S&W Victory Breathes New Life into .22 Market [Full Review]
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- The S&W ends the draught of uninspiring .22 pistols from Smith and Wesson. Instead we get a classically designed durable and fun to shoot .22. Its weight is perfect for its purpose: fun and fast plinking. This version shot and reviewed has a threaded barrel, perfect for suppressor fun. Reliability with quality ammo [not Winchester M22 in other words] was excellent and accuracy was on par. Add in a good price and the Victory gives the Ruger and Browning .22s something to again worry about.
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Love seeing unexpected guns on the channel, thanks nutn!
I wonder if gun companies ever see a Nutnfancy upload and think "oh crap we either gonna sell ton of these or the sales are about to go down the drain.."
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i bet steyr was like WTF?!
Love mine, threaded barrel too! (Are you a righty with left eye dominant?)
If something is really cool, especially when it's affordable, it can sell out of a lot of places. Kinda weird how it works, but it's made us buy whatever we want before the vid drops in case it's out of stock for a few weeks. The watches really make it tough sometimes, we've uploaded ones and the seller only had 3 or five on-hand and then they start jacking the price up. For firearms it's a little better, though I wish I could've grabbed a few Garands from the CMP before we finished that review. (Which, go buy one if you haven't already. You owe it to your descendents!) -Doodle
i wouldnt say he has THAT much push on sales for any particular company. probably less than half of 1 percent of gun buyers actually watch his vids.
Accurate and reliable [with good ammo!], I think the SW22 will achieve classic greatness. It's been awhile since we've seen an excellent new S&W .22 pistol. This is it. Buy with confidence. More versions will probably come out as well but I like this TB SW22. -nutnfancy
"Tempted to buy it, but got no money right now..." We've all got that problem too, Nutn!
Nutn, why no rating in video description? My favorite data point.
nutnfancy I miss full length reviews. I feel like your catering to people who really don't enjoy your content. But u did say the numbers show people drop off after so long
All the guns you've shown are beautiful. What was your watch at the range? Looked square.
nutnfancy Love seeing the frequency of these uploads, especially with the RUclips Issues as of late.
Been a subscriber almost since ~2008, I was 13 Years old man!
Your Dedication to genuine content still keeps us watching, rock on.
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Great to see something other than the latest polymer wonder. These metal .22's are very cool. Thanks for another great GRV.
Excellent video, I'm personally a huge fan of .22LR hand guns. The first pistol I ever shot was a Ruger Mark II, fell in love.
Jon Asgaeroth me too. I was 10, my dad had a table at local gun show. The end of the day a 15 yr old kid and his dad were looking for a rifle for his son and he had a blue mk2 for trade. He got a scoped sks and I learned to shoot pistols with that mk2. I traded it for a para ordnance p13 a few years later.
Love mine. Way better than Ruger. Especially the trigger. Ruger put a dam fiber optic sight on instead of that front black sight.
Still my favorite channel! Keep it up
I love this gun--I've had it for about a year--about the same amount of time I've been shooting. This is great and so easy to shoot accurately.
This is random but I'd like to see you put out a reunion video with all the previous guys that have been in the project the past few years. PFI DUDE, buggetnuster, inadvertent smell, armed serenity. I miss the days you all would run sledge hammer in the desert. I've been watching since the project started
Like many, I loved shooting my Ruger Mk III Hunter -- but not the take down/re-assembly dance. I finally sold it and picked up the Victory and haven't regretted the swap. I absolutely LOVE shooting the Victory and take down is a breeze!
I have had one of these for more than a year. I upgraded it with the Tandemcross kit. ( sling, Trigger and Mag release etc.). Mag safety is easily removed. I love this gun. I shoot it about the same as your targets. !/2 group of 6 shots ant 10 meters was my bet. Great video!!!
I bought the Krytek version of this a year ago. Taught my nephew how to shoot with it. It's an awesome pistol Accurate, nice trigger, easy to clean.
I have had my sw22 victory for over a year now and have only had a couple FTF's when it gets extremely dirty from not being clean for a couple thousand rounds. Love my victory! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I took mine to the range yesterday with my brother. I love it. Good weight. Long sight radius. Reliable feeder. Feels good in the hand. Buy one
Other people at the range are thinking "whose the guy talking to his target?" Lol, great review!
The Magnum Channel what they are really thinking is " who is the guy with the stupid hat?!"
Bought a Victory last year and dropped in a Volquartsen Victory Trigger. Best descision ever. I love the gun and have put over 5000 rounds through it since
I love my victory. It's extremely accurate. I did have a problem with the take down screw coming loose. I fixed it with an O ring I found on Amazon. Since then the gun has been close to flawless.
We.think alike. I just picked one up last week and I had my choice of ruger and browning versions. The victory had best value and feel and features . . . And then your review released today confirmed my choice. Thankyou!!
It's a very good gun (no dispute) But after lots of thought and consideration I went with the RUGER MKIV Competition.
Nice review as always. the range footage outlines why i shoot cross dominate.. left eyed, natural right-handed but learned to shoot lefty. Just getting into 22 pistol after being an avid 9mm/40 call guy. Have a browning and love the trigger, only complaint is the way it charges. Looks like the victory has better grip. glad to hear there is a valid competitor to the browning.
I changed up my .22 training pistols for intro classes and my students absolutely LOVE this pistol. Under $400., fiber optic sights, how can ya go wrong? Kinda reminds me of my Colt Cadet I use for plate shoots. Love it way more than the Ruger .22's........ (I know, so much butt hurt on this one, but no recalls?! :)
So far, One of them has over 5k through it and only 3, yup, 3 misfires!
I have no idea why this pistol doesn't have nearly as many misfires as any other pistol I've used to teach with. Completely mixed ammo, flawless performance.
I'm really surprised as at the cold weather feed issues, I'm up here in New England and no issues. Though, last winter was sort of mild by New England standards.
Working the graveyard at work and nutn puts out a vid... awesome.
I like it. Has a 1950’s space age era look to it. Very cool.
Sweet! Another 22. review. I bought an old Browning Buckmark a few years ago, have won against match pistols like walter GSP and pardini.
love the fiber optic front sight wish more guns had them
Taking out the mag safety is really easy. I added a tandomkross trigger. The TK trigger is a very cost effective enhancement.
I bought one of these in the spring on a whim. I needed a gun to take new people shooting with, something that would be cool looking, fun, and accurate, with a caliber that wouldn't recoil too much. I saw that SW22 in the case and it was love at first sight. I love the tutone stainless and black appearance. It's more accurate than I am. I currently have a spare Holosun red dot mounted on it, so it looks silly but it is fun to shoot.
i just bought a mark iv 22/45 lite in black, pretty cool
I see the hater comments come up from time to time and then I see a video like this with Nutn out on the cold Utah tundra putting a gun through its paces and I think "who else would I rather take gun advice from?" Keep up the good work!
Whoa, never been this early and no lie I just happen to have some popcorn here. IM READY!
Double upload!? Looks like sleep can wait.
Looks great! Definitely interested. Been using a Colt Ace as our 22 pistol and love it. SW22 is in contention for as a new training pistol for the kids.
The magazine disconnect, and 10 round magazines makes it able to be sold in more states, and countries. It might be a good opportunity for a secondary market manufacturer to make 12 or even 15 round magazines for the 22 target pistols, like this one, the Buckmark and the Ruger Mark series.
Bought the Beretta Neo22 for my daughter years ago when she was competing in our local gun club 22 pistol matches. She really enjoyed the gun, but I bet she would have liked this one even more ;-)
Aside from looks and a aesthetics, how is this very different from the Beretta Neos U22? Takedown and modularity offered in that pistol came to mind as you reviewed this Victory. Great work, nutnfancy!
been looking at getting one of these thanks for the review NUTN!
I bought this for my Daughter. We love it.
I'll never forget living in California back in 1992 I was pulled over on my way to Bishop, California for speeding. 95 in 55 mile per hour road. I was on my way to another week of Fishing in the High Sierra's and had my German Sheppard tied in the bed of my truck. Rather than have the police officer/Sheriff walk up and deal with a barking dog I got out and met him behind my truck. The Officer thanked me for doing so and while taking my Driver's License, Registration and proof of insurance he asked me where I was headed. After telling him I was hiking and fishing the High Sierra's he asked me if I was taking the dog and if I had a gun which I replied yes. He told me not to go hiking with the dog without the gun because the Mountain Lions will come after the dog if they see him. I was also asked where the gun was which I stated behind my Drivers Seat and in my gear bag. Not once did he ask me if he could see it, (it was loaded and concealed) and to my surprise he told me he was going to Bishop the following week and hoped to see me there. He also gave me a verbal warning to slow down. I've had a great feeling of respect for Officers of the Law my entire life and this just confirms the respect they deserve. Yes Sir, No Sir and Have a great Day Sir and most of All Thank You ALL for keeping us safe!
You inspire me to get a 22 pistol collection!
I have the Kryptek camo model and love it way more than my ruger 22/45
Just a warning, had a family member buy one of these and after about 50-100 rds a small hole in the barrel emerged, it causes the rounds to keyhole. Smith and Wesson replaced the barrel. Sample size of one, just something to watch for.
I'm with you on .22 pistols brother, or even .22 in general. It's hard to beat a good day plinking some .22. Also, I'm still waiting to see Stockton Miners Cafe again.
i would like to see more cold weather camping gear reviews especially hot tents and stoves
I hear you on the Winchester Ammo. I have a Ruger 10/22 Takedown, and a Mark III 22/45 they both eat any ammo except Winchester, but the M-22 was by far the worst. In fact the only positive thing I can say about it was that it got me really good at clearing stoppages.
the volquartsen barrels are awesome keep in mind the carbon barrel it not taped for the front sight ...the i-flute barrel is ...my wife has the i-flute it rocks but is heavy
Nice review. This is the only .22 pistol I have right now. Yeah, it's a bit homely, but I really don't notice that when I'm shooting it. Form follows function. : )
Speaking of Browning, I’d love to see a review of the Browning BAR in .308 with detachable box magazine. For some reason I haven’t found a lot of content on any of the current BARs. Thanks
Great review on the victory, I’ll definitely consider it.
Great video Nutn.This is a cool little 22 but the new mark IV is a big competitor to this gun and that might be what I get.
I SO wish this was legal in CA. I've wanted it since it came out.
looks like they took the 22a1 setup and made it better.
The 22a1 was really good, but there was some weird faults with the system as well being the buffer was a hunk of plastic that got chewed up easily.
Actually looks like a gun ruger designed. Good vid, thanks
thanks. can't wait to shoot it.
The TandemKross flat face trigger for it is really nice.
You think that is the best 22 to hit the market? How about the Ruger Mark IV?
This gun is my favorite gun that I own. You can take a brick of .22 to the range and shoot your heart out for very little money compared to other calibers.
Everyone needs a .22 pistol to train new shooters, start them right :low noise , low recoil and work up from there.
Rat Route or for self defense for those with no experience or imparement
I like a good .22 pistol but the .22 rifle(auto) has a bit more zip and is easier to get hits and has greater capacity. A center fire would be more reliable ....
Hey Nutn, I bought an M&P 22 based on your review. In the Victory review you state that it has been a while since S&W has come out with a great .22 pistol. I am wondering if you no longer consider the M&P 22 and M&P Compact great .22 pistols?
Damn that's good shooting..
Too heavy for camping? I don't know if I agree that it's too heavy. As you pointed out, the old school guys carried pistols just as heavy when camping, and that was before ultra light camping gear existed. What would you recommend for a 22 back packing pistol?
sweet, that looks like the same magazine as my 22a1 as well.
Might have to go get this as the bolt design is far superior.
I agree nutn i have had mine for 2 years i have the threaded barrel version and i took out the mag safety on mine sootch00 had a video on it i am on the fence about getting a .22 can for it though due to the red tape and cost but i love mine
What about the Ruger Mark IV series? Specifically, the "Target" or "Hunter."
I own the Mark 3 and 4, this Smith and a Browning Buck Mark. Overall I'd say the Buck Mark is the best of the bunch. I bought the from the initial run of the SW and I'm not sure if this is still true but the ejector is welded to the frame on my Victory.
When you compared it to the other Smith & Wesson pistols, were you talking about the M&P 22?
good review , would like to see reviews on older guns , especially some high standard and colt 22 long rifle . not for purchase but to see how they compare and what you think of them .
I love my victory. Trigger is excellent
I love the .22 reviews.
I have a S&W 22a from an earlier generation it is also a great pistol. About a hundred bucks cheaper though. I'd still want a Browning Buckmark.
good gun, but I let mine go for a ruger mkIV
same. 22/45 lite in black for me
Hate me if you will but I just want one of these, or a ruger mark ii, in 9mm. They have that luger look that I love but just a little better. Yeah it comes down to looks some time and that look does it for me. Sue me...
Yes. I clicked on this upload to affirm my choice from 5 months ago.
would love to try the victory sometime....but gotta admit the most exciting part of this vid was seeing the pair of 422s. when did you pickup the walnut adjustable sight model? love those guns!
When are we getting a review on that sick softshell you were wearing in the first shots of you shooting in the desert? ;) more gear reviews please
When you review the original Whitney Wolverine, then I will know for sure you are a .22 pistol fan.
I've been waiting for this one. Nearly bought one on GB earlier this week and then decided I didn't want to drop $1200 to finish the build out. I then promptly spent $2k on other firearms projects. I am kind of a dummy.
I checked one of these out at a local shop and hated the way the grip felt in hand.
Love the channel! Your my go to before any new gun purchase! One of the POU's for this was a training pistol, would you include young shooters in that? I want to buy a .22 pistol to teach my 11 and 8 year old daughters to shoot on and was wondering if the SW 22 Victory would be recommend for shooters that young. Thanks and keep it up!
Had to go out and get one after seeing this review.
I'm guessing they stuck with 10rd mags since a lot of states are restricted to that amount.
You are cross eye dominant? I didnt notice that before but now I saw you shoot like that in the P10c video and again in this one.
Sucks to be cross-eye dominate, how long did it take you to work it out (especially with regard to long guns and optics)? My daughter is having to deal with this as she accumulates to shooting.
Like the victory but the s22 works for now. Id like to get a vintage Hi Standard victor or something like that.
That Browning is a nice looking gun.
Comparing the Victory and the Ruger's looks reminds me of comparing the looks of the Wildey Magnum and the Automag. Am I crazy?
Tandemkross also has aftermarket parts for this gun.
NutN, are you shooting with your non dominant eye closed for precision?
I think he is cross eyed dominant and shoots with his left eye with pistols.
I believe they do 10 round mags for sales in other states
This or a buck mark? I was settled on buckmark, what do you guys think?
Dude you've got one hell of an eye dominance problem!
Heya Nutn, you want to put your sweet plinker in versus mode against my 1956 Hi Standard SK 100? :)
Keep up the good work and feature length vids.
I'll take my Ruger Mark II stainless bull barrel over this any day of the week. I can tell from the vid that the Ruger has much LESS muzzle climb too.
I was going to say that it probably has a 10-round mag so us California residents can get it, but we can't get this gun in Cali so idk :/
If price was the same would you choose this or the mark 4?
Would you say cold weather may affect the powder burn on .22's? Indoor range it worked, cold weather not so much?
It looks to much like the Ruger Mark series. I have the Mark II & IV. Love em both. I like My 5" 629SS and M&P 15 and 15-22. S&W could have made it more different
You give it a pass on ammo and having to have tools to take it down? I have a MK III that shoots everything. I think you set the bar too low.
Can you do a re-do of your old philosophy of use videos? 480p hurts my eyes nowadays. More importantly, I want to know if your opinion changed.
Is that a Challenger or Challenger II? Geoff Who remembers the Nomad, Challenger, and Medalist.
watching the cz review really had me thinking about with round was better rem jhp or the fiocchi might bring an interesting discussion
Hey nutn you ever gonna do a review of the B&T TP9? Seems like a the ultimate bug out gun.
Do you always shoot right hand/left eye?
Iowarail left eye dominate