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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Chinook73 on January 30, 2014, 06:58:48 PM

Title: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Chinook73 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Biggerhammer on January 30, 2014, 07:55:11 PM: I have always preferred the MK II.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: papisjeep 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
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Biggerhammer 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: jackelope on January 30, 2014, 08:30:06 PM: Do you think the pile of coldies influenced your reassembly time in any way?

:chuckle:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: mountainman 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!
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Biggerhammer on January 30, 2014, 08:34:10 PM: Quote from: jackelope on January 30, 2014, 08:30:06 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: jrebel 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: mountainman 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..
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: jrebel on January 30, 2014, 08:55:12 PM: Quote from: mountainman 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..

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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: mountainman on January 30, 2014, 09:01:51 PM: Also a nice gun!
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: FC on January 30, 2014, 09:22:47 PM: Quote from: jrebel on January 30, 2014, 08:38:17 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 30, 2014, 09:24:42 PM: MK III all the way
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: high country 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: huntandjeep 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: bhawley76 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: h2ofowlr 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 31, 2014, 07:49:23 AM: Buckmark... Drilled a lot of grouses heads with it....
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Blacklab 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:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: swanny 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Mike450r 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Bofire 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:
Carl
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Buzz2401 on January 31, 2014, 02:21:47 PM: Have both and prefer the Ruger
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: GEARHEAD on January 31, 2014, 02:51:49 PM: buckmark!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: MtnMuley on January 31, 2014, 03:02:19 PM: Quote from: Buzz2401 on January 31, 2014, 02:21:47 PM
Have both and prefer the Ruger
:yeah:

Both shoot great, but as quoted, I prefer the Ruger. :twocents:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Chinook73 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: mountainman on February 01, 2014, 06:45:31 PM: Take down on the Ruger is very simle once you learn it.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: TheSkyBuster 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: thinkingman 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
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: FC on February 03, 2014, 03:04:19 PM: Quote from: thinkingman 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
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.

Agreed! Haha!
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: putemdownhard 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
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Chinook73 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.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark III
Post by: Blacklab on February 09, 2014, 04:18:44 PM: Great :tup: Keep it in the 10 ring ;)