I should try to submit an article somewhere about the Buckmark, it's the only way I could write enough to do it justice. Let's see more pics of those Brownings, people!
For some reason when I bought it (Lubbock, Texas, Feb 1995) at a gun show from a local gun shop with a display table it took them a solid month to get the paperwork cycled and give me the dang thing. I guess because I'd never bought one before and needed to be entered in to the dragnet. At any rate, I was antsy about finally getting to check it out and took it to an indoor range. I hadn't been back to one until this week, and I remembered why. Shooting sounds like it's all around you and right next to you. Couldn't relax enough to sight-in my new 10/22, but with those sights who could? (scope on the way...)
But from the first time I took it outside it has been rock-solid, dead-on, pump-whatever-you're-looking-at-full-of-lead fun. And I was not a good steward of this weapon at all until recently. I can't imagine the shape it would be in if I'd broken it down and cleaned it dilligently along the way. It's like the beater you can always count on to perform better than you deserve.
I wish I could find mags for it over 12 founds, I found a Ramline version and of the two I bought one ALWAYS jammed the take-up round. I sure would like to find one that sticks out about 5" below the grip and I'd load 'em up over and over again. If it wasn't a pistol it would just be too easy to hit what you want. I have read raves about the cabine version. I'd love to get a long barrel and tailored stock, I'd buy another Buckmark and trick it out.
Does anyone know what years they made the 'flat-sided' barrel for the Camper model? Does that barrel style have a name? Thanks!