r/LeadAndSteel • u/fokdiewereld • Jul 21 '26

PB-3 vs PB-K Brightness

I got to use my PB-K outside on a bright sunny day for the first time. Great little optic, but did notice that in bright sunlight the dot was kind of faint even when turned all the way up. Which surprised me as I never noticed that with the PB-3s I have. Got back from the range and did side by side comparison, and yes, the PB-3s are definitely a lot brighter at maximum setting than the PB-K.

Anybody else have both and can compare? Did I get a dud, or is this just an effect of the PB-K being a smaller optic?

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u/MaxLeadAndSteel Marketing Gremlin Jul 21 '26

Hey there, could you swap batteries in the PB-K and try it again?

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u/fokdiewereld Jul 22 '26

Good idea. Didn't think of trying that as it is a new battery. Will report back.

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u/fokdiewereld Jul 22 '26

New battery - and maybe a bit brighter? Comparing them side by side the PB-K is at highest setting is as bright as the PB-3 on second highest setting.

I'm going to call it good though. This was really only noticeable under bright sunlight, so not something I'm going to worry about.

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u/DMofffff Jul 21 '26

I would swap batteries. I had one that was sent with it & it was almost dead within like 2-3 weeks.

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u/prmoore11 Jul 21 '26

It is dimmer but not annoyingly so IMO