Dialed Pruf question

[Blake C]

Can someone with experience with these pruf movers 3VA, tell me if the fiber tails look correct to you? The pins are dark unless the top window is in direct sunlight.

 

[43.6N]

The picture looks “fine”
But isn’t going to tell us or you if the fibers have a break in them before they get to the tip of the pin.

You need a dark room and a way to only shine a small light into the area of the sight you took a picture of.

Then, making sure light isn’t spilling out into any other exposed fibers closer to the pin, look and see if the pins are lit or not.

You will be able to see if you have broken fibers pretty quickly this way.

 

[Blake C]

The picture looks “fine”
But isn’t going to tell us or you if the fibers have a break in them before they get to the tip of the pin.

You need a dark room and a way to only shine a small light into the area of the sight you took a picture of.

Then, making sure light isn’t spilling out into any other exposed fibers closer to the pin, look and see if the pins are lit or not.

You will be able to see if you have broken fibers pretty quickly this way.

That lit them up like a Christmas tree.
I guess I know why they sell the light for the top.

 

[43.6N]

What size pins did you go with?
They can be pretty dang small

 

[MO-CHSPKE]

I had that problem a couple of weeks ago. I have the sight light which made it easier to diagnose. But like already mentioned, you can get in a dark room and shine a light over the top and see. If one is in fact broken, they will replace without question. Their customer service is top notch!!

 

[Blake C]

What size pins did you go with?
They can be pretty dang small

.010....same as my black gold. The size is good when the fibers have direct light. Of not it just looks like a black single vertical pin

 

[clubberlang07]

I’d reach out to dialed they are great dude and will help you out either way! Great company!

 

[Blake C]

Update
They sent me a new scope that is brighter but not great in my opinion. Customer service was top notch.
There light is good in dark conditions. But not bright enough for daytime. So I popped there light out and added my own. Now it works perfectly. Sucks that they dont have a better light for the cost invested.

 

[Blake C]

My fix for the $660 sight

 

[ifly4vamerica]

Technically it's your fix for the 59 dollar light LOL, I jest, I def agree the .010 pins are way to dim in bright target situations, especially if the sight is in shade. I had them swap out my pins, I did a 019 top, 015 middle and the 010 on the bottom. Seems to have fixed the problem for me, although the 019 may be overkill, probably 015 top and middle would be fine.

Do you happen to have a link to the light you used? I may want to do that to my second bow. Is it just the mini01 keychain light?

 

[Blake C]

Technically it's your fix for the 59 dollar light LOL, I jest, I def agree the .010 pins are way to dim in bright target situations, especially if the sight is in shade. I had them swap out my pins, I did a 019 top, 015 middle and the 010 on the bottom. Seems to have fixed the problem for me, although the 019 may be overkill, probably 015 top and middle would be fine.

Do you happen to have a link to the light you used? I may want to do that to my second bow. Is it just the mini01 keychain light?

Yep

 

[JJames8888]

Does anyone else find the tape a bit confusing on the Dialed Pruf? There are hatch marks down either side, and a gap in the middle with just the numbers that end in 0 (like 20, 30, 40, etc). My problem is the little arrows that you can set the position of terminate in the gap, so you can't exactly tell what hatch mark you're on. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Werne1nm]

Does anyone else find the tape a bit confusing on the Dialed Pruf? There are hatch marks down either side, and a gap in the middle with just the numbers that end in 0 (like 20, 30, 40, etc). My problem is the little arrows that you can set the position of terminate in the gap, so you can't exactly tell what hatch mark you're on. Am I doing something wrong?

No you’re not.

I’ve been shooting a lot of random distances lately and find their arrow to determine way yardage you’re at isn’t precise enough or sits too far off the sight tape. HHA was better in that aspect…. Maybe I should go back….

 

[Blake C]

No you’re not.

I’ve been shooting a lot of random distances lately and find their arrow to determine way yardage you’re at isn’t precise enough or sits too far off the sight tape. HHA was better in that aspect…. Maybe I should go back….

Agreed. I am going to sharpen mine. Paint it red. And bend it closer to the tape. Crazy there is so much tweaking needed on a sight that costs 600 doll hairs

 

[Werne1nm]

Agreed. I am going to sharpen mine. Paint it red. And bend it closer to the tape. Crazy there is so much tweaking needed on a sight that costs 600 doll hairs

Yea I’d say it just a design flaw. How exact do I need to be between 41 and 42 yards is beyond my ability to know. As long as I’m in a 4in circle or so I’m good.

 

[JJames8888]

Yea I’d say it just a design flaw. How exact do I need to be between 41 and 42 yards is beyond my ability to know. As long as I’m in a 4in circle or so I’m good.

Thats a good enough point. My shot spread is probably greater than the difference between a sharp point & my eyeball's ability to put it right on 41 vs 41.5 or even 42. I just know the Axcel Driver has super sharp points, and is right up against the tape so no variance dep on the angle you're looking at it from, and the hatch lines go all the away across so you can see exactly where you are. Do all those things really matter, maybe not. But to Blake's point. It costs $600, it should blow my mimd, not just be "good enough". Sharpening the points, bending them down and maybe painting the front one red are all good ideas. I may even cut my tape down the middle, get rid of 1/2 the strip, and shift the remaining strip over a bit so the hatch marks live right under the tip of the point.