Anyone else see the irony here? Anybody?
Victory Failure
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Anyone else see the irony here? Anybody?
Oh yeah. My Significant Other bought a P22 years ago because it was "cute." The absolute worst semi-automatic pistol either of us have ever owned. Must be a picture of it next to the Jam-o-matic definition. And just to add insult to injury, it had a tendency to eject the spent cases back at you. Although it was kind of funny when my SO discovered this tendency while wearing a V-necked T-shirt. That gun hasn't been out of the safe in years.
As for the Ruger, she got one of the new Mark IV Target models, and it fell into the range of guns subject to the safety recall, a problem that her gun definitely had. Compared to those guns, the quick & effective ejector tweak on the Victory is nothing. Once you know what to do.
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Ok, I bent the ejector until it was almost hitting the bolt and went to the range. Constant jams with cci sv's. Took the compentator off same result. Began to run Federal and got one jam per mag. Failure to fire and failure to eject. Already replaced the extractor, spring and plunger with TK parts. I am out of ideas and at the end of the line. It has already been sent back when it was 3 weeks old for the same problem. The gun is not even 2 months old.
Wow. Sorry to hear about your ongoing problems with it. Send it back again. Always aggravating when a new gun doesn't function properly. Hope S&W will get it sorted out for you.
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Send it back until they get it right or replace it. That's what a warranty is for.
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The Victory has been cleaned thoroughly and heading back to FedEx in the morning. I bought a Ruger Mark 4 Hunter the last time we sent the Victory back to Smith and now the Ruger is her favorite gun as the Victory has been mia most of the time since we bought it. The Victory was her fav but it is sooooo unreliable!
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That would be great if the ejector was always the only problem. The simple "Google" answer is not always the right one. Mine had a defective barrel. The lug for the attaching bolt was crooked. S&W didn't find the problem. I did. After it came back the last time I was confident enough in the operation to trade it with a clear conscience.
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Maybe the newer Walther P-22's are better, but mine doesn't even work reliably as a paper weight...
I'm fairly new to the Forum but I keep reading about this Victory that's failing all the time, from what I'm reading I think it'll be a cold day in Hell before I'd ever by One.
I mean really if I ever considered to buy one did my research and searched on this forum from what I'm reading, MMMMM NO!!
I mean really if I ever considered to buy one did my research and searched on this forum from what I'm reading, MMMMM NO!!
Mine has been great. Lots of rounds through it, never a problem, shoots all kinds of ammo.
Took out the mag disconnect after first range trip, once I knew it was a shooter. Honestly surprised everyone doesn't do this, considering it has a manual safety. Is it a requirement to have it in to shoot competition?
Took out the mag disconnect after first range trip, once I knew it was a shooter. Honestly surprised everyone doesn't do this, considering it has a manual safety. Is it a requirement to have it in to shoot competition?
garryj
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Keep in mind that only a small percentage of Victory owners post and they are mostly negative. Owners who have no problems with their firearm rarely post anything. I have owned a Victory and had no problems with it during the time I had it(sold it to finance another gun). I would not hesitate to get another one if the need for a semi-auto .22LR handgun arose.
Garry
Aside from a loose barrel screw, repaired with an o ring, no issues with my Victory. I shoot it in a match (70 to90 rounds) once a month. I have used it with my Sparrow suppressor, no problems.
Maybe the newer Walther P-22's are better, but mine doesn't even work reliably as a paper weight...
I had an older Walther P22 that had about 600 rounds of CCI through it with no issues at all. A fellow offered me what I'd paid for it and haven't been tempted to replace it. Maybe one of those slim, ancient, classic Berettas with the ridiculous fake suppressor on its snoot?
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I like mine - have not had it long and only been to the range once to familiarize myself with it. Shot different brands/loads, found it likes the lighter CCI MM best-ish - best-ish being flattest shooting at distance. I am waiting for a few boxes of Rem Yellowjackets to arrive, I like that round for terminal performance, and I hope the Victory likes them as well.
So far, about 100 rounds of various brand ammo, no issues. Fingers crossed!
So far, about 100 rounds of various brand ammo, no issues. Fingers crossed!
Just sharing my experience with my Victory. I bought it new in September 2017. It remains stock except for the Tandemkross trigger, and that wasn't necessary, I just wanted to try it. I have had zero issues with mine. I did buy a tube of "vibratite" to put on the take down screw to keep it in place. I have a Smith and Wesson model 41 and two Ruger MKII target pistols and I shoot the Victory most of all. The model 41 is the nicest of the litter, but most of my shooting is plinking and the Victory just runs trouble free and it was inexpensive and I don't worry about a possible ding or two.
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