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Buckmark or Mark III
« on: January 30, 2014, 06:58:48 PM »
Just looking for any input from everybody that has one of these or both.  I am really stuck on which one to get.  I have fired both and found both of them comfortable.  I will use it mainly for plinking and an occasional grouse or snake when fishing on the east-side.  Any pros or cons would be appreciated.  I have pretty much narrowed down my search to these two models.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2014, 07:55:11 PM »
I have always preferred the MK II.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2014, 08:11:13 PM »
although learning to tear them down is a pain in the ass i also prefer the mk series as well

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2014, 08:24:24 PM »
15 years ago , it took me the better part of a evening and a pile of cold ones to figure out how to reassemble one for the first time.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2014, 08:30:06 PM »
Do you think the pile of coldies influenced your reassembly time in any way?

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2014, 08:31:15 PM »
Mark III. Simple takedown/ re-assemble once you learn it! Tac-Sol upper, cascade supressoer the way to go!
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2014, 08:34:10 PM »
Do you think the pile of coldies influenced your reassembly time in any way?

:chuckle:

Never had to hold a handgun upside down at a angle to get the thingymagig into place.👍 a first for everything I guess.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2014, 08:38:17 PM »
I sold my ruger cause it was such a pain in the butt to take down and put back together.   And it was hands down the most finicky .22 pistol I have ever owned.    :twocents:

Never shot a buckmark so can't answer to that, though I have heard great things about them. 

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2014, 08:51:24 PM »
Johnny, found just the opposite with the 5 i have owned. The least finicky of all the semi .22 handguns..
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2014, 08:55:12 PM »
Johnny, found just the opposite with the 5 i have owned. The least finicky of all the semi .22 handguns..

I have heard the same from a lot of people.....I must have gotten a lemon.  My sig 1911-22 has less problem which is very surprising. 

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2014, 09:01:51 PM »
Also a nice gun!
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2014, 09:22:47 PM »
it was hands down the most finicky .22 pistol I have ever owned.    :twocents:

I have a Mk III 22/45 and it has been the most finicky pos I have ever encountered. I did a lot of work to it to get it to run right, I had to do some significant de-burring of the receiver, clearanced and polished the bolt, 86'd the mag safety, cleaned up the trigger and put a volquartzen extractor in it when the stock one failed. I got a solid 5,000 rounds through it before the magazine followers started hanging up.... I haven't replaced the magazines yet as I am still disgusted with the whole thing.

To be fair the thing does have probably 15,000 rounds through it now and is a very accurate gun but it has been quite problematic, I would never buy another.
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2014, 09:24:42 PM »
MK III all the way
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2014, 01:16:05 AM »
I had both. I sold my ruger because it was never as deadly in my hands as the buckmark.  My buckmark is not finicky and is stupid accurate for me.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2014, 07:03:32 AM »
Another vote for the mark 3.  I have one in the 22/45 and its nice. It will shoot anything I throw at it. Unlike the Walter , Sig mosquito and SR22 it replaced. The first time tearing it a part and reassembling is a learning curve but theres a lot of YouTube videos to help.
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2014, 07:16:46 AM »
I have a buckmark great lil gun, jams every once in a while but other than that no complaints. just wish I could find ammo to shoot it a lil bit more often.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2014, 07:35:17 AM »
I have 1-Mark I, 2- Mark II's and a Mark III.  Great guns and tack drivers. Only shot a buck mark a few times.  Still like the Rugers.
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2014, 07:49:23 AM »
Buckmark... Drilled a lot of grouses heads with it....
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2014, 08:30:05 AM »
MK lll target/hunter  :tup:

As said earlier pntb when learning tear down. Once learned you'll have an awesome shooter. BTW u tube has video's on tear down. Made learning easy  :twocents:
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #19 on: January 31, 2014, 08:54:39 AM »
Buckmark here. Had it for several years and only had one jam. Very accurate too. Love mine.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #20 on: January 31, 2014, 09:05:33 AM »
I have a Buckmark so that might make me a bit bias but I have shot MKIII's a few times and I prefer the Buckmark.  Seems to feel better in my hand and is very accurate.  They are a very similar pistol in many ways so check both out, go with what feels best and you can't go wrong.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #21 on: January 31, 2014, 10:24:00 AM »
 :) I like them both, look for the best deal. I had a 22/45 and had to learn to grip it differently, with my normal grip I kept hitting the mag release with my thumb making it a single shot!! :chuckle:
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #22 on: January 31, 2014, 02:21:47 PM »
Have both and prefer the Ruger

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #23 on: January 31, 2014, 02:51:49 PM »
buckmark!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #24 on: January 31, 2014, 03:02:19 PM »
Have both and prefer the Ruger
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Both shoot great, but as quoted, I prefer the Ruger. :twocents:

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #25 on: January 31, 2014, 06:09:24 PM »
Thanks for all of the input.  I will give them both a good shakedown tomorrow.  I really liked the trigger on the Browning, but heard that it is a bit finicky on different types of ammo.  I have about 6 different brands that I will run through it.  From what I have been told, the Ruger will eat almost any type of ammo without issue.  I am interested to see the take-down of the MK III, especially after the all the comments that I have read.  With any luck, I will have one or the other in the safe before the game starts.

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2014, 06:45:31 PM »
Take down on the Ruger is very simle once you learn it.
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #27 on: February 01, 2014, 07:07:36 PM »

I have owned both,
I still own the Buckmark  :tup:   They are both good, reliable, and fun guns.  The Buckmark shoots a little better for me.   I never minded the takedown/ reassembling of the Ruger and I thought it was a better looking pistol than the Browning.  After a couple years of persistence I talked a friend into trading my mark II straight across for a 1948 Colt Woodsman and I've never regretted making that swap. 

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #28 on: February 03, 2014, 02:40:07 PM »
I have both, a MkII with Volquartsen internals and a Buckmark, which I added a Tacsol barrel.
I take the Buckmark every time.

Much better trigger, grip angle and mag release.
I would sell the MkII if you're interested
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #29 on: February 03, 2014, 03:04:19 PM »
I have both, a MkII with Volquartsen internals and a Buckmark, which I added a Tacsol barrel.
I take the Buckmark every time.

Much better trigger, grip angle and mag release.
I would sell the MkII if you're interested
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #30 on: February 05, 2014, 12:44:53 PM »
   I own both handguns, I've had Rugers for 15 plus years & thought they were the best 22 handguns until I bought a Browning buckmark 2 years ago. My Browning is smoother, tighter groups & is far  n away the better pistol, I have since never shoot my Rugers because Ruger is not even close to the smooth cycling of my Buckmark. Believe it
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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #31 on: February 05, 2014, 03:28:42 PM »
I made my decision after the I shot both guns last weekend.  Buckmark it is.  Both guns worked without issue.  The MK III just did not feel as smooth as the Browning.  I tried to purchase one at Cabelas (Lacey), but they only had the camper model in stock.  I am looking for the plus or practical model. 

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Re: Buckmark or Mark III
« Reply #32 on: February 09, 2014, 04:18:44 PM »
Great  :tup: Keep it in the 10 ring  ;)
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