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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.
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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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