Q&A Vector Continental 2-12x44mm Field Eval

[Formidilosus]

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Thread 'Vector Continental 2-12x44mm Field Evaluation'

Aug 24, 2025

This is a field evaluation of the Vector Continental 2-12x44mm scope. This scope was sent to Ryan Avery for an evaluation.


The scope:
27.2oz



Turrets:

.1 mil per click, 10 mils per rev, not revolution indicated. Both elevation and windage are pull up to adjust, push down to lock. Elevation has a zero stop.

Turret in down “locked” position-



Turret in up “unlocked” position-



Additionally there in a revolution indicator button on top of the turret. It is flush when on the first rev-


And pops up on the second rev-...

• Formidilosus
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• Forum: Rifle Scope Field Evaluations

 

[Formidilosus]

Updated.

 

[RWT]

everything on this scope from the reticle to the turrets looks too busy.

It’s like they wanted a Toyota Camry to work for everything from grocery getter to hauling 6 kids to school to towing my tractor.

 

[Formidilosus]

everything on this scope from the reticle to the turrets looks too busy.

It’s like they wanted a Toyota Camry to work for everything from grocery getter to hauling 6 kids to school to towing my tractor.

Oh it’s mall ninja’d out. The reticle is atrocious- it might be the dumbest reticle I have seen in a scope. The ring is too large to use as any kind of aiming reference- even at 5 yards, but at the same time it takes up so much of the FOV. At 6.5x the ring disappears out of the FOV and then the reticle becomes usable. It’s like a video game reticle. Probably is.

Thing is, it’s the scope design that a lot of people want. Compact, looks good, 2-12’ish mag, etc. but, these companies are ran by nincompoops. Vector is just a Chinese owned and ran company- they were the ones with the crappy junk at local gun shows 15 years ago.

 

[RWT]

check the box. I am certain you will find a sticker reading:

“When purchasing this scope your gun will never run out of bullets, you will instantly know kung fu and become an expert zombie killer”.

It’s clearly a video game reticle. I believe I’ve seen it in the Jurassic Park shooting game.

 

[KJ_ND]

Off topic but is that an hub otb adapter on the rifle used?

 

[Formidilosus]

Off topic but is that an hub otb adapter on the rifle used?

These are not the droids you are looking for…

 

[Formidilosus]

Update to eval.

 

[Bater]

Hey Form, is this a 2-12 or 2-16? Title shows 16 but I assume it’s a 12? Please don’t take my question as a reason to assume I care about this scope, just curious.

 

[Formidilosus]

Hey Form, is this a 2-12 or 2-16? Title shows 16 but I assume it’s a 12? Please don’t take my question as a reason to assume I care about this scope, just curious.

It’s a 2-12x. Was a mistype.

 

[Hondo64d]

Looks like they tried (and failed) to somewhat mimic the reticle on the SWFA 1-6 HD. Too bad they didn’t get it right…

John

 

[Alaskahuntr1]

Update to eval.

Form, do you have one document somewhere where you list the scopes that have passed the field evals with good enough scores that they are worth buying?

There are just so many evals at this point that it’s difficult to sort through them all and identify scopes that one should actually purchase.

So far I’ve only been able to identify the maven rs 1.2, Nightforce SHV, and trijicon credo.

Primary use case is hunting.

 

[ztc92]

Form, do you have one document somewhere where you list the scopes that have passed the field evals with good enough scores that they are worth buying?

There are just so many evals at this point that it’s difficult to sort through them all and identify scopes that one should actually purchase.

So far I’ve only been able to identify the maven rs 1.2, Nightforce SHV, and trijicon credo.

Primary use case is hunting.

That’s a good start to your list. Only brand I’d add is SWFA. For hunting the 3-9, 3-15 and 6x are all very popular with the Milquad reticle.

 

[ztc92]

Oh also, since you didn’t mention them, know that the other Nightforce models and the Trijicon tenmile are highly regarded.