Browning Buckmark

[GodFearinGunTotin]

That's what I'm thinkin' too! I told clelaj that I didn't think I needed to worry about it but that thing is slick!

Less time loadin' = more time shootin'!

 

[Hoosier45]

I love my Buckmark but it is pretty picky on the ammo. I can shoot standard velocity cci all day long with not a single problem. When I switch to the cheaper stuff of any kind it starts to stove pipe before I get one magazine through it.
Its a great shooter though and I love it for sure.

I'm surprised to hear this. I have three Buckmarks and they eat everything. My Ruger MKIII Target had stovepipe issues until I put a Volquartsen extractor in it, now it eats everything, too.

 

[Rob377]

Mine eats all the bulk pack federal I can feed it. I keep it relatively clean and run it a bit on the wet side.

Only time I've had issues is when I let it go over 1k rounds without cleaning.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Mine eats all the bulk pack federal I can feed it. I keep it relatively clean and run it a bit on the wet side.

Only time I've had issues is when I let it go over 1k rounds without cleaning.

The first 50 rounds I put through mine was this stuff... no idea how old it is (the pic is from when I had a round rupture in my Mossberg rifle), but it's just plain old LRN ammo. Had one round fail to fire, but I attribute that to the ammo, since I tried it a second time and it still didn't fire. The rest was all Federal bulk and it never had a hiccup.

I guess there's a lesson to be learned here... Keep your Peters out of your guns! (The jury is still out on coon-fingering!)

 

[U.S. Patriot]

My Buckamrk is my favorite .22 pistol. They are great shooters and very accurate.

 

[richwin]

And the Ultimate clip loader is probably one of the greatest things ever.

That is awesome and is now at the top of my to get list.

 

[hammer24]

And the Ultimate clip loader is probably one of the greatest things ever.

That is awesome and is now at the top of my to get list.

It is a gotta have!

 

[ridetoslide]

Not trying to hi jack this thread, but I just bought a used buck mark from a buddy, a 1986 slab side. After a good cleaning and oiling gave it to my daughter for her birthday. Went out and shot it a little last night and the clip keeps wanting to drop down and out. The hand was no where near the release either. I'm thinking it's the clip. I need to order a couple more as it only came with one. Also, for the rest of you that own them, I too took mine all apart during the cleaning phase and found out about the tiny c clip and the black little plastic piece at the end of the guide rod. Browning sells all of these parts and they were like $1.25 each. They also sent me a parts book covering most of their products, that was nice!

 

[M67]

I keep it relatively clean and run it a bit on the wet side.

Only time I've had issues is when I let it go over 1k rounds without cleaning.

I don't know how mine would act if I cleaned it and put lube on it. After this weekend, I'm probably up to 4500 without cleaning and besides the occasional failure to extract and barely get caught when the slide closes (squib loads), it runs like a champ. I've still yet to have a FTF.

Not trying to hi jack this thread, but I just bought a used buck mark from a buddy, a 1986 slab side. After a good cleaning and oiling gave it to my daughter for her birthday. Went out and shot it a little last night and the clip keeps wanting to drop down and out. The hand was no where near the release either. I'm thinking it's the clip. I need to order a couple more as it only came with one. Also, for the rest of you that own them, I too took mine all apart during the cleaning phase and found out about the tiny c clip and the black little plastic piece at the end of the guide rod. Browning sells all of these parts and they were like $1.25 each. They also sent me a parts book covering most of their products, that was nice!

I'll admit, the old mags blow. The floor plates are supposed to sit even with the bottom of the magwell, which is fine for looks, but a PITA for quick loading and it takes some force to engage. If you put some of the old mags in newer Buckmarks sometimes the slides won't lock back either. I don't know when, but they redesigned the buttplate and I believe made the mag a bit longer which is much more user friendly. I think this redisign had something to do with the magazine safety, but I don't know the technicalls.

 

[wildcatfan.62]

Love the Buckmark. My oldest son (age 14) has shot ours in IDPA at a local club. Ours does OK with bulk pack ammo, but when he shoots in competition we load CCI min-mags.

It's a great little gun. I sometimes carry it when fishing remote ponds.

I had a Ruger, but sold it for the Buckmark, it just seemed to fit better. Nothing wrong with a .22.

 

[glockophile]

Awesome gun. I put thousands of rounds through the gun used before I had any trouble. I'm confident with my gunsmith's solution. Try several kinds of ammo. Different guns can be picky. Mine will shoot golden bullet fine but not some federal... Weird... CCI tactical are excellent through it (and not as expensive as the mini-mags).

 

[87gsxr711]

I am seriously considering picking up a Buckmark so I am interested to hear your experience.