Black Hunter VS Samick Sage Battle of the Bows

Another great video Greg! I have both and love both as well! Nice comparison- thank you!

I believe the BH has a longer working limb, and it feels very nice on the draw. Great comparison vid, thanks for sharing!

Thanks. Very good video. I own a few bows. One of my favourites is my black hunter recurve, 55 lbs. And it was the cheapest one...

I my self definitely prefer the B. H. The sage is to balky to me. Thank you for your time. 🙏🏼

"Both of these are just good bows, period... There are no entry level bows" - excellenty put!

I've got 30# limbs on my Black Hunter, and also 30# limbs on my Spyder XL. They are both great bows that I shoot more than my other more expensive bows.

Put a magnetic rest and plunger on the Sage and be impressed. Add a better flemish string and hunting stabilizer and you have a gem.

Interesting comparison! Choice of winner makes sense to me, although I think I would like the grip of the black hunter the most.

Another factor in the Sage's favor, is that the limbs can be placed on other similar risers. I can place my Sage and Journey limbs on a Polaris riser and a metal riser from Farmington Archery called the Epic Helix. The Epic Helix was made to take Sage, Polaris, Journey and Southwest Archery Limbs, and it has a great feeling grip. It shoots great too.

Great video, I think its all what you get used to, personal preference.

The Black Hunter wins on Speed: With a 375 grain arrow you can get 200 FPS with a 40lb 28 inch draw on the Black Hunter. The Samick Sage with the same arrow same 40lb 28 inch draw only does 160 FPS. That is 40 FPS faster for the black hunter. I saw Chrono tests for both Bow setups. That extra speed is a big positive when choosing a bow. A good video to put up would be a chrono speed test comparing both bows in the same vid by speed.

I love them both. However the BH just meshed with me! Love them both but would pick my BH!

Yes, how I like your videos! Thank you for another supernice video with that special atmosphere you provide. I have them both and can't decide which is the best. The Sage is very versatile and there's plenty of limbs on the market. However, the Black Hunter has the looks, a certain tuch and feeling that makes me just love it.

Hi Greg, you mention that the Samick sage is becoming rare, check out Merlin archery U K . They have quite a lot on their stock in numerous powers left and right hand. Their UK price is £89.99. Here in the UK it is totally illegal to hunt with a bow. I don’t have a Samick bow I use Chinese or maybe S Korean take down bow not sure where it was made. The risers (as I have 2 risers) one 24” the other is 20” they are both the same shape as the Sage riser. I have 3 sets limbs and all 3 fit both risers. These limbs make a 68” bow and 64” bow. I much prefer to shoot the 68”. The risers came under name of Core Pulse as did 2 sets of limbs the 3rd Cartel with made in Korea. Of dear I do ramble on a bit, an age thing you know mid 70s. Any ways keep your vids coming.😊

Love your background sounds

Brilliant.

Great video. However my favorite of the two bows would be the Black Hunter. I am lucky to have three of these bows from an earlier stock (of better/original quality; having seen crappy ones bought later by others). I prefer to shoot them around 55 pounds. All three risers are different, with one heavier and (perhaps) more stable. I have been able to shoot tight groups with each consistently. In fact as good as with my Bear Super Kodiak, which is just as heavy or light. And I have shot the Sage too. To me the BH is the better one of the two, also considering its better grip and versus the bulky esthetic and the twang of the Sage. The BH can be made almost silent with rubber padding between limbs and riser and with wool silencers. And using a Bodnik whisper string. I use Easton game getter arrows. A fine combination in my hands which I have used for several years now. And the bows are still intact and shooting great. Cheers and keep shooting straight 🏹

That opening shot of the arrow is so cool

The riser on your sage looks more like the riser on the spyder/black sheep nova than the classic sage. I think the old sage had an even more blocky riser. I have the black sheep nova aka a 64 inch sage clone and I enjoy shooting it but I think I'd prefer the riser on the black hunter as I've got small hands better suited to a thinner grip.

I have just ordered the sage, left handed with 60lb draw. Ive previously used the Samick Polaris. I am using alloy arrows but considering wood shafts. Havnt shot for a few years. Ive ordered 100 grain broadheads. Forgive my lack of knowledge but can i fit these on ash arrows? I prefer bare bow and would like feather Fletching. Any comments needed. From the UK.