sig trailside vs the high standard victor ???

[buckweet]

and would love to hear from anyone who shoots the sig...i dont know a thing about them,,,
used to hav a victor,,[still crying].
but the sig might give me hope
buckweet

[cbagman]

I never owned a Victor but I do have a 1968 Supermatic citation military as well as a Sig trailside. Apples and oranges here.. The High Standard originals have a better trigger out of the box.. Both shoot well. The Trailside is handier to tote in the woods and makes a great plinker. I think it feels better than say a Ruger Mark II target pistol.. The High Standards will appeal to those who appreciate machined steel magazines and wood grips..I plan to try them both side by side for a better evaluation as all this is mostly objective at this time. I just recently got the Trailside. from cbagman

[lucky guy]

I have a trailside and like it alot, very accurate and reliable.  The factory target that came with the pistol is 5/8" at 50 meters.  I've heard of some problems with them but you couldn't prove it by me.  I guess there were some slides that cracked, but I've had it for a year and a half or so and it's holding up great.  It just continues to make me smile with its accuracy.   I don't shoot hypervelocity rounds in it.  Other than that it shoots and cycles everything I put in it, including subsonics.  Mine likes the Win grey box hp's of the ones I've tried. 

I have a HS 103 Sport King, but not a Victor.  Beautiful pistol, nice trigger, all steel with beuatiful bluing, but it does have phenolic grips.  I can't say for sure which is more accurate, but I shoot the Trailside alot more.  I just can't throw that beautiful old HS in the backpack or boat or leave it in the trunk day in and day out.  I don't give that a second thought with the Trailside. 

I guess I don't have a problem with materials like plastic and aluminum as long as they are engineered right.  Lot's of high quality replacement grips are plastic.  I've never had a plastic magazine or other plastic part melt or break.  Classic shotguns (Ithaca) and pistols (High Standard) have used aluminum receivers and other parts in some of their guns.  I understand the steel and walnut side of things, I love my old remingtons and s&w too, but the trailside is one very nice gun and a pleasure to carry around and shoot, in part because of its light weight.

Only downside that concerns me a little is getting parts if I ever needed to.
   

[Outcast]

buck..,

Doubt if any of today's pistols will outshoot the original High Standards. S&W 22A's are pretty good as are Buckmarks. Haven't seen a Ruger that comes close.

I have no experience with the Sig 22. The Sigs in larger calibers have trigger pulls that in my opinion SUCK. Should I ever stumble across a Trailside I will buy it and try it out. Messing around with quality .22's is kinda my hobby.

[tatonka]

My son has a trailside. Shoots ok.  I have a Victor. It is the most accurate handgun I have owned to date. Bought it new in 1977? I believe.  I had a scope on it several years ago and shot several fine groups. I have a target in my reloading room that went inder 1/4" for 5 shots @50 yards from the bench with Federal HV HP's. It would routinely shoot under 1/2" @ 50 yards.  I had several groups under 1" @ 100 yards.  Nope it is not for sale!!!  Good shooting.

[Drilling Man]

  I also still have the Military Victor i bought new many years ago...  I've won so many pistol matches with it i've lost count....  It's by far the finest 22 lr pistol i've ever fired, and that includes the origional High Standard Ten X they hand built for a time...

  I've also harvested so much small game with my Victor, you wouldn't believe it...  I remember one day alone i shot 33 rabbits with it...

  DM

[jcn59]

I've had my Trailside a couple years with no probs at all. I  only shoot std. vel. loads.  With a scope it will shoot alongside most 10-22s.  I'd buy another.  The better the ammo, the better the groups, like most guns.