G'day Guys,
I'm brand new so please accept my apologies in advance if I've posted this in the wrong place.
I know that in some forums people can get a bit annoyed if new guys don't use the search feature so I've done a thorough search and read all the existing threads on the MkIV and the Victory, also checked out the 22plinkster comparisons and other online reviews.
What I am hoping is that some folks may have some new insights or guidance as to the pros and cons of each gun.
I'm a member of a couple of gun clubs here in Australia and I currently spend much of my time on the square indoor range at one club and a bit of IPSC at the other. I'd also love to try Steel Challenge one day.
My indoor club has lots of competitions for both centrefire and 22lr and my IPSC club even has a monthly 22lr IPSC comp. I am dead keen to get a gun that will be great for all of the above. I currently only shoot 9mm and I am brand new to rimfire.
From what I can tell the Ruger MkIV and the S&W Victory appear to be the two best options for me. I plan to shoot iron sights and although I'd love something that runs beautifully and accurately straight out of the box I am perfectly happy to do a bit of tweaking with aftermarket parts if the juice will be worth the squeeze.
I've seen a thread where a bloke had a bit of slop in the Ruger MkIV, Ruger worked on it and improved it but there was a still little there. I've also seen a great deal of talk about the takedown screw issues on the Victory.
Does anyone have any thoughts or guidance they could please share? Accuracy and reliability are both really important but I guess those aren't exactly unique demands from a shooter.
Thank you in advance to anyone who can shed some light.
I'm brand new so please accept my apologies in advance if I've posted this in the wrong place.
I know that in some forums people can get a bit annoyed if new guys don't use the search feature so I've done a thorough search and read all the existing threads on the MkIV and the Victory, also checked out the 22plinkster comparisons and other online reviews.
What I am hoping is that some folks may have some new insights or guidance as to the pros and cons of each gun.
I'm a member of a couple of gun clubs here in Australia and I currently spend much of my time on the square indoor range at one club and a bit of IPSC at the other. I'd also love to try Steel Challenge one day.
My indoor club has lots of competitions for both centrefire and 22lr and my IPSC club even has a monthly 22lr IPSC comp. I am dead keen to get a gun that will be great for all of the above. I currently only shoot 9mm and I am brand new to rimfire.
From what I can tell the Ruger MkIV and the S&W Victory appear to be the two best options for me. I plan to shoot iron sights and although I'd love something that runs beautifully and accurately straight out of the box I am perfectly happy to do a bit of tweaking with aftermarket parts if the juice will be worth the squeeze.
I've seen a thread where a bloke had a bit of slop in the Ruger MkIV, Ruger worked on it and improved it but there was a still little there. I've also seen a great deal of talk about the takedown screw issues on the Victory.
Does anyone have any thoughts or guidance they could please share? Accuracy and reliability are both really important but I guess those aren't exactly unique demands from a shooter.
Thank you in advance to anyone who can shed some light.