20+ Browning Buckmarks available, are they mostly the same?

I can’t say definitively the internals are all the same, but based on common mods, like the Haggis spring flip, it would appear they are.

I can’t even tell you what model mine is, but I can tell you it shoots as good as it looks.

I don’t own a BuckMark but I have friends that do. I have a weakness for quality 22 handguns. I don’t know of anything wrong with a BuckMark. The ones I’ve shot preformed flawlessly. Pick the one you like best and go for it

Chose based on your intended purpose, and by that I mean chose the frame you can actually change stocks on. I own a UFX Micro Bull that offers little adaptability in this area and will forever hamper its ability to adapt to serious target work.

Yes the are all the same other than what is different!

The insides

The rest is all the Grips, not all grips fit all guns, barrels sights etc.
I have the Rosewood UDX, which is nice but I can not get any rubber grips for it as the do not fit because of the finger grooves

You need to print out or study all the specs and pictures to see the minor differences

Plus you are limited to what is actually available!

I have an older generic-looking Buck Mark that I got used. It's a great shooter, as good as my Ruger Marks.

My friend liked it so much that he bought a brand-new one for himself.

The two pistols look very different and come from different decades, but they feel and shoot the same.

Skylerbone said:

Chose based on your intended purpose, and by that I mean chose the frame you can actually change stocks on. I own a UFX Micro Bull that offers little adaptability in this area and will forever hamper its ability to adapt to serious target work.



View attachment 1085797

Click to expand...

I've thought about getting buying that barrel.

Have you ever had any cycling issues that you thought could be caused by the shorter barrel?

Not that there isn't a ton of .22 knowledge here but the forum with the most people that are .22 fanatics are here: https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/

warnerwh said:

Not that there isn't a ton of .22 knowledge here but the forum with the most people that are .22 fanatics are here: https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/

Click to expand...

I bet close to 25% of the members here are also members there. I stop by there a few times a year and always see familiar screen names.

My first .22 pistol was a Ruger KMK514 which has been a stellar pistol.

I decided that I needed to pick up some of the other "icon" .22's along the way, one of which being a Buckmark. Can't remember the exact model at the moment...

It's also been a good pistol but I do like my Ruger better (maybe, simply because I have much more history with it)

How bout a family photo.

Some of these are gone now because they just didn't "scratch the itch"

danez71 said:

I've thought about getting buying that barrel.

Have you ever had any cycling issues that you thought could be caused by the shorter barrel?

Click to expand...

Only cycling issues I experienced were magazine spring and chamber related. The BuckMark, mine at least, had a rather hard transition which I gently eased over.

Rule3 said:

Yes the are all the same other than what is different!

The insides

The rest is all the Grips, not all grips fit all guns, barrels sights etc.
I have the Rosewood UDX, which is nice but I can not get any rubber grips for it as the do not fit because of the finger grooves

You need to print out or study all the specs and pictures to see the minor differences

Plus you are limited to what is actually available!

Click to expand...

This, pretty much. All good info.

I was bewildered by all the different model choices also at first. But at the end of the day, what you will probably actually run into easily will be a Camper or Standard model. So see how you feel about those two and if one might fit the bill for you.

I own a couple of Buckmarks, but haven't shot them much. They seem fine and haven't given me any problems. I guess that's why they're still around.


Keep an eye on a couple of hex screws, I understand they will make the gun unreliable once they loosen up. Also maybe invest in a couple of recoil buffers if you plan on shooting the burjeeds out of it.

Good choice for brand-new shooters. Accurate enough to be fun and give confidence.

It's been awhile, but I believe that the 3 grip styles (UDX, URX, base Camper) are not interchangeable.

You'll have to research for yourself which of the 20+ models is which. If I am off base here, somebody please chime in.


Other than that - slight differences. Integral rail vs. not, fiber optic vs. post front sight, slabside barrel vs. not. Things of that nature.

speedingpickle said:

What is it about the frame that prevents you from being able to change the grips?

Click to expand...

This right here:

tubeshooter said:

It's been awhile, but I believe that the 3 grip styles (UDX, URX, base Camper) are not interchangeable.

Click to expand...

It’s UDX, URX, and UFX for designations but they simply don’t index with other style frames. Striplin Custom does make a conversion for URX to 1911 style grips if that’s an interest, also available for the older standard frame if you have one of that vintage.

Here is mine. Very happy with it.

CoalCrackerAl said:

Here is mine. Very happy with it.

Click to expand...

This one is mine, with his big brother. Note the resemblance.
I also am very happy with it. It outshoots my MKiii from a bag.

Bought a UDX last Fall. The big difference is the UDX has finger contours in the front grip frame where other models have the contours only on the grips, not the frame. Not sure it matters much but it sure does shoot sweet.

Love the look of a Buckmark with the flat sided barrel.

Mine is old and plain. I paid not much for it, used. It's way more accurate than I am. After she shot it the first time, my daughter said something to the effect that now I finally owned a decent 22lr autoloader.

I prefer the URX grips. That's what are on both of mine. One is open sights and the other sports a red dot.

I have a pair of flat-side barrel models built in 91-92; feeding with some bare-lead bullet ammo (Automatch for example) can be problematic. With plated-bullet ammo (even Golden Bullet!) they are accurate and reliable. The Tandemkross Gear Box is a good addition and easy to install.

CCSIG said:

The Tandemkross Gear Box is a good addition and easy to install.

Click to expand...

Indeed, as are their Green Magazine Springs and Victory Trigger.

I shoot mine every weekend.