Dialed Archery
Some of the best companies in the outdoor industry start in a garage. Dialed Archery is one of them. Founded in 2021 by three hunters from Minnesota, Scott Bakken, Taylor Kollman, and Jordan Riley, the brand was born out of a simple but powerful idea: build the best archery gear possible, build it in America, and never ship something out the door that you wouldn’t be proud to use yourself.
For the first eighteen months, the whole operation ran out of Taylor’s parents’ garage. By 2023, they had outgrown it and moved into a dedicated headquarters in Richmond, Minnesota. Today, Dialed Archery calls Cold Spring, Minnesota home, and the company continues to grow with one thing staying constant from day one: everything is made right here in the United States.
Built in America from the Ground Up
Dialed Archery does not just slap a “Made in USA” sticker on their products and call it a day. They have dedicated an entire page on their website to explaining exactly where and how every component is sourced and manufactured domestically.
The aluminum used in their sights is machined in Virginia and Indiana. Injection molded plastic components are manufactured in Wisconsin. Cerakote finishing takes place about an hour from their Minnesota headquarters. From raw T6061 aluminum to finished, assembled product, the entire supply chain is American.
The founders put it plainly:
“We are proud Americans and have gone to great lengths to find strategic companies in the manufacturing space to work with and make this dream come to fruition.”
Supporting Dialed Archery means supporting machinists, finishers, and manufacturers in multiple states across the country. That is not a marketing angle; that is the actual business model.
The Product Lineup: Bow Sights Built for Hunters
Dialed Archery focuses on precision bow sights and the accessories that go with them. Their philosophy is that hunters come before innovators, meaning every product has to earn its place in the field before it earns a spot on the website.
ARXOS Series
The ARXOS Series is Dialed Archery’s flagship bow sight platform, available in both Picatinny and Dovetail configurations. The ARXOS gives hunters the flexibility to adapt to whatever style of hunt they are on, whether that is a tight treestand setup or a wide-open western spot-and-stalk.
The system is built around interchangeable components including the Optic Light and Optic Slide accessories. The Optic Slide can be swapped out for an Optic Light that adds LED ultraviolet light to your pin, giving you visibility in low-light situations without having to carry extra gear. For hunters who are in the woods before first light, that kind of feature matters.
PRUF Mover Sight
The PRUF Mover Sight is a premier single-pin hunting sight proudly designed, manufactured, and assembled in the USA. It features dual SwitchTape Rings and up to six indicator needles, three on each side, giving you a level of customization that most bow sights simply do not offer. The PRUF is available in several colors including Clay, Dusk, Sage, and Bruin so it fits your bow setup and personal style.
SwitchTape Rings
One of the most clever accessories in the lineup is the SwitchTape Ring. It clamps directly to your sight’s dial and lets you precisely position your yardage tape, which sounds like a small thing until you realize how much it matters when you are swapping between arrow setups. Available in white and black, it is the kind of detail-oriented accessory you expect from a company that obsesses over getting things right.
Why Dialed Archery Stands Out
The archery market is crowded. There are a lot of sights at a lot of price points, and most of them are manufactured overseas. Dialed Archery made a deliberate choice to do things differently, not just to put “Made in USA” on the box, but because they genuinely believe that American manufacturing produces a better product and supports the communities that buy it.
Their machined aluminum components are built to tight tolerances. Their finishes are durable. Their customer support is a point of pride. When you reach out to Dialed Archery, you are talking to the people who actually build the product, not a customer service department three time zones away.
The company came from hunters, was built by hunters, and is designed specifically for hunters who refuse to compromise on quality. If you are looking for an American made bow sight that performs in the field and supports domestic manufacturing jobs, Dialed Archery deserves a serious look.
Check out their full lineup and learn more about their manufacturing commitment at dialedarchery.com.