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Old 04-15-2022, 3:34 PM
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Default Cheap PriDefend Bubble Levels weren't trash



https://youtu.be/KHiSxcFloyA

A gun accessory company sent me a Pridefend bubble level kit to test and review. I had never heard of the "Pridefend" or maybe it's "Pri-Defed" brand before this review. This odd sounding name hinted at bad Chinese to English Goggle translate or MadLibs. Their low $6 price on Amazon (at the time of this review) made me a bit trepidatious, since you often get what you pay for. I planned to return it if it was trash.

When they did arrive, I was pleasantly surprised they came packed in a nice metal tin. The kit included two types of bubble levels and a 1.5mm Allen wrench to adjust them. I checked them against a 3-position carpenter's spirit level and found the larger of the two Pridefend was not true but I was easily able to re-true it using the Allen wrench. I thought the other bubble-level, with a 'P' decal, was also not level but this was due to the off-center magnet at its base. After attaching it to the metal case, I found that it was level.

Needless to say, I'm pleased enough that I WONT be returning this. It's going into my range bag where the magnet has been additionally useful in policing my odd collection of allen wrenches in my mini range toolkit.

The bubble level kits are available from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DHNpda

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Old 04-15-2022, 4:04 PM
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How much do you make?
Data is readily accessible online.

Regardless, more upcoming 2A review channels, the better for consumers. Serve to keep other more established 2A content creators from becoming corporate shills.
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Good review video, but what is the brass hole on the second level for. My guess is to dangle it from a string, to make a plum line.
EDIT: Third image on amazon shows that the hole is used for level adjustment.
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Good review video, but what is the brass hole on the second level for. My guess is to dangle it from a string, to make a plum line.
EDIT: Third image on amazon shows that the hole is used for level adjustment.
I thought the brass hole was too big for the allen wrench but it was just the rim, the screw was further down and yes it was to adjust the level.
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Not enough for the time I spend on them as n8vrmind pointed out. Geez, I only make $5/day on all the videos I've put out. Depressing.
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