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Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory: I blame Uncle Fester for this one
Six-Gun
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Well, you all know how it starts. On an ordinary trip the range, I say to the fellow working the sales floor, "Hey there [fellow who works the sales floor], some guy on a forum that I visit once in a while - not too terribly often - just got one of those SW22 Victory pistols. I must say that his thread got me interested." Sure enough, he had one on the floor ready to go.
The gun fund is well in the black lately after moving some safe queens out for better than expected returns. As soon as I felt how awesome the Victory balanced and got to pull the trigger on a snap cap, it was over.
"Box it up. I'll wait for a lane until the background check comes through and I can shoot it."
Yeah. It didn't disappoint. At 15 feet, 5 shots with Federal Auto Match bulk pack...
I also tried it with some Blazer, and subsonic Eley and Fiocchi stuff that I bought for my suppressor. It did pretty well, even with the subsonic until the very end when the grit started getting thick. Combined with the light charge and being run with only the light factory lubing on the mating surfaces, I had a few FTEs. But, the accuracy...yeah, it's a keeper.
Now I'm going to start stashing cash for one of those beautiful and suppressor-friendly Volquartsen carbon fiber wrapped barrels.
The gun fund is well in the black lately after moving some safe queens out for better than expected returns. As soon as I felt how awesome the Victory balanced and got to pull the trigger on a snap cap, it was over.
"Box it up. I'll wait for a lane until the background check comes through and I can shoot it."
Yeah. It didn't disappoint. At 15 feet, 5 shots with Federal Auto Match bulk pack...
I also tried it with some Blazer, and subsonic Eley and Fiocchi stuff that I bought for my suppressor. It did pretty well, even with the subsonic until the very end when the grit started getting thick. Combined with the light charge and being run with only the light factory lubing on the mating surfaces, I had a few FTEs. But, the accuracy...yeah, it's a keeper.
Now I'm going to start stashing cash for one of those beautiful and suppressor-friendly Volquartsen carbon fiber wrapped barrels.
Accuracy: because white space between bullet holes drives me insane.
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Dad 5-31-13
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The back half of this story that I left out of the OP is that this gun was in the case with the other gun I had been considering: a Ruger 22/45 Lite. The Ruger is attractive because it comes threaded and ready to go. But the trigger on the 22/45 Lite, for whatever reason, is remarkably heavier than what I expected. I don't know why Ruger did this. Bear in mind that my comparison point is a MkII that I bought back in the 2003/2004 timeframe (just before the MkIII was introduced) that has an excellent factory trigger.
Side by side, the trigger on the SW22 Victory was much lighter, albeit still slightly heavier than my MkII, and an adjustable overtravel. The sucky part is that I won't be ready to go for a suppressor with it for quite some time between gathering the funds for the Volquartsen threaded barrel and the fact that they are already well-backordered.
Sako
Uhhhh... Get the S/W and keep the Ruger. Duh!
Today, I was trying to figure out how I could make one of those Carbon Fiber barrels Legal in The Fascist State.
So far: ideas
1) epoxy the thread protector to the threads; or
2) call volquartzen and convince them to pull one out of assembly before the threads were added.
Because a Pistol (with a threaded barrel) but no Surpressor is an Assault Weapon.
Jerry
You ain't right :tooth:
Seriously, I feel bad for all of you guys who have had to suffer through that non-sense for even a moment. My blood boils a little more each time Uncle Fester mentions that backflips he would have to endure simply to own a metal freaking tube with what amounts to pipe threading on it.
I can't wait to move back to Texas.
Thanks and I agree wholeheartedly. I don't get the noted distaste for the look at all. Not only does it look good, the feel is just awesome. Plenty of heft, which is great for maintaining sight picture.
Great to hear it. I optimistic that just cleaning and getting a proper lube on it is going to make a big difference in how long it will go without a hiccup.
I could've simply spent $20 more and had them order me the factory threaded version...
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_846573_-1_804153_757752_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
...but that defeats the point of why I want the Volquartsen.
The factory barrel, as is, is well balanced and just heavy enough to be useful without being overly front-heavy. Throw a 6.5 oz. stainless steel suppressor on there, and now it's exactly that.
The Volquartsen barrel weighs a svelte 7.5 oz and will do a good bit to make the total package handle close to how it would without the added suppressor weight. Not to mention, it's a Volquartsen. It's gonna shoot great.
Oh, and I didn't realize it until last night: this is my first-ever S&W semi-auto pistol. Milestone moment, eh?
Whatever makes some of you folks stray away from the fold like that I just don't know. ER well I have been known to leave it from time to time, but I have this homing device within me. And I've even been known to bring back a Foreigner or two with me. But hell, when they get here they almost instantly become Texicanified and fall in love with the place.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
(o' paper; get your mind out of the gutter)
Answer: I met a gorgeous woman willing to overlook my many faults. Thus, I do what she tells me to. ��
Until recently, her elderly mom was keeping here. I figure 3-5 years max to make the move.
Without a side by side comparison it kind of looks like a 22A without the rail.
I have never shot a 22A that I can recall, but the big difference I spot right off the bat is the optional/included rail on the Victory does not extend the length of the barrel. Also, the main thing about the Victory that was "baked into" the design is the modularity of the barrel, grip panels and sights, along with the simplified 1-screw takedown process.
I hope that S&W didn't "Remington" their first production run. If I decoded the Serial Number correctly, mine was number well below 1000.
Were you having issue with yours?
Other than leaving the mags at home during a range trip, no problems at all.
I just never expected to have a 3 digit serial number on a mass produced gun.
They may of bridged the gap in an affordable .22 semi-autos that will shoot darn good , but don't go for an arm and leg like the model 41. :guns::guns::guns:
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