Verifier peeps anyone
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From: lewis
07-Mar-13
Anyone tried these my old eyes could use the help if they work.Lewis
From: Arrowsmith
07-Mar-13
Lewis, I don't know about varifier, but I use a clarifier peep on my 3D bow. I also have a 4x lens on the bow so "my old eys" can see the targets better. Before I put the clarifier peep in the targets were blurry to me through the 4x scope. They were magnified, but blurry. The clarifier cleared that up for me. I will say this, they come in several different sizes and it's important that the pro shop you get it from let you try several to get the correct one for your eyes. The also come in a few different string angle designs, and again, it's important to get the correct one for your string angle. I have one on my Mathews M8 and it's the #1 clarifier with 3/32" opening.
From: Arrowsmith
07-Mar-13
Lewis, I just checked on the difference between the varifier and the clarifier. The way it is explained is that the varifier clears up things up close (like your sight pins) whereas the clarifier clears up thing farther away (like the target). It seems that for clearing up hunting pins you would go with a varifier, and for clearing up a blurry target as viewed through a scope, then the clarifier is what you use. Both are available in different sizes and should be tried before being bought. I hope this helps.
From: lewis
07-Mar-13
Helps a lot thru my glasses my sight pin is kinda double and the target is o.k.so if I peek over my glasses my pin is fine but the target is fuzzy.Lewis
From: wyobullshooter
07-Mar-13
I just bought a verifier peep a week ago. My first thought was "WOW, I actually have a pin instead of of a fuzzy cotton ball!" I was told that once I tried one, I would wonder why I didn't try one a long time ago.
No BS, it is worth every cent and then some. I believe it comes in 6 different strengths. They are easily swapped out, so you can try different ones until you find the right one for you.
From: lewis
07-Mar-13
Now I have to find a shop in Fl.or Tn. that carries them.Thanks guys Lewis
From: DAL1
08-Mar-13
I went to a pro shop today to see about shooting with my glasses on, sine my pins were getting pretty blurry, and I am hitting my animals high (5 at Blaaukrantz a few weeks ago). Came out with a verifier on my bow and a few more ordered for my other bows. I will report back after I have shot for a week, or so. But it was neat to have crisp pins again!
From: sweet old bill
08-Mar-13
works well to get thepinw bqck in focus for old eye like mine now 71
From: bowmanmt
08-Mar-13
One of the big reasons I made the switch over to a xbow was my pin problem on my compound, I could see the target aok, but my pins I was seeing triple. So I went down to a single pin slide set up, but still saw triple on that one pin. Yes the verifier helps, there are 4 different magnifications but remember not to pick one to powerful or you will not be able to see the target. For some reason looking through a scope I have no problem. Can I still shoot my Mathews bow , yes. But with confidence of yesteryears no.
From: Busta'Ribs
08-Mar-13
Just installed one this week. Starburst is gone but now I have 2 pin dots, side by side. Kinda like a figure 8 laid sideways at the tip of my pin.
So it's better, but it still isn't right.
I also tried the high dollar Trijicon Accupin slider this week but that didn't work either. Had two triangle tips instead of one. Also, couldn't see the bubble or the yardage numbers on the wheel without my glasses. And I don't hunt with my glasses on.
Unless I'm watching porn on my iPhone in my treestand
Getting old blows but I guess it still beats the alternative.
From: Yellowjacket
08-Mar-13
I've been using one for years. Never had a problem with it fogging or rain etc while hunting. If you have a shop nearby that sells them they'll have a sample kit you can use to pick out the power you need. They're marked by colors. The stronger you go to get your pins sharper the blurrier the target is going to get so there is a trade off. For hunting I recommend starting with the silver color (lowest power). If you want a larger peep for hunting they make one I think is 1/4". For me it clears up the pins just enough without making the target too blurry.
From: lewis
08-Mar-13
I'm shooting the single pin easy slider by mbg and it was Dustin that reccommended the verifier.Lewis
From: DAL1
08-Mar-13
First day with verifier...Robin Hood! Can't get any better than that.
From: Paul@thefort
11-Mar-13
Yellowjacket, do you need the rubber cord attached from the verifier to the string, for the 1/4 in one?
And if so, I wonder why not the 1/8 inch verifier also as advertised?
From: Ambush
11-Mar-13
I to suffer from the "big blur" so I put a verifier in the string of my back-up/3D bow. What a difference! It's a low power, so I can see the target just as well as I could without it, but the pins are very distinct. Even the wire on the Spot Hogg is crisp. I have to hunt in the rain and snow, quite a bit, so I'm leery about using one on my hunting bow. The only thing I don't like is that the largest lens available is 3/16". With the lens removed the peep is then 1/4", which offers some versatility. Highly recommended for 3D and target and probably for hunting depending on your conditions.
From: Yellowjacket
11-Mar-13
Paul, No rubber cord on either size.
From: BOWNUT@WORK
11-Mar-13
BOWNUT@WORK's Link
At 56 I'am to a point that I can no longer shoot without glasses. At a 1.25 power I can see the pins clearly and see the target just fine. I dont like hunting with glasses so I ordered the 1/4 inch peep and verifier. I'am trying the #6. I hope it works. Ck out the link and the FAQ section for good advise.
From: bighorn
11-Mar-13
Is there anything to spray on them to keep them from fogging up?
From: Medicinemann
12-Mar-13
I had a verifier put in my peep about two years ago. Then I went bowhunting for Roosevelt elk in Oregon, and had a big 5X5 at 30 yards, and I wasn't able to shoot because my verifier had fogged up. I went back to camp and taped an empty pill bottle to the riser of my bow. Then I filled the pill bottle with Q-tips. Any time that I am hunting in high humidity, if I anticipate a shot opportunity, I CONSTANTLY check the verifier to see if it is fogging up. If it is, I stop and clear it with a Q-tip, and then stick the Q-tip on my ear....in case I need one again quickly......it only takes a couple seconds....but it does remind me that this gettin' old business is for the birds!!
From: Davy C
12-Mar-13
I started using one about a year ago and it definately helps for target and hunting. I never had a problem hunting with it last year but I like Q tip idea cause I do worry about it fogging up.
From: forkehornreggie
12-Mar-13
I just installed one but I don't like how little my peep is now with it in. I like centering my sight housing in my peep but now I cannot get the whole housing in there. My main problem is at low light or like last year on a whitetail hunt in Texas where we were in homemade blinds I got a lot of fuzz. Let me ask this , does anyone ever use the 1/4 peep without the verifier but install the verifier only when needed such as me sitting in that blind?
From: wyobullshooter
12-Mar-13
forkehornreggie, I have the 1/4" verifier and I have no problem centering my housing, including the level. In fact, I have room for an even larger housing. Don't understand why you're having problems?
From: drycreek
12-Mar-13
Have it ,use it , love it!
From: blackwolf
13-Mar-13
The #6 works great for me.
From: buglemaster
13-Mar-13
Looks like I need to do some shopping...My pins are q-tips...
From: forkehornreggie
13-Mar-13
Wyo, I checked last night and I cannot see my housing. Is your sight on a 6" dovetail and stis out further?
From: sundowner
13-Mar-13
I discovered that the Specialty Archery verifier was designed to be used WITHOUT corrective glasses or contacts. I needed a much weaker diopter when shooting with my glasses on. The verifier works really well with the correct magnifier used with "corrected" vision.
From: wyobullshooter
13-Mar-13
forke, all my sights are on standard mounts. I have both the BG Ascent and Flashpoint, as well as an HHA.
From: Paul@thefort
13-Mar-13
Those of you that went to an archery proshop, how much did you pay for the peep and lense and then, if any, the cost of installation?
I have viewed the Speciality Archery website and see their price, just wondering if the proshop's price was different.
thanks, Paul
