I received my new SFP 6-24 Vector Veyron yesterday from Krale. I think I ordered it Saturday. I don't think Krale packs on the weekend. It arrived in great condition as did the 4 tins of JSBs I added to the order after determining it wouldn't increase the shipping cost. Krale was more than a couple bucks/tin lower than the other sources I checked. They are the only source of the SFP Veyron 6-24 I found. It was under $200 delivered.
I mounted it on my P35-22 this morning and shot the gun a few times to get it sighted in. It is windy and cold here today so I did not want to stay out long. I had difficulty with the elevation adjustment and shimmed the back (shooter side) of the picatinny rail with 4 layers of soda can metal (about .020 thickness). That allowed me to get it sighted in. Not sure what was up with that, it is supposed to have a very similar range of elevation adjustment as my other scopes which did not require shimming. I am not a fan of shimming scope rings this way but I think shimming the rail the rings attach to is OK.
I checked the ability to focus at 10 yards and am happy to report it seems to be able to go a tiny bid closer, maybe 9.5 yards. My Vector Sintenel 8-32 is supposed to be able to do 10 too and won't. I am happy the Veyron is not an issue.
My P35s are short, light bullpups and my other scopes seems a bit oversized for them. I was interested in something shorter and lighter which the veyron certainly is. Weight is about 20 ounces which is about 4 ounces lighter than my others.
I have not done a side to side test against the Athlon Talos 6-24 on my P35-177 but my first impression is the glass is similar in quality. I like the Talos and feel it is equivalent for 30 yard target shooting as my 32X Vector Sintenel. So when I say the Veyron seems to be similar I am saying I think it's good, especially considering the price. When the weather gets better I will shoot a 30 yard challenge target or two with it. I don't think it will hold me back.
It has target turrets which lock and are resettable for zero. You lift the turret to make an adjustment then push it back to lock it. To reset the zero you remove a cap, rotate it, and screw it back on. The center dot of the reticle can be illuminated. Clicks are definite and audible. The only things I don't like is the apparent need to shim for elevation, the stiff controls (pretty much all of them, some more than others), and the very limited space available for scope rings. I use one piece bases to make it easier to swap scopes between rifles. It worked but if the available space had been 1/8th inch less it would not have. It comes with flip up scope caps and they work fine.
Bottom line is I think it's a great sub $200 scope especially for a short, light bullpup. I hope it holds up. My Sintenel is about a year old and works fine so I am optimistic. Warranty is 5 years. I've never even looked at the more widely available FFP model. I'm sure it's a nice scope too but it's basically $100 more and I don't want a FFP in a scope with a fine reticle (which the veyron has). With a SFP the reticle is visible at 6X, I do not think it will be in the FFP.
The other two scopes in the first picture are a FFP Primary Arms 4-14 and a SFP Primary Arms 4-15.
I mounted it on my P35-22 this morning and shot the gun a few times to get it sighted in. It is windy and cold here today so I did not want to stay out long. I had difficulty with the elevation adjustment and shimmed the back (shooter side) of the picatinny rail with 4 layers of soda can metal (about .020 thickness). That allowed me to get it sighted in. Not sure what was up with that, it is supposed to have a very similar range of elevation adjustment as my other scopes which did not require shimming. I am not a fan of shimming scope rings this way but I think shimming the rail the rings attach to is OK.
I checked the ability to focus at 10 yards and am happy to report it seems to be able to go a tiny bid closer, maybe 9.5 yards. My Vector Sintenel 8-32 is supposed to be able to do 10 too and won't. I am happy the Veyron is not an issue.
My P35s are short, light bullpups and my other scopes seems a bit oversized for them. I was interested in something shorter and lighter which the veyron certainly is. Weight is about 20 ounces which is about 4 ounces lighter than my others.
I have not done a side to side test against the Athlon Talos 6-24 on my P35-177 but my first impression is the glass is similar in quality. I like the Talos and feel it is equivalent for 30 yard target shooting as my 32X Vector Sintenel. So when I say the Veyron seems to be similar I am saying I think it's good, especially considering the price. When the weather gets better I will shoot a 30 yard challenge target or two with it. I don't think it will hold me back.
It has target turrets which lock and are resettable for zero. You lift the turret to make an adjustment then push it back to lock it. To reset the zero you remove a cap, rotate it, and screw it back on. The center dot of the reticle can be illuminated. Clicks are definite and audible. The only things I don't like is the apparent need to shim for elevation, the stiff controls (pretty much all of them, some more than others), and the very limited space available for scope rings. I use one piece bases to make it easier to swap scopes between rifles. It worked but if the available space had been 1/8th inch less it would not have. It comes with flip up scope caps and they work fine.
Bottom line is I think it's a great sub $200 scope especially for a short, light bullpup. I hope it holds up. My Sintenel is about a year old and works fine so I am optimistic. Warranty is 5 years. I've never even looked at the more widely available FFP model. I'm sure it's a nice scope too but it's basically $100 more and I don't want a FFP in a scope with a fine reticle (which the veyron has). With a SFP the reticle is visible at 6X, I do not think it will be in the FFP.
The other two scopes in the first picture are a FFP Primary Arms 4-14 and a SFP Primary Arms 4-15.
