After selling my Browning Buckmark (too hard to break down for cleaning) and my Ruger Mark IV Hunter (didn't not fit my hand, even with Hogue grips, muzzle-heavy), I was left without a .22 pistol. A bad place to be.
After dry firing a number of contenders at Cabela's, I settled on the Victory. It fit me perfectly, had the right heft and comes with a lifetime warranty.
I broke down the pistol (one hex screw- easy!) cleaned and lubed it and headed to the range with a mix of CCI Mini Mags and Blazer ammo.
Right away, it was more accurate than either the Buckmark or Mark IV, and that's saying something, as those are fine guns. I shot 2" groups, in-hand at 15 yards. The trigger is a joy- crisp, and the fiber optic sights are bright and the rear is adjustable. It comes with a Weaver rail, so I'll be adding a reflex red dot soon.
No jams of any sort after 150 rounds.
The grip is a bit hard and slick for my taste, so I added Talon wrap around grips- a big improvement for $15.
As noted elsewhere the safety is too easy to activate (see my post about the easy fix for this) and the magazine disconnect is annoying (this takes 2 minutes to remove- see YouTube) but otherwise, this is the best .22 pistol I have ever shot.
Highly recommended.
After dry firing a number of contenders at Cabela's, I settled on the Victory. It fit me perfectly, had the right heft and comes with a lifetime warranty.
I broke down the pistol (one hex screw- easy!) cleaned and lubed it and headed to the range with a mix of CCI Mini Mags and Blazer ammo.
Right away, it was more accurate than either the Buckmark or Mark IV, and that's saying something, as those are fine guns. I shot 2" groups, in-hand at 15 yards. The trigger is a joy- crisp, and the fiber optic sights are bright and the rear is adjustable. It comes with a Weaver rail, so I'll be adding a reflex red dot soon.
No jams of any sort after 150 rounds.
The grip is a bit hard and slick for my taste, so I added Talon wrap around grips- a big improvement for $15.
As noted elsewhere the safety is too easy to activate (see my post about the easy fix for this) and the magazine disconnect is annoying (this takes 2 minutes to remove- see YouTube) but otherwise, this is the best .22 pistol I have ever shot.
Highly recommended.
