Vector Optics Continental 4-24×56 for PRS Rimfire

After one PRS rimfire match under a Primary Arms SLX 5-25×56, SlavGuns swapped to a Vector Optics Continental 4-24×56. The short is honest about why: reticle clutter on the SLX sample, glass comparison at about 300 yards, and Continental features (turn indicators, locking turrets, swappable caps) that fit match work. Treat this as field notes plus a glass/reticle first pass — a fuller Continental deep-dive was flagged as still coming.

Watch the YouTube field note. Specs below are only what was said on camera — including the “32 or 34 mils” elevation phrasing left as stated.

Key takeaways (as taped)

• Context: swapped from Primary Arms SLX 5-25 onto the same PRS rimfire rifle after one match.
• Reticle: still has stadia, but no vertical stadi lines on top — holds live on the horizontal and bottom vertical; ranging feature is smaller and more out of the way than the busy SLX tree that was bugging the shooter.
• Glass: ED glass (China or Japan) plus German Schott glass in some combination (exact recipe not claimed); image quality called out as a clear step up vs that SLX sample at ~300 yards.
• Turn indicators: pop-up second-turn indicator; third turn shows white as well.
• Internal adjustment: stated on tape as about 32 or 34 mils of internal adjustment — verify the SKU plate / manual before you buy.
• Illumination: on/off between brightness steps; center crosshair described as daytime-usable on darker targets, less so on sunlit ones (shooter generally does not use illum).
• Turrets: audible, tactile, locking; swappable turret cap (ties to the Continental Gen 2 cap story).
• Accessories on rifle: Vector Optics electronic level mentioned for upcoming match footage.

Why leave the SLX for this Continental

The SLX review elsewhere on this site still stands as a strong budget FFP story — eyebox, travel, illumination. On this particular rimfire match gun, the busy ACSS-style tree and thick stadia started to annoy, and the Continental’s cleaner upper field plus Schott/ED image at 300 yards won the seat for the next match. Different jobs, different winners.

Who it is for

PRS / NRL rimfire shooters who want mid–high power FFP with less reticle clutter up top, locking turrets, and Continental’s turn-indicator / cap ecosystem. If you love a dense Christmas-tree / ranging reticle, stay with something like the SLX Athena BPR. Wait for SlavGuns’ fuller Continental video before treating this short as a final tracking verdict.

Buy: Vector Optics Continental 4-24×56 on Vector Optics

→ Watch on YouTube: Vector Optics 4-24×56 FFP — PRS Rimfire

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