VECTOR OPTICS Continental x6 4-24x56 MBR

The Continental series is the premium line from VECTOR OPTICS and offers the most features and highest quality among all VECTOR products. The SCFF-40 model is a powerful riflescope with a popular magnification range of 4 - 24x, a 56mm objective lens, and an illuminated reticle on the first focal plane.

The Vector Optics Continental x6 4-24x56 MBR was provided by VECTOR OPTICS for testing and reviewing purposes, and the review was done by our friend MAJOR FINDING.

Packaging and Contents

In addition to the riflescope, the package includes: a pair of objective and ocular lens covers, a sunshade, a cleaning cloth, and the user manual. Also included is a second cap for the elevation turret. The standard cap installed on the elevation turret features an adjustable zero stop and an adjustment level indicator. If you do not wish to use these two functions, you can unscrew the cap and replace it with the other turret cap included in the package. Lastly, you will also find two mounting rings in the package to immediately attach your riflescope to the appropriate Picatinny rail on your long gun.

Technical Specifications 

The magnification range of 4 to 24 in rifle scope is not only one of the most common, but also one of the most popular. This provides more than enough resources for precision shooting in both indoor and long-range settings. The 56mm objective lens captures a lot of light and, combined with the 34mm main tube, it not only offers a very bright image but also a correspondingly large field of view from 9.3 to 1.5 meters at a distance of 100 meters. The eye relief of 100mm is very comfortable, and the exit pupil size ranges from 8mm to 2.3mm.

With these specifications, the SCFF-40 can already compete quite well with more expensive products. The MIL reticle is located on the first focal plane and provides a lot of aiming points for dynamic shooting at different distances - or for people who simply do not always want to use the elevation turret. It also has illumination in six levels, allowing it to be adjusted to the corresponding light conditions. Only the inner reticle is illuminated. Of course, the riflescope is also nitrogen-filled to prevent lens fogging.

Construction and Operation 

As expected from the Continental series, the SCFF-40 is also very well built. The anodizing is as flawless as the labeling of the turrets and the overall external construction of the riflescope. The Continental series practically uses the same controls on all their riflescopes.

 Except for the parallax adjustment, the turrets are identical to those of the 1-6x28 FFP LPVO (SCFF-31), for which Major Finding already published a detailed review in 2023. 

Both the windage and elevation adjustment turrets are lockable. To unlock, simply lift the turret cap, make the necessary adjustments, and then lock the turret by pushing down the cap. This feature is intended to prevent accidental adjustment of the turrets and, in our opinion, is very practical. 

The turret clicks are very "crisp," and each click can be physically and audibly felt. There is no noticeable play between clicks, and they positively and audibly click into place. The setup of the elevation turret is also very classic - it rotates counterclockwise (Counter Clock Wise or CCW). 

On the left side, there is the tower for parallax adjustment and reticle illumination. The parallax can be continuously adjusted between 15m and infinity. The 6 levels of reticle illumination have off levels between each illumination level, so you do not have to cycle through all levels constantly.

Glass Quality and Practical Experience 

According to VECTOR OPTICS, the lenses used are from the German company Schott, which should provide over 90% light transmission, minimal distortions, and ensure a sharp image. When used indoors, we did not notice any real factors causing disturbance.

Outdoors - especially in bright sunlight and at higher zoom levels - some chromatic aberration was noticeable. In our case, this was evident when shooting on a 200m outdoor range. The color distortion is most noticeable at the edge of the target and around the black bullseye, where it appears as a blue/purple hue.

Since the reticle is on the first focal plane, it magnifies as you zoom in - but even at maximum magnification, it was still sharp and precise. The illuminated center reticle was still visible even in bright sunlight, with the six different illumination levels being sufficient.

After mounting the riflescope on our Strasser RS 700 and zeroing it at 100 meters, we also conducted a box test in three runs. In each run, five shots were fired, with the aim point always being the red dot in the center - also the start and end of the exercise. The ammunition used was RWS Target Elite Plus Match 168 gr. 

While shot tests are always somewhat subjective, as the ammunition used plays a role as much as the rifle's shooting stress or the shooter's condition, they still provide a very good snapshot of the tested equipment.

In the case of the SCFF-40, it has been shown that the turret mechanics are precise and reliable. The adjustments made on the riflescope accurately reflected on the paper targets. Any small deviations were due to the shooter.

The Reticle 

The SCFF 40 features a "Christmas Tree" reticle, offering many aiming points for elevation and windage adjustment, and allowing for calculating the distance to a known-size target. 

Additionally, the "fast ranging reticle" is located on the upper right side of the field of view, enabling a quick estimate of the distance to a target object. 

More information can be found in the riflescope's manual or in the dedicated manual for the "VEC-MBR" reticle. Both can be found in the manufacturer's download section in English.

Conclusion 

The SCFF-40 by VECTOR OPTICS offers a wealth of useful features and is overall a very good riflescope. The large magnification range combined with the MRAD reticle and the lockable, tactical turrets make it a very good choice for precision shooting. The general construction of the riflescope, as well as the mechanics and feel of the turrets, are flawless and offer no criticism.

For those who can make small compromises and can live with the slight chromatic aberration, they will still be very satisfied with the riflescope. At the distances we tested, this one flaw has not had any negative impact so far, and we were able to achieve excellent shot groups.

The price/performance ratio is very good, and for those with a relatively modest budget, you get a very good riflescope for around €1,000.

The Continental x6 4-24x56 MBR FFP (SCFF-40) is available directly at VECTOR OPTICS for 879 euros. 

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