Picked up another rim fire handgun

JKP

Been wanting one for a while and finally ordered a SW Victory. Ordered some stuff from Tandemkross before even picking it up. 

Upgraded trigger, grips, added brake, replaced mag base plates and removed mag disconnect. 

The trigger was already pretty good, now the over travel is gone and it breaks about a pound lighter. Grips are really grippy and fit my hands better. 

Looking forward to shooting it!

before

After

Accipiter

Does the brake do anything on a rimfire, or is it cosmetic?  I have the browning version of that.  I like it a lot.

JKP

Accipiter said:

Does the brake do anything on a rimfire, or is it cosmetic?  I have the browning version of that.  I like it a lot.

I haven't fired yet - I suspect it doesn't do much for recoil since there isn't any to begin with but it does add a bit of balance to the muzzle.

GunNut

Sweet!  Hope it shoots as good as she looks 😍

Accipiter

JKP said:

Accipiter said:

Does the brake do anything on a rimfire, or is it cosmetic?  I have the browning version of that.  I like it a lot.

I haven't fired yet - I suspect it doesn't do much for recoil since there isn't any to begin with but it does add a bit of balance to the muzzle.

Got it.

Diver43

Good deal, dont forget the range report

BamaakII

Some people say the brake makes it shoot flatter, I kind of doubt it.  But what does do in competition is help the timer pick up the shots.

Six-Gun

Love it - great choice.  I picked up a S&W 22 Victory back when they first came out and wish I waited for the one you grabbed with that threaded barrel.  Great setup for a rimfire suppressor down the line, if it suits you.

Ernie Bishop

Our son bought one of those to give to his wife as a wedding present

Antonio

Nice pistol. A few were available here for a while but haven't seem them around anymore.

Hold one once and didn't liked it; dunno why but I have 2 guns of similar "style" imprinted in my head: My Ruger MkIII Target and a High Standard 103 I had for a while. That might create a bias in myself.

Why not a Ruger Mk?

Waiting for the range report.

Jay

Nice!

My dad got one a few weeks ago.  I FINALLY was able to talk him into getting rid of the crap Taurus Tracker he had for years.  He's been happy with his Victory so far.

I have an older Smith 22A, which I believe was replaced by the Victory.  Very accurate gun.  I'm considering getting me a Victory.  The only thing I didn't like about my dad's was the safety.  My right thumb kept turning the safety on as I was shooting and it was annoying.  But then I have a habit of holding handguns as high as possible.  My dad doesn't seem to have that issue.

Jay

Apparently I'm not the only one who's had the safety issue with the Victory...

https://www.tandemkross.com/Cornerstone-Safety-Thumb-Ledge-for-SW22®-Victory™_p_500.html

JKP

Antonio said:

Nice pistol. A few were available here for a while but haven't seem them around anymore.

Hold one once and didn't liked it; dunno why but I have 2 guns of similar "style" imprinted in my head: My Ruger MkIII Target and a High Standard 103 I had for a while. That might create a bias in myself.

Why not a Ruger Mk?

Waiting for the range report.

I have five various Ruger MKs. 

Trying to diversify a bit! 😀

Uncle Fester

Six-Gun said:

Love it - great choice.  I picked up a S&W 22 Victory back when they first came out and wish I waited for the one you grabbed with that threaded barrel.  Great setup for a rimfire suppressor down the line, if it suits you.

When I bought mine, pistols with threads were verboten Assault Weapons in Ct.  After move to Texas, I got another so I would have a threaded pistol for my can.  

Love them both.  

BamaakII

I won a victory and a bag of to parts for it a couple years ago.  I probably only have 3 or 4 hundred rounds through it.  Good gun, nice trigger but I don't care for the balance.  I prefer my rugers.  I had planned on putting the parts in it and a red dot but now this job thing has messed up that plan for a while.

Six-Gun

Uncle Fester said:

Six-Gun said:

Love it - great choice.  I picked up a S&W 22 Victory back when they first came out and wish I waited for the one you grabbed with that threaded barrel.  Great setup for a rimfire suppressor down the line, if it suits you.

When I bought mine, pistols with threads were verboten Assault Weapons in Ct.  After move to Texas, I got another so I would have a threaded pistol for my can.  

Love them both.  

The killer for me was that I already had the rimfire can and thought that S&W would simply sell me a threaded barrel.  I was wrong.  

There are threaded barrel options from Volquartsen that look very well made, but last I looked, they cost nearly half of what the gun is worth.  Sadder still, their carbon fiber barrel option - which looks really good and light - has no accommodation for S&W's excellent factory front sight.  I have no interest in an optic on that kind of handgun, so it's a deal breaker.

bobbyrlf3

I have one as well, and I really like it.  It's great for trigger training and for first-timers.