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High Standard Victor
The slide stop is on the right side, convenient and simple. The safety is where 1911 shooters would expect it to be.
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And enjoy I did. I tried a box of each kind of .22 LR ammo I could find on my shelves. All were reliable, and none were less than very accurate. Some were scarily accurate.
I'm used to gritting my teeth and working my way through a group, shooting five shots into something like two or three inches at 25 yards. With the Victor, I was able to regularly shoot one-inch groups of 10 shots at that same distance--over sandbags, of course. If I could shoot one-inch groups offhand I'd have long since hauled myself off to Camp Perry for some competitive gratification.
The new pistols shoot very well indeed. As good as the old ones? Unless I can lay hands on 10 or 12 old ones, and do an exhaustive Ransom rest test (not happening anytime soon, I assure you) I can't say for sure. But this one sure is no slouch in the accuracy department. Nor in reliability.
| Accuracy Results | High Standard Victor |
| .22 Long Rifle |
Bullet Weight (gr.) |
Avg. Velocity (fps) |
Avg. Group (in.) |
| Federal Gold Match |
40 |
875 |
1.5 |
| Federal Champion Target
| 40 |
1,075 |
2.3 |
| Remington .22 Target |
40 |
912 |
2.0 |
| CCI/Speer Standrd
| 40 |
922 |
2.0 |
| Eley Tenex |
40 |
917 |
1.0 |
| NOTES: Accuracy is the average of four five-shot groups fired from a sandbag benchrest at 25 yards. Velocity measured through a CED M2 chronograph placed 15 feet from the muzzle. |
New magazines fit the old model High Standard pistols, a good thing as those who have older pistols have not had a source for new magazines until now.
As an interesting extra, you can get a conversion kit for your Victor to switch it over to .22 Short. The barrel, slide and two magazines allow you to shoot those even-stubbier cartridges in international-style matches where Shorts are required.
Why would you want a Victor? In a world where you can buy any number of plinker-grade .22 LR pistols for half the cost of a Victor or less, why spend more than what it costs to get the basics? Because you get more, that's why.
You get more accuracy than you can shoot, more reliability than you can believe, a link to the past and incredible durability--a pistol that even if you won the lottery tomorrow you could not afford enough ammo to wear out. It's a pistol, like so many others that have been seen on the line at Camp Perry, you can leave to your heirs in your will.
If that's not enough of a return on your hard-earned cash for you, then I don't know what to suggest.
The magazine catch is the gold latch on the bottom front of the frame. The magazines hold 10 rounds each. The button on the front of the frame lets you remove the barrel.
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