Hello,

I am looking into purchasing a Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory 22lr, after trying out a friends at the range and loving the quality, accuracy, trigger, and overall great deal for the money.

I am able to get a threaded barrel version for a negligible about more money (only about $10 at the most), but being that most likely i'll never use it, I am considering just getting the non-threaded version, because from what I can tell, it appears as if there's a slightly shorter sight radius, being that the overall barrel lengths are the same on both models, making the front sight placed a slight bit further back.

Does anyone know the exact sight radius numbers on each model, or give me other comments on this issue? I know it might be a small amount, but I want this gun to be as good as possible for my use.

Any other reasons I might want the threaded barrel model if I don't plan on getting a suppressor? Would a muzzle brake be a worthwhile upgrade to this gun?

Thanks.

When I bought my Browning Challenger 40+ years ago, if they had offered a threaded barrel, I would have felt the same way. Why pay extra for something I won't need? Now, 40+ years later, I wish it was threaded so I could stick a suppressor on it.

As for the comp, I really can't see any advantage on a .22 other than looks maybe.

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The comp on my Victory Volquartsen barrel direct sound forward and it does reduce the sound a little.

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Hadn't thought about sound deflection, but it makes sense.

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Has any one shot the SW22 Victory with factory barrel against the SW22 with the Volquartsen iter barrel. If so what were your observations?