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My Victory will land here in a few days, so we'll see what the deal is. The lock-washer seems like the logical fix, if needed.

I don't see the need tear one down all that often anyway. I used a bore-snake as needed on my .22/45 for years, along with an occasional Gunscrubber blast through the open action, and had zero issues.

My Victory came in and I picked it up today. My FFL is at the range, so after the paperwork, I walkd over to,the line and let 'er rip. So far, so good. No malfunctions, even with the crappy Federal bulk I picked up during Obama Panic 1.

Quibbles are few and minor; the biggest being you can't dry fire it. When I got it home, I went on Youtube and watched the piece on removing the mag safety again and took it out. Took longer to find the right Allen key for the grips than to actually do it.

Nice little gun. I already like it better than the .22/45 I sold. Next comes mounting a Fastfire.

Here's mine Pappy and some results. Those are initial groups after sighting in the Red Dot. About 50-60' from a crude rest. I'm still playing with it. My wife doesn't shoot or hunt. She tried it one evening and I couldn't keep mags loaded fast enough for her. I really like the pistol. Feels good, trigger is decent, zero failures( a few duds I blame on cheaper bulk ammo).
I estimate 1500 rounds shot so far. Hope you have continued good luck with yours. BTW, what area of WV are you from? I'm near Wheeling.

I'm from the Peoples' Republic of Maryland, but I moved here to Jefferson County in 1990 to please the mother of my children, who's a native.

She's gone, but I'm still here, lovin' every minute of it. Good place to live if you don't need a job or can commute to norva or D.C. Did the commute for 20 years, but now I'm free!

Nice groups. Got the irons zeroed on mine and will tackle the Fastfire on a cooler day.

Nice area Pappy. Rich history. Visited there often when a family member lived in Charles Town.

I'm curious what huntsman 22 has hanging off the back of his slide. Looks cool.

Going to try a sight like the Fastfire someday soon. I like their size. The Ultra Dot is fun for paper, plinking and Bullseye. Kinda big though for much else.

Tandemkross charging ring.

https://www.tandemkross.com/halo-Charging-Ring-for-the-Smith-Wesson-SW22-Victory_p_232.html

Thanks for the name and link.

Most of the land around here used to belong to G. Washington and his family. The very first house he owned, a cabin built for him about a mile and a half from here, had become part of a larger house built later. That house, sadly, was damaged so badly in a fire that it had to be knocked down. The current owners live in what used to be, I think, a carriage house.

Lots of Civil War history around here as well. The first time I ever mowed my yard, I found a minie ball stuck in the clay.

You inspired me tonight huntsman22. At Cabela's this evening I found a Burris FF3 for $199. Brought it home, mounted it and killed some paper and beer cans before dark. Needs more work but I like it so far. The line on the rear of the sight really helps me keep everything plumb. Thanks.




Pappy, that's the history I remember. Visited the armory site and the home where John Brown was hung. Have also visited the near by battle fields. I'm always on the look out for artifacts but no luck. Buddy of mine found a mini on our 6th grade field trip to Gettysburg (1970's). Guess that has always stuck

I love the smell of dead raccoons in the morning. It smells like, VICTORY!!!!......

The more I look at that pistol the more I like it. It helps that guys who have them like them also.

I have a generic .22 auto holster from Blackhawk on backorder, but today I went browsing through my box-o-holsters looking for a temporary solution.

With the adjustable sight in place, a Fobus BR-2 paddle hoster fits it "like it's got eyes", as my uncles used to say. It also fits okay with the rail and Fastfire, but the rail pries it open a bit at the top; okay for the range maybe, but not quite secure enough for field carry. The BR-2 is desiged to carry M9s, CZ75s, and the like. A little trimming of the rail forward of where the FF sits should fix that.

The other good one I found that works is an old, American made Uncle Mike's shoulder hoster meant for large SAs like the 7 1/2" Bisley I used to carry in it. It fits well, even with the rail and FF, and the strap goes over the trigger guard properly. The only potential problem is that the mag release is right against the fabric and might let go if bumped. The holster fits so well, I'm going to figure out a fix for that.

Computer generated grips for the victory and many others.

he'll make you pretty much anything you want.


http://www.precisiontargetpistolgrips.com/

gag.........

More like URK.......

all these gag and URK sounds has made me throw up in my mouth......

Lucky you.

It's still early, but I'm already liking my Victory a lot better than the .22/45 it replaced. Might be the one I use to take my annual squirrel.

Emergency fire wood.....

it ain't even wood.