The new handgun offers a great collection of features that shooters will appreciate.
Springfield provided a loaner to the author for this review.
Developed in the mid-1950s by Eugene Stoner and a few others, this basic ergonomic layout is apparently perfect.
The Springfield Armory SAINT Victor 9mm pistol offers an incredible feature set that lends itself to both recreational shooting and self-defense. Image: Carson McDaniel/Springfield Armory
The flower of modern engineering prowess has tried and failed to improve upon the details.
If it aint broke, dont fix it…
The gun comes with one.
The Springfield Armory SAINT Victor 9x19mm Parabellum pistol is compact, yet has a long enough barrel for impressive ammo performance. Image: Carson McDaniel/Springfield Armory
But how does that skinny little mag fit into an AR magwell?
The lower also includes the Accu-Tite receiver tensioning system to excise any wiggle from the chassis.
Topping off the receiver is an integral strip of Picatinny rail.
The Springfield Armory SAINT Victor 9mm pistol can be ideal for a home defense role.
The Colt-pattern magazine requires no special tools to load and is as reliable as the tides.
The muzzle includes a nifty-looking Springfield Armory Muzzle Drum.
This ornately designed muzzle gear further helps control the very minimal recoil of this pistol.
The author found the flat-faced nickel boron-coated trigger to be divine. The trigger is consistent and free from grittiness.
The gun functions via an unlocked, direct-blowback action.
It is simple, robust and reliable.
Also of note is the fact the action locks open on an empty mag.
The Springfield Armory Muzzle Drum helps keep muzzle blast focused forward. It is compact but capable.
The manual of arms of the pistol is identical to any M4/AR you have ever fired.
That makes the transition from a rifle-caliber AR to the SAINT Victor Pistol in 9mm intuitive and painless.
The oversized polymer triggerguard comes from B5 Systems.
At 20 meters the SAINT Victor 9mm pistol groups like a dream, as shown by these shooting results.
This mates up with a B5 Systems throw in 23 P-Grip as well as a 45-degree ambidextrous safety.
The B5 pistol grip offers a more oblique grip-to-frame angle than is the case with traditional M4 fare.
This geometry helps keep your strong-side elbow tucked in tight.
The double-stack, double-feed magazine is easy to charge without a loader. They feed reliably and have a multi-decade track record of proven performance.
The forearm sports ample M-Lok real estate for accessories.
Also of note is a QD point on the receiver end plate.
SAINT Victor 9mm Pistol Specifications
Accessorizing
A pistol this awesome needs some epic accessories.
The SAINT Victor 9x19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol feeds from 32-round magazines and allows for the easy addition of a red dot sight or other optic. Image: Carson McDaniel
I mounted aMeprolight M22 Proself-illuminated reflex sight up top.
Those two synergistic systems keep the optic bright and useful under most any circumstances.
For those unusual circumstances, the external battery-powered light module gives the sight a little extra kick.
I bolted on aStreamlight TLR-8Gcombination light and laser up front.
The whole rig runs off of a standard CR123A lithium battery.
The thread pitch on the muzzle is standard 1/228.
Thusly configured, the SAINT Victor Pistol in 9mm doesnt make a great deal of noise.
It is reliably accurate, even out to 100 meters or more.
Take your time, and you’re able to expect single ragged holes at CQB ranges.
The SB Tactical brace does indeed do a splendid job of stabilizing the pistol.
Double taps flow forth like Rachmaninoffs Piano concerto No 2 in C minor.
The gun weighs 5 lbs., 12 oz.
; so it doesnt jump around much at all, even during rapid strings of fire.
To put the gun back in action, just stick in a fresh mag and hit the bolt release.
I tried every kind of 9mm ammo I could find in the Victor 9mm pistol.
Hardball, hollowpoints, lightweight copper solids or subsonic truncated cones, the Victor pistol didnt much care.
Unlike some9mm carbinesand subguns, the SAINT Victor 9mm pistol was not ammo-sensitive at all.
It ran everything reliably and well.
It is also a more benign, softer-shooting cartridge with which to train.
FMJ 9mm actually penetrates deeper through common building materials than does 5.56mm.
Thats a bit counterintuitive, but it is predictable.
Cheap FMJ rounds are for training and recreational blasting.
Recoil with the 9mm SAINT Victor Pistol is markedly more pleasant than is that of a comparably scaled rifle.
Most importantly, however, is the muzzle blast.
Out of short barrels like this one, standard 5.56mm will reliably loosen your dental fillings.
You wont want to go back to your noisier guns.
The argument could be made that the SAINT Victor 9mm pistol is the ideal home defense tool.
The gun is short, handy and reliable.
These are all critical attributes for a close quarters defensive arm.
Once in action, the SAINT Victor 9mm pistol corners like a Bugatti.
When properly fed, it also carries ample downrange horsepower.
The gun is positively recreational on the range.
Tough yet svelte, the SAINT Victor Pistol in 9mm is an absolute joy to shoot.
Ive run them all, and I am convinced that this really is the ideal home defense gun.
The MSRP is $1,099.
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