I think you will find that the TK trigger will actually improve the trigger pull, I know mine did. I also added G10 grips with thumb rest and a TK halo and then I ordered the TK captured recoil spring and that makes taking the pistol down for cleaning better yet. One other thing I did was add a DIP Products over-sized take-down screw and like it as well.

 

Wait a second! I feel cheated.

I was expecting a gun that wasn’t a Victory.

Like this 22S

Or a 22A

Not that I don’t appreciate the Victory, mind you.

 

I too have two, one threaded and one not...this one gets the most use...

 

Appreciate the replies gentlemen!

@wproct - I did order one of the captured recoil spring assemblies. No problems with the factory setup, but good to have a spare & if it makes reassembly a bit easier, all the better. Got spares for some other wear/maintenance items while at it- various springs, extractor etc.

Great collection @ajole! See now that "SW22" doesn't narrow it down as much as I thought, will edit the title.

@gmd1950, do you mostly shoot that one suppressed? The only non-suppressed shots fired from my T1x since the Sparrow arrived were to assess any differences in POI (slight) and accuracy at 100y (none). Have to do the same for the Victory, though early returns seem good. Might scheme a way to add a few ounces to the grip area in order to get a better balance, a little nose heavy. Or -eventually - get another, slightly lighter suppressor dedicated to the pistol.

A little torn on a sighting setup. Dots bloom like wildflowers with my astigmatism (even corrected; more than one doc has told me it can't be completely corrected with lenses). Factory sights are very good, but with my progressive prescription, have to lean my head way back to get a crisp front. Guess I could get a pair made specifically for shooting. 2x scope is another option, but bulky. A long eye relief prism close to the footprint of a typical dot sight would be ideal, but I know of no such beast.

 

I have a slight astigmatism myself, I use the lowest light setting I can which helps. If it's threaded it's shot suppressed...

 

Noticed that while looking through all the options at a few LGS. In general- lower settings better than higher settings, smaller dot better than bigger dot, & green dot better than red dot.
Target acquisition speed isn't a concern for how I'll use this pistol, so no real penalty for going with a smaller, less intense green dot.
I'm with you on the threaded thing

 

My Victory only ever had one hiccup since purchased. On the first or second magazine, the magazine retention spring failed. It was out and back to the mothership within a week and they included a free magazine on return. My only additions have been the TK halo, and now TK Game Changer compensator. I have a Burris Fastfire 3 on mine. Love the setup. It is super reliable and fun to shoot. For pure accuracy, I think my 22A is slightly better but mostly because the trigger is slightly better. But I rely on my Victory of Steel Challenge/league, etc.

 

@Mr. October - Have mostly been lucky with the reliability of guns I've owned. But when a problem does arise, usually traced back to some darn spring that's broken, missing, or worn out!

 

I picked up the Tandemkross repair kit for the Victory just in case. When I got my 22A I loaded up on new and used parts for it from eBay and elsewhere. The one big disappointment with S&W is their lack of support for older models. The 22A (and 22S) seem like they are super popular. You'd think they'd at least make some runs of magazines for them now and again.

 

She's looking good with the new jewelry on.
Trigger install was a bit fiddly but not all that bad, only a little cussing involved. Like the pre- and over-travel adjustments, really makes for a nice reset. Still crisp, and weight dropped to 1.9 lbs. Definitely no itch to get the TK hammer, I don't want it any lower than this.
The Holosun is a nice unit, seems well made. Do prefer the green to red. The dot still looks truly awful at the higher intensity settings, but is reasonably precise at the two or three lowest settings. Not a knock on Holosun- dot sights are never going to be a great solution for me, at least with the current tech. But I do think I like it better than getting special glasses made for using irons, or resorting to a bulky scope.
When the toy fund is replenished, may get another quiet-downer-inator dedicated to the pistol, & leave this one on the T1x. It sounds good to me on the Victory, but those who have a bunch of them seem to agree there are better options for dedicating to a pistol.

 

She's looking good with the new jewelry on.
Trigger install was a bit fiddly but not all that bad, only a little cussing involved. Like the pre- and over-travel adjustments, really makes for a nice reset. Still crisp, and weight dropped to 1.9 lbs. Definitely no itch to get the TK hammer, I don't want it any lower than this.
The Holosun is a nice unit, seems well made. Do prefer the green to red. The dot still looks truly awful at the higher intensity settings, but is reasonably precise at the two or three lowest settings. Not a knock on Holosun- dot sights are never going to be a great solution for me, at least with the current tech. But I do think I like it better than getting special glasses made for using irons, or resorting to a bulky scope.
When the toy fund is replenished, may get another quiet-downer-inator dedicated to the pistol, & leave this one on the T1x. It sounds good to me on the Victory, but those who have a bunch of them seem to agree there are better options for dedicating to a pistol.

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That is a very nice set-up. I really like some color on my handguns and those blue G-10 grips and sight mount really makes yours look nice in my opinion.

 

I put a TK trigger and hammer in mine, along with some LOK G10 grips and a DIP vent rib. It is an awesome pistol, and gives my Volquartsen Rugers a solid run for their significant money. BTW…this picture does not do the LOK grips justice. They are actually a darker gray/black and look very nice on the pistol IMO.

 

I like an Ultradot II.

 

Somebody went and got all fancy! 😁

 

I love mine. I put a red dot on it but took it back off. The factory sights are pretty darn nice. Iv’e been meaning to get a set of grips for it.

 

This is mine that I bought in 2017 and added some Tandemkross accessories to it.

 

Yes indeed it is a great gun. Glad your loving it. I love mine too. I have a cheap sight on it for now. I wanted to see if a green or red dot would be better and I can select red or green on this Amazon special...
I prefer the green so now am looking for a WFV and a 8 MOA green dot.