Browning buckmark reviews/thoughts.

I've had one for years. Great, very reliable, never a problem. However, it does like the hot stuff... doesn't do well with the 'average' .22LR, but will eat up CCI Stingers all day long with no problem. I kind of like a little snappier round, anyway, so Stingers are all I feed it. I highly recommend the Buckmark.
 
Well I took the plunge and got it. $250 out the door (they agreed to take the taxes off of it for me). The thing that sold me on it over the ruger was the safety and slide stop positioning. Much closer to a 1911 that the 22/45 can hope to be (they're no buttons besides the mag catch on a 1911 ;) ). My next stop is to load up on spare mags so I don't have to constantly reload mags while I'm standing on the range. I appreciate all your input guys. I just can't wait to get back home and put some lead down range lol.
 
kscardsfan said:
Well I took the plunge and got it. $250 out the door (they agreed to take the taxes off of it for me). The thing that sold me on it over the ruger was the safety and slide stop positioning. Much closer to a 1911 that the 22/45 can hope to be (they're no buttons besides the mag catch on a 1911 ;) ). My next stop is to load up on spare mags so I don't have to constantly reload mags while I'm standing on the range. I appreciate all your input guys. I just can't wait to get back home and put some lead down range lol.
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Sounds like you got a good deal. +1 on the magazines! I only have three, which is the bare minimum for any gun I own. However, they are incredibly quick and easy to load. You might try CDNN Sports for spare mags- they seem to always have them in their catalogue.
 
smith revolver cop said:
Sounds like you got a good deal. +1 on the magazines! I only have three, which is the bare minimum for any gun I own. However, they are incredibly quick and easy to load. You might try CDNN Sports for spare mags- they seem to always have them in their catalogue.
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I am with you on that one. All my pistols have a minimum of 3 working mags with them, my 1911 mag collection is something just short of legendary right thanks to a CDNN special about 3 years ago. I am also looking to add more to the Glock collection soon. I think that if nothing else having a pile of mags for this pistol is going to save my thumbs from the constant reloading that only having one mag causes.
 
I had a Browning buckmark & hated the way you had to disassemble it
to clean it.I even ordered extra springs & ballbearings incase I couldn't find the parts that gave me a hard time. I thought it was a lousy way to have to clean it. I traded it & some cash for a S&W model 41.Best move I made.
 
Springfield Bob said:
I had a Browning buckmark & hated the way you had to disassemble it
to clean it.I even ordered extra springs & ballbearings incase I couldn't find the parts that gave me a hard time. I thought it was a lousy way to have to clean it. I traded it & some cash for a S&W model 41.Best move I made.
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Yeah, but I can't afford a model 41 lol. Thats the rich man's .22lr handgun
 
Also, do any of you fine gents happen to have the takedown procedure handy so I can do it for myself? I checked the manual and don't see anything in it to work with.
 
I currently have the Buckmark Bullseye. But I had a standard Buckmark for years and I cannot say enough about the outstanding customer service Browning provides. The old Buckmark I had would go to the range with a bunch of us. When we shot all of our cenerfire ammo we would each get a Buckmark mag and wait our turns to shoot it. So it absolutely owed no service when it started having problems. It was sent to Browning. I got it back with a new extractor installed at no charge. My brother has it now and it still shoots like it was new. I will always have at least one Buckmark in my safe.
 
Buckmark vs. Ruger Mk series

I have owned both the the Buckmark and the Ruger MK series. The Ruger is considerably more robust in design. It needs no plastic buffer to protect the frame, and cleaning is, in my opinion, much easier. The only way I could keep my Buckmark together was to loctite all the screws. The problem is that the plastic buffer should be inspected periodically and these screws have to be removed. If not you risk damage to the frame. Most Ruger owners get pretty good at taking down the Mark series after awhile, and there is no loctite or screws to mess with. I like the way the Mark series bolt can be disassembled for cleaning without tools, with the buckmark you need to drive out roll pins, so this is usually only done when these parts need repair. The plastic parts and the delicate wire ejector was a real turnoff, also the grips keep many of the parts in place!;) The Ruger Mark series .22 Autos was a stellar design by Bill Ruger and seems to go on forever. It's only flaw, is that the barrels can't be interchanged, and to some that is important.
 
kscardsfan said:
Yeah, but I can't afford a model 41 lol. Thats the rich man's .22lr handgun
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I had a 41 and it was so darned ammo specific that I quickly sold it. Wouldn't group under 2 inches with anything it fed reliably except Ely Tennex and Pistol Match. Too expensive to feed.

As for the Buckmark, I had a stainless camper special for a year or so. Good, accurate and reliable firearm. Traded it for a bull barrel Ruger Mark III. I have several varieties of MK II and MK III pistols. They just can't be beaten for reliability and accuracy.
Takedown is what you make of it. Fiddly, but not that hard.
 
I own a Buckmark and it's a superb shooter. Not real picky about ammo, however it won't reliably eat just every brand/style ammo you feed it.

Aside from the occasional brand of ammo it don't like..only real issue my pistol has is that if it gets dirty enough..it won't lock the slide open when empty. Then you have to take the left grip off and clean inside where the grip and slide-lock interface together..not that big a deal.

I don't like the takedown either..the little Allen screws on mine are about stripped by previous owner..so I never take the slide.breech block off/out of mine. I just flush it out and re-lube.

It's an excellent .22 pistol..really accurate and decently reliable. I've owned several Rugers and some other brands .22 auto-pistols and would rank the Buckmark at or near the best.
 
Have had my BM for about ten years and like it quite a bit. It is not a beauty, but it has been reliable and one of the most accurate .22's I have-it almost always goes with me when I shoot.

The take-down process is a bit of a pain, but it isn't a deal breaker for me. There have been a few times that the allen screws have loosened during use causing obvious problems with the function of the gun, but no damage. I should use loc-tite but I don't since these screws need to be removed for cleaning/inspection.

The only major ammo issues I have had so far have happened recently and with Federal Lightning rounds. I would recommend a BM to a friend if that friend didn't want an M&P22 :)
 
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