Project Victory: Upgrading the SW22 from Smith and Wesson, Part 4

Continuing my Performance Center SW22 Victory project, we’re going to take a look at magazine upgrades. In part 2, 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 for everyone. On the … Read more

Project Victory: Upgrading the SW22 from Smith and Wesson, Part 1

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

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 needed one. Smith and Wesson has taken the standard SW22 and … Read more

TandemKross Blast Pack for the Ruger Mark IV and 22/45

TandemKross Blast Pack for the Ruger Mark IV and 22/45, plus their Victory trigger, making their Ultimate trigger kit

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

Building the TandemKross Kraken

Assembled TandemKross Kraken aluminum lower for Ruger Mark IV 22/45 pistols

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

TandemKross Releases the Kraken Stripped Lower

TandemKross Kraken stripped aluminum lower for Ruger Mark IV 22/45 pistols in black

Today, TandemKross released their Kraken aluminum lower for Ruger Mark IV 22/45 pistols. This is actually one of their biggest innovations, in my opinion. It’s also one of the most exciting new releases for Ruger Mark IV 22/45 owners. For anyone wanting to build a custom Mark IV pistol from scratch, there was no option … Read more