[PlumberjimC]

Just got one and I'm very impressed with it's accuracy right out of the box. But, all guns have quirks -- any suggestions? Also, where's a good place to get magazines at a reasonable price (if that's possible).

[Min]

CDNN has factory mags for 19.99 each plus 9.99 shipping, so the more you buy the better you do on shipping. I can also get them at the local gun show for that much.

I have two Buckmarks - the Camper and the Micro. I like my Micro more.

[HSMITH]

Your local retailer should have the magazines for $22-25. Pay shipping or pay tax......

I have more rounds through my Buckmark Standard than most all would believe and it has only gotten better. Accuracy is still outstanding and the trigger gets smoother and lighter every year. My only suggestion is to see how you like it in 50K rounds, it will be broken in by then and you will be able to shoot it like it is part of you. When you have double that through it you and it should be good for anything you might need to do with a 22 pistol and a lot of things that are not "supposed" to be done with a 22 pistol.

After mine was well broken in a very high level bullseye shooter, as in top 2 or 3 in the state and known nationally, shot mine at 25 and 50 yards. That gun flat shoots, I would need sandbags or a scope to shoot with that guy but at least I know it will shoot better than I will likely ever get. Sub 2"@50 yards with CCI Green Tag is not bad IMO, and that was the first time that guy had shot it with ammo he had laying there .........

Absolutely the best value in 22 pistols on the market, nothing under $600 is even close.

[flinch]

Im with HSMITH. I have a Camper and it is quite the little shooter. Put HiViz front sight on mine, that helps.
I do not like the screws working loose on the slide cover after 100 rounds ! Is there a better solution than lock- tite, which I never can remember to use?

[9x19]

You have bought an excellent pistol in my ,admittedly biased, opinion. I currrently have four Browning BuckMarks:

A 4" Micro with adjustable sights.

A 5.5’ Standard with adjustable sights.

A 5.5" Target with Tasco Accu-Dot

A 10" Silhouette with Simmons 2x scope.

They are each accurate, easy to shoot well, possess nice triggers (adjustble on the
Target and Silhouette models) and feel so much nicer to my hand than many of the others
I have owned.

Good luck and have fun!

[curt]

any of you fellow BM owners have the occasional hiccup whereas a round doesn't fully chamber?

[FPrice]

I just picked one up as described in this thread. Seems like a nice, well-made pistol - can't wait to get it fixed and out to the range.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24123

[HSMITH]

Curt, never in all the thousands of rounds. Probably a burr, spring weak or dirty chamber........

[LFW]

I bought a Standard from a friend of mine who didn't want it. I paid $150 for it. I really like it a lot, and especially like it's classic lines--similar to High Standard and the older Browning .22s. Mine is very accurate and dead reliable with just about anything I feed it.--Leigh

[Croyance]

Curt, never had any feeding problems. Then again, I have never had the screws on the top work loose either, something that the Buckmark is infamous for.

[PlumberjimC]

Thank you for all of the information. I'll try and remember the loctite. I've had MkIIs and 4522s and the Rugers shot fine and were reliable, but just didn't feel right. The BM did when I first picked it up. On the second mag of WallyWorld Rem Bulk packs, I consistently sent 20ga hulls flying about 8 or 10 yards out in the yard. (Nice living out in the country!) I'm not that great a shot, so I was definitely impressed with the pistol.
It fells just about as good as my Marvel upper on a Kimber frame, especially the trigger. Will be interesting to compare the two from sand bags.
Thanks again.

[Stainless Steel]

Hi All:

I have seriously considered buying a Buck
Mark on several occasions. It has really good
ergonomics in my hand. However when I try to
manipulate the thumb safety, it turns me off
cold.

The safety should easily and crisply snick on
and off like a good 1911. Instead it is very
mushy and practically impossible to put on
safe using my right hand thumb. What good is
a safety if you can't easily engage it?

I can't believe they haven't fixed this.

Stainless.

http://home.mindspring.com/~colt45acp/nra1.gif

[hksw]

Only ammo I've had serious problems with through my Buckmarks is Rem Thunderbolts.

[SteelyDan]

I love the way it feels and shoots. My one beef (or is this two?) is also with the safety. It was just too stiff, and my thumb could not move it back and forth without practically drawing blood. So, I took it apart, and I mean all the way apart, to "fix" the problem. Um, don't. No matter how I put it back together, it only felt about 95% right, so $48 later it's back and works fine, but the safety is still not as smooth as it should be. One of these days I'll have to.......oh, maybe not.

[HSMITH]

I don't mind that the safety is a little tough to put "on", and mine comes "off" cleanly and easily. Making a weapon safe is a concious act, and if it takes a second that is fine with me.

The Rem Thunderbolts, aside from the apalling rate of misfires:rolleyes: , is one of my favorites for my Buckmark. They are quite accurate for the money and feed flawlessly. They shoot on par with some target grade ammo for me for 8 out of 10 shots. Were they a little more consistent they would actually do better than some of the match grade stuff.

[curt]

Yeah the safety is another problem with mine. Its not that it takes a little force to disengage, it takes a lot. Plus it seems that there is some sort of movement going on other than what was intended like a little fore and aft wiggle.

Mine might just have a tight chamber as it always runs fine at first then starts to have the occasional problem as it gets to 100 rds. I think i'll try a new recoil spring although it did this right out of the box. I've talked to a couple of other BM shooters at the range with similar problems. Reliability is something that can fixed in a recreational gun or ignored, its not like my life will depend on this pistol.

Having said this i love my BM. My neighbor wants one after shooting mine. Its accurate with a grip that fits like a glove, good sights and a beutiful trigger and it looks purty too.