Browning Buckmark

gandog56 · 09-18-2009, 03:17 PM

My first .22 pistol was the Ruger Mark II. It was such a POS to reassemble after field stripping I traded it in for my Buckmark. Never regretted that decision.

TheWall · 09-18-2009, 04:07 PM

I have the Buckmark camper with the standard front sight. I took some bright yellow finger nail polish and painted it on to the rear edge of the sight. That made all the difference in sighting with my tired old eyes. The black on black sights were very hard for me to line up. It is a great little gun and exremely accurate.

tharvey · 10-26-2009, 09:26 PM

I just recently purchased a Buckmark Practical URX with the Pro target sight. I love it and have put approximately 1000 rounds through it.

I have run into some ammo problems.

I bought a cheap box of Remington golden bullet (500 rounds) and had a number of rounds that did not fire the first time. I found that many time if I reloaded it in the mag it would fire if struck on a different part of the rim.

I've also shot some Remington target std velocity ammo and had better results with ~1 per 100 rounds not firing.

I had a lot of trouble with Federal Gold medal target. The gun regularly failed to eject the spent cartridge and cycle the next. I think the recoil spring on my new gun is too heavy for the low velocity ammo.

Has anyone had similar experiences? I really enjoy shooting the buckmark for target shooting and once I find the right ammo I hope to order a lot

-- Tom

09-18-2009, 03:17 PM	#41
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 11,784	My first .22 pistol was the Ruger Mark II. It was such a POS to reassemble after field stripping I traded it in for my Buckmark. Never regretted that decision. __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?

09-18-2009, 04:07 PM	#42
TheWall Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 409	I have the Buckmark camper with the standard front sight. I took some bright yellow finger nail polish and painted it on to the rear edge of the sight. That made all the difference in sighting with my tired old eyes. The black on black sights were very hard for me to line up. It is a great little gun and exremely accurate. __________________ *You only live once, so make sure you shoot twice.*

10-26-2009, 09:26 PM	#43
tharvey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Buckmark and ammo I just recently purchased a Buckmark Practical URX with the Pro target sight. I love it and have put approximately 1000 rounds through it. I have run into some ammo problems. I bought a cheap box of Remington golden bullet (500 rounds) and had a number of rounds that did not fire the first time. I found that many time if I reloaded it in the mag it would fire if struck on a different part of the rim. I've also shot some Remington target std velocity ammo and had better results with ~1 per 100 rounds not firing. I had a lot of trouble with Federal Gold medal target. The gun regularly failed to eject the spent cartridge and cycle the next. I think the recoil spring on my new gun is too heavy for the low velocity ammo. Has anyone had similar experiences? I really enjoy shooting the buckmark for target shooting and once I find the right ammo I hope to order a lot -- Tom