Safety & Instruction ManualSW22 Victory® Pistol
Read the instructions andwarnings in this manual
CAREFULLY BEFOREusing this firearm.
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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SAFE STORAGE ANDTRANSPORTATION
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SAFE STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED
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AMMUNITION
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FIGURE 1
CARTRIDGE DESIGNATIONON FRAME
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MODEL AND FEATURESIDENTIFICATION
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FIGURE 2a
FIGURE 2b
Trigger GuardTrigger
GripMagazineWellMagazine
Release
Front Sight
Frame
Receiver
Bolt Stop
Rear Sight
Take DownScrew
BarrelManual Safety
Serial Number
Model Name
Bolt
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INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL
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FIGURE 6a FIGURE 6b
NO Firing PinProtruding
Firing PinProtruding
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5
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PREPARATION FOR FIRING
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FIGURE 7a FIGURE 7b
BOLT FULLY OPEN BOLT FULLY CLOSED
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PREPARATION FOR FIRING CONTINUED
LOADING
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LOADING CONTINUED
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FIGURE 8
Hold Follower Down with Load Assist Button - Just enough to load one cartridge at a time
Insert cartridgesstarting at the notch in
the middle of the feed lips
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LOADING CONTINUED
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FIGURE 9 SAFE Position
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LOADING CONTINUED
FIRING
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FIGURE 10
FIRE Position
FIGURE 11
Don’t allow anything to block boltmovement when firing
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FIRING CONTINUED
TRIGGER OVER-TRAVEL SCREW
CLEARING MISFIRES
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FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13
PRESS
PULL
PRESS UP
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CLEARING MISFIRES CONTINUED
UNLOADING
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FIGURE 14
FIGURE 15
FIGURE 16a
FIGURE 17
FIGURE 16b
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REAR SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
OPTICAL SIGHT MOUNT
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ELEVATION
WINDAGE
FIGURE 18
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OPTICAL SIGHT MOUNT CONTINUED
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FIGURE 20
FIGURE 21
FIGURE 22
Remove Screw
Slide Sight Back
Lift SightOff
Slide Base forward anddown onto clip
Cliplocation
FIGURE 19 Sight/Base Mounting Screw
Sight/Base Hold-down Clip
Rear sight adjustment clearance hole.Back screw out if needed.
Cutout for Clip
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OPTICAL SIGHT MOUNT CONTINUED
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FIGURE 23
TightenScrew
FIGURE 24
View from rear of pistolwith opticalsight rail installed
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FIELD STRIPPING /DISASSEMBLY
FIGURE 25
FIGURE 26
FIGURE 27
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FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED
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FIGURE 32
FIGURE 31
Remove Bolt
Barrel & Receiver
Grip Frame
Magazine Bolt
Takedown Screw
FIGURE 30
FIGURE 29
Lift Barrel Assembly forward & up
Tip Up at Muzzle - about 1/4˝
FIGURE 28
Loosen
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FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED
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FIGURE 33
Recoil Spring as viewed from top
FIGURE 34Recoil SpringGuide Rodas viewed from rear
FIGURE 35
Compress spring and liftguide rod out of notch
FIGURE 37
Reinstall Guide rod & Spring from top
FIGURE 36
Bolt, Spring & Guide Rod
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BARREL REMOVAL
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FIGURE 38a
Set ScrewDetent in Barrel ThatAccepts Set Screw
FIGURE 38b
Barrel Receiver
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BARREL REMOVAL CONTINUED
LUBRICATION
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FIGURE 39
One drop ontop of bolt
One drop of oil on each rail alongboth sides of the
bolt
One drop on side of the extractor when bolt
is open
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FIELD STRIPPING/ ASSEMBLY
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FIGURE 42
Tip barrel assembly back into framerecesses and down at the muzzle
FIGURE 40 Insert Bolt
FIGURE 43
Lug on Barrelgoes into recess inframe
FIGURE 41
Location of notches thathold tabs of receiver
Location of assemblytabs on receiver
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FIELD STRIPPING ASSEMBLY CONTINUED
MAGAZINE
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FIGURE 44No Gap Here
Install Screw
FIGURE 45
Tighten
FIGURE 46
FIGURE 47
Pull Off
Hold SpringDown
ControlSpring
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MAGAZINE CONTINUED
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FIGURE 49
Spring
Tube
ButtPlate
LoadAssistButton
Follower
FIGURE 48
RemoveLoad AssistButton
FIGURE 50
FIGURE 52FIGURE 51
ControlSpring
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED
LIMITED WARRANTY
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LIMITED WARRANTY CONTINUED
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CONTACT AND SHIPPINGINFORMATION
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CONTACT AND SHIPPING CONTINUED
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This handgun is not equipped with adevice that fully blocks use byunauthorized users. More than 200,000firearms like this one are stolen fromtheir owners every year in the UnitedStates. In addition, there are more than athousand suicides each year by youngerchildren and teenagers who get accessto firearms. Hundreds more die fromaccidental discharge. It is likely thatmany more children sustain seriouswounds or inflict such woundsaccidentally on others. In order to limitthe chance of such misuse, it isimperative that you keep this weaponlocked in a secure place and take othersteps necessary to limit the possibility oftheft or accident. Failure to takereasonable preventative steps may resultin innocent lives being lost, and in somecircumstances may result in your liabilityfor these deaths.
The certification below is required only for handguns sold in theUnited States with a barrel length shorter than 3˝.Smith & Wesson Corp. hereby certifies average accuracy test resultsfor all new handguns with a barrel shorter than 3” as follows:
7 yards 14 yards 21 yards 1.7” 3.9” 6.3” This certification is based on tests conducted by Smith & WessonCorp. using a fixed handgun, rest and firing ammunition manufac-tured by a member of the Shooting Arms and Ammunition Manufac-turers Institute (SAAMI) as defined in ANSI/SAAMI Z299.3-1993.
This certification represents actual tests based on several handguns,selected at random. Your particular handgun may have accuracy bet-ter than the results stated in this certification.
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