Shot Show / booth first look — not a range T&E report.
Squat Squad — picking a scope is one thing. Picking the turret caps you actually want to live with is another headache. Locking or not? Tall or short? BDC rings? Vector Optics just made that choice a lot less permanent on the Continental Gen 2.
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What Gen 2 changes
Continental is Vector’s higher-end glass line. On Gen 2, the big booth story is interchangeable turret caps. You unscrew a retaining screw and swap the style you want — same scope, different turret personality.
Cap options they showed
- Short capped — low-profile, covered
- Short locking — still short, but locks so you’re not bumping dials
- Tall competitor-style — taller caps that show more revolutions for people who dial a lot
- BDC-style rings — adjustable rings for your hold / impact points
Those caps are meant to be interchangeable across the Continental lineup. Box typically includes two; the other styles are optional add-ons.
What’s next on the channel
I’m looking at getting the 5–30 Continental on the channel for a closer look. This clip is a booth walkthrough of the turret-cap concept — treat it as a first look, not zero confirmation or glass scoring.
Bottom line
Vector Continental Gen 2’s swappable turret caps let you run locking, tall, short, or BDC-style setups without buying a whole new optic. Shot Show booth first look — watch the Short, then we’ll dig deeper when glass lands. Keep squatting.
Which turret style would you run first — locking short, tall dialer, or BDC rings?
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