This is a little like unhappy Jeep vs Happy Jeep customers.
By any method of argument suggesting either Mk IV/SW22, there's a counter point. I've owned dozens of Roogers over the years; have actually had to send back the last 4 or 5 for serious revisions. The last Ruger 22 revolver in fact, was replaced as a lemon. Of the 2 friends with the Mk IV auto, both have had to send back for factory repair.
The oddity of statistics can easily mislead; of the SW22s owners I know, zero have gone back for repair. Perhaps being the singular owner of the model in my rural area influences that number.
Frankly I'm surprised by the number of unhappy SW22 owners in this thread. Maybe they're right. So far, my own Victory is a pleasant & satisfying choice.
Of note, the very same day recently, when I took my Victory for it's very first steel match, I had sudden onset of 'fail to extract' requiring either withdrawn from match, or replacing pistol.
I took the very same ammo to the line in my venerable otherwise reliable Mk II Roooger, and it too was unaccountably unable to extract.
I had to withdraw from the match.
Whatever you want to make of this information, the final choice of buying any model firearm is subject to a lot of personal requirements. What we think we need/want today may well change over the next month/year.
Regarding what's ugly & what isn't, too subjective to discuss. What fits your hand & eye & what you can shoot well, is the final measure, IMHO.
Good luck.
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