Recreational shooting and other stuff
Late last year, I picked up my first Browning Buck Mark. Since I already had a few Ruger Mark IV pistols, and a S&W SW22 Victory, it seemed like it was time to complete the trifecta. The model I got is the Camper Stainless URX. This model comes with their usual alloy receiver, and an … Read more
If you like happy endings, this Ultimate Trigger Kit story is for you. It all started out last year, when I was scraping together parts for a few projects. I reached out to friends, looking for a spare 10/22 trigger group. One of them provided the saddest trigger group I had ever seen. Sure, he … Read more
Continuing my Performance Center SW22 Victory Upgrades project, we’re going to take a look at magazine upgrades. In part 2 (TandemKross Cornerstone Safety), I replaced the safety after ranting about how terrible it was. That required a partial disassembly, and lots of important bits and pieces being taken out and reinstalled correctly. It certainly wasn’t … Read more
Project Victory, a series on SW22 Victory Upgrades, started simply enough. After shooting a friend’s S&W Performance Center SW22 Victory Target Model 6″ Carbon Fiber Target Barrel, I was left with two thoughts. One, the name is way too long, but they do make it clear that this is a target pistol. And two, I … Read more
With the release of their “Thunder” Hammer and “Lightning” Sear, TandemKross has upped their trigger game. This matched hammer and sear is available for the Ruger Mark IV and 22/45 pistols. If you’re looking to improve the performance of your factory trigger without gunsmithing, it’s the way to go. Drops right in with no fuss, … Read more
It was almost a week ago that TandemKross released their Kraken stripped lower for the Ruger Mark IV 22/45.* I wrote about it here. Well, mine arrived today, and I had the day off. So after stripping one of my pistols, I spent about an hour reassembling the parts onto the Kraken lower. Here’s a … Read more