A club I belong to ran a program for new shooters, primarily kids. They started out with a mix of Rugers and Buckmarks. It did not take long before I saw all Rugers and no Buckmarks. I have owned Ruger MKs most of my life. I have shot several Buckmarks over the years. As someone has already stated, I cannot say they were unreliable, but at the same time very unremarkable and not as accurate for me as the Rugers. I have never once contemplated buying one, and honestly, I can't say that about too many guns.
