Vector Continental 1-6×24

by moondog on April 27, 2025 with No Comments

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Vector reached out to me and asked me to test out a scope. I chose a second focal plane Continental 1-6×24 LPVO. Vector Optics is a Chinese scope brand not very well known in the US. Their top-tier products utilize German Schott glass, which is typically only found in premium European scopes. This pricy glass is probably why Vector named their top-tier scope line Continental.

The Contiental 1-6×24 is a SFP LPVO that comes in a box with a few extra accessories and an unusual spare turret with only a number 0 and no other markings for shooters who only want to return to 0 after adjusting it. Oddly, it does not include a throw lever, but the magnification ring turns easily without it. The box includes a set of scope rings, though a cantilever mount would have been a better choice given the scope’s 4-inch eye relief.

The overall build quality appears superior to typical “budget” Chinese brands like CVLife and Monstrum. Fit and finish remind me more of Athlon, Burris, or Zeiss. The scope comes in a choice of a circle-dot etched reticle or a fiber optic reticle. And the scope is relatively light at 18oz.

The Schott glass provided a bright, clear, and sharp image that was color accurate and had minimal chromatic aberration at high power. Its reticle’s central donut of death offers daylight bright illumination and a combination of MIL windage stadia and BDC vertical stadia; it’s the kind of reticle I prefer.

The scope has a street price around $400 is not budget, but it is half the price of comparable HD glass LPVO’s made by Riton, SIG, and Vortex. This is the first Vector Optics scope I have had an opportunity to test, but if this is indicative of their product quality, I hope to get a chance to test their other scopes.