.22LR pistol w/Red Dot for steel?

[sbwaters]

At our local range a half dozen members were shooting up steel targets mostly with S-W Victory .22LR with Red Dot sights. It seemed like a nice test of target acquisition and time.

I see it retails for $868. Are their other models, perhaps more affordable, used for this sport.

I am in need of education. Thank you, in advance, for your help.

Regards/sbw

 

[sparkyv]

Street price is about $100 less. Great handgun choice; the Victory is a great value. This particular model you indicate has all the bells and whistles. The base model can be had for under $300.

Other great pistols for ringing steel to consider are the Browning Buckmark and Ruger Mark IV.

 

[Texas10mm]

You can find a Ruger Mk II/III/IV or a Ruger .22/45 pretty easy. Just make sure it's drilled and tapped for a mount. Not all the Mk II/III pistols were.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

10" Ruger MK II followed by a MK II Government gets my vote. If Ruger money is ok to burn, I would take a MK II Great Eight.....Then, top the gun with a Burris Fast Fire III 3 MOA using the Burris mount.

 

[Texas10mm]

My 10" isn't drilled and tapped. However I can mount an optic on either of my 10" Buckmarks. However the 10" barrel isn't ideal for speed steel.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

The 10" doesn't need to be drilled and tapped for the Burris mount.

 

[Walkalong]

Trailside, great pistols. Mine points perfectly for me, my Buckmark points high and loses time. Can be had for way less than $700. Mags are not cheap though.

 

[k4swb]

The base SW22 Victory is much less than $800.00+.
Comes with a picatinny rail along with FO sights.
I don't know what kind of steel targets or range you're speaking of but a cheap red dot might work for you.View attachment 812229
Base gun and red dot ($24.00 on Amazon) was less than $400.00. This one has some TandemKross up grades.
Very accurate!

 

[Doublehelix]

I love my Victory, and have "upgraded" it with a lot of goodies and a Votex Venom red dot sight for use with Steel Challenge Matches. Lots of internal and external updates.

I think I bought the base gun before the upgrades in the $300-400 range somewhere.

Here she is now, a really nice and accurate pistol that excels at steel matches: