Browning buckmark ammo recommendations

[rockquarry]

Different gun, same problems. I have a 317 that had problems loading, firing and electing. Being a revolver this is pretty freaking significant. Bottom line I traced it down to cheap bulk ammo. In this case Browning ammunition. I buy the on sale bulk for close up pistol practice. Most of the brands seem to work acceptably, not the Browning.

My standard load is CCI SV which I buy by the case. Mostly for rifle shooting because it groups very well in all my rifles. Yes, each rifle has its tested favorite but the CCI is a close second.

I always have the 317 on range days with the rifles and have been feeding it a steady diet of the CCI SV now without cleaning it as a test. Lost count at 300 plus so it works for me.

BTW, buying by the case brings the price down to about $3.50 a box. Totally worth it for dependable function.

I second the CCI SV. I've bought it by the case for years. Works great and is accurate in most rifles and handguns, but with it you lose whining rights regarding ammo problems.

 

[Llance]

Temperature, rain, snow, wind, temperature of the bullets, weather in general affect bullet performance. Just like long range shooting, everything can affect performance.

These are all known facts:
The .22 s, l, lr, Mag, are all fickle when it comes to how well your firearm will perform. Types of ammo make the biggest difference.
Even different ammo from the same manufacturer can affect how well your gun shoots.

Ammo is the only variable in which we have much choice. My old Mossburgs seem to like anything in standard velocity, whereas my Ruger's, have favourites preferring CCI HV regardless of the lot number. It doesn't really matter though because they are far more accurate than me.

 

[Lou_the_welder]

I bought a 5.5 field around 2006. It's probably the pistol that I most enjoy shooting. It eats everything that I've fed through it, doesn't matter what brand, ammo type, weight or velocity, and its pretty darn acceptably accurate with them all.



Sure, I've had a few misfires every now and again but that's due to the ammo, not a malfunction of the pistol. The only issues I've ever really had is shooting sub sonic ammo, mainly SK Jagd 40 gr RN. Sometimes they just didn't have enough 'umf' to cycle the action enough to chamber the next round.



But mostly I use CCI SV or HV (HP for varmints). Both are accurate enough for small game or target. CCI rimfire SV and HV ammo always seems to perform well in pistols and rifles.



My Buckmark 5.5 Field is, still bone stock and came with a great factory trigger that I have never seen a reason to change. I've run a few different red dots on it over the years but currently use a Bushnell RSX-250 Reflex. I changed the grip panels, too, and that's it.

I agree that I shoot mine bone stock as well. The trigger is light already. At least with the 600 rounds mine has in it.
It's a new gun I just bought this year. I had thought of modifying it. Haegis flip , or tandemkross trigger . But it really doesn't need anything.
I even wanted to put one of those charging rings, but after you rack it the first time- do you really need it? Not really. Especially if the ammo fires and always locks open afterwards.

I have to learn how to comfortably shoot mine without optics. My RO invited me to a rimfire competition. And am going to shoot it with stock sights only.

I'm thinking , I may just stick to cci and buy in bulk when available. Since I can't reload 22, I have to stick to factory ammo.

Been years since I've shot alot of 22. I used to have a cadet kit that I had fired alot of rounds through. But I sold it more than a decade ago.