Review of Tauron 5-50x60 ED SFP Rifle Scope by Jani Nordman (SCOL-69)

2026-06-10

This is a review of Tauron 5-50x60 ED SFP Rifle Scope (SCOL-69) from Jani Nordman.

Need magnification? This has all the magnification. How much? 50x. So, if you’re into long-range shooting or benchrest shooting, you won’t run out of magnification with this one.

So why should you consider this over some others? Well, you can have a look at the pictures to see for yourself the fact that has taken me by surprise, the glass quality. This has Japanese glass. If one country outside the usual big names knows how to polish glass, it’s Japan, the country that gives you some of the best optical glass.

I’ve now reviewed a couple of Tauron Gen II scopes, and I can’t stress how much the quality of the glass has convinced me that this is a superb value for the amount of cash you’ll have to put down for this; with a sale, it’s a steal. But of course, there are some compromises that must be made to keep the price low. I’ll highlight those in this review as well.

Glass

Like mention above, the glass is top-notch, Japanese extra-low dispersion glass with up to 92% light pass-through. You can have a look at the pictures below to see what the targets look like at various magnification levels and judge for yourself the glass clarity. Of course, pictures can just give you a reference point, so if you have the chance to see it live in a shop or at the gun show, you can judge for yourself. Note that on the day I was taking the photos, there was first a lot of fog and at the end there was a lot of heat, so some mirage at the 50x magnification.

Body

The scope has a 34mm body, contrary to the false notion that this has nothing to do with light passthrough, all of the 24mm, 30mm, and 34mm are just as bright, the 34mm just gives you bigger adjustment wheels inside the scope, meaning you get more range of adjustments in this model up to 23 MIL of movement for elevation. There are new models of X-ACCU mounts that you can see in the pictures. These are good company for a new scope. There are different models and heights to choose from. I’ll make another post about the mounts and add them to the end once that post is ready, so if it’s not yet down below, it’ll be there soon(ish)

Features

As this is a 50x zoom, you expect it to be SFP (Second focal plane), meaning the reticle doesn’t change size while changing the magnification level; this means the reticle hash markings are not correct on all magnification levels.

There are the expected features, such as lockable turrets so you don’t accidentally make adjustments when not meant to. There is also zero stop for the elevation turret. Please follow the link to the product page where you can learn more on how to set the zero.

You get six levels of illumination, which gives you enough light when shooting against dark targets or at low light. My experience has so far been that the illumination is acceptable and enough for these scenarios.

The feature that I don’t like on all vector scopes is the tightness of the adjustment wheels, all of them are way too tight for ease of adjustment, there are optics on the market where it feels natural to make adjustments, with vector it feels you have to use way too much force and this makes it so that if you have to do it multiple times over a short period of time you’ll start to hurt your fingers and hands. Maybe for Gen III this will be fixed; we’ll see.

One notable feature is the IP67 waterproof rating, meaning you could submerge the scope up to 1m of water for 30 minutes and be fine. I don’t recommend you do that, but safe to say a little rain or dust isn’t going to do anything for the optic.

Reticle

This scope is not a surprise SFP (Second focal plane); if you had FFP (first focal plane), the 50x magnification would not work that well with a moving reticle. The reticle itself is clear, the markings are precise, and the middle cross is illuminated, aiding in low-light shooting or when you’re aiming at a dark target.

The adjustments are in MIL, a preferred set for the metric world. See more of the reticle and how it functions on the links below. But as expected with such magnification, some tradeoffs are inevitable. Like the punishingly tiny eye box at full magnification.

Build quality

Like with most Vector Optics products, the build quality is excellent, the finish on all parts is on point, and all of the parts with threads move and lock with ease. The turret locks when pulled out and pushed back go straight out and straight back in.

Final verdict

For the price you pay, you’re getting a really good scope with very good features and quality build. There are some downsides as outlined above, but factoring in the price you’re paying and not having the expectations that this is on par with the 3000€/$/£ scopes on the market, this is a budget scope with the limitations that bring; if you go with that mindset, you won’t be disappointed.