Best Browning Buck Mark Upgrades: Halo, Extractor & Mods

Browning Buck Mark with a few TandemKross reliability and performance upgrades

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 rimfire trifecta. The model I got is the Camper Stainless URX. Like most Buck Mark pistols, it comes with Browning’s … Read more

Ultimate Trigger Kit Rescues Old Trigger

TandemKross Ultimate Trigger Kit for the 10/22 tucked inside an old aluminum housing

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

SW22 Victory Upgrades Part 4

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: SW22 Victory Upgrades Part 1

TandemKross halo Charging RIng installed on my S&W Performance Center SW22 Victory

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