Which is the best SW22 comp.: Volquartsen or Tandemkross?

Mike

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I have been using the Volqartsen for many years on one of my Rugers an am pleased with it.

I was just playing with the Tandemkross accessories for the Victory last week out at the SHOT show. I did not get to shoot it but it was nice.

Without using both, it is hard to say which is BEST

I do not think you will be displeased with either choice

Thanx cssa,

I have some TK stuff for my Victory, but I was wondering if the VQ is worth
the extra cost.

Mike

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I think I would look at the quality of both and then decide on which one to go as they are both excellent choices. It also comes down to which one fits your trigger finger the best as well.

I have a Volq. SS fluted barrel w/compensator on my SW22. I also have a TK compensator that I have swapped back and forth between the 2 at the range and notice ZERO difference between them.

Just to qualify a little, I am not a competitive shooter. I am retired and my Victory is just a hobby and range toy so I went a little overboard on dressing it up with "upgrades".

I bought the TB model Victory with plans just to run the TK compensator. Then I figured, what the heck and just went for the Volq. barrel/comp for the extra bling factor. Having now had both products in my hand, had I stayed with the OEM TB, the TK compensator would have been my pick between the 2 for mainly 1 reason only. The matching Volquartsen comp and barrel seam is crazy tight tolerances and almost invisible. Looks like 1 piece. Do to the tight tolerances, it leaves the matching edges with razor sharp edge. The Volq. bull barrel is larger in diameter then the OEM Victory barrel by a fair amount. I didn't measure the difference and have since sold the S&W barrel, but I would venture a guess that its @1/8 in smaller then the Volquartsen. Mating the Volquartsen compensator to the S&W barrel will leave that razor sharp edge exposed. Possibly an injury could happen if not careful. Certainly IMHO even if potential injury didn't happen, I could see over time that the compensator mating edge could/would get dinged up easily. The TK edge has some relief in it as it was made to match the factory barrel.

Now all that said. Would I buy the Volquartsen SS Fluted barrel and compensator again? Yes I would. Does it help me shoot better? That's up for debate. Does it make the gun better? I like to think so. Having shot a stock Victory prior to buying my own, I noticed right away that I was getting better grouping at 25 yards with the new barrel. Much better in fact. But I also have a TK trigger and like it far better than stock. So I have to believe that my own experience to be chalked up to its a "sum of all it's parts" situation.

Is the Volquartsen barrel a must have? No. It is a very cool looking barrel for sure. The SW22 is very capable as it is. But now having done to mine what I have, what I consider the best bang for my buck would be the TK trigger. For me, that is a must have upgrade over stock. 2nd would be aftermarket grips. Or if not, I would at least get some Talon grip on it immediately. OEM grips are far to slippery for me.