CareScore of 73.3, a 9.1-point margin over the Samick Sage. It pulls ahead most on lightest draw offered, heaviest draw offered 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
Samick Sage
Samick
Sage
64
CARESCORE™
$149.98
VS
SpecBlack Hunter 60″ TakedownSamick Sage
Street Price$119$149.98
Lightest Draw Offered20 lb25 lb
Heaviest Draw Offered60 lb55 lb
AMO Bow Length60"62"
Mass Weight2.2 lb
Construction(ref)TakedownTakedown
Brace Height Window(ref)7.5–8.0"
Handedness(ref)BothBoth
Warranty(ref)UnpublishedUnpublished
Specs won31
CareScore73.364.2

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