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Title: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: mr user on May 07, 2012, 08:54:23 PM
I may get a 22 pistol soon and have narrowed these 2 pistols down to the 2 best options.  Which gun do you prefer?
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: ICEMAN on May 07, 2012, 09:00:06 PM
Mark II     :chuckle:

I vote Ruger.

Title: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Mookie on May 07, 2012, 09:07:15 PM
Both are great decisions, both have a lot of different factory options. Give the 22/45 a shot also.


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Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: FC on May 07, 2012, 11:00:34 PM
Get the Buckmark, Rugers are junk.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Bigshooter on May 07, 2012, 11:07:24 PM
Get the Buckmark, Rugers are junk.

Ruger all the way.  Except for the 22/45.  They're cheap.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: B.G.hunter on May 08, 2012, 12:23:45 AM
They are both really good pistols.  I like how the buckmark feels better in my hand especially the URX gripped ones.  But if you change out the grips on the ruger it feels pretty good too (I have big hands so the grips are thin and small to me).  The ruger has a difficult take down mechanism.  I have had the browning be a little picky on the magazines though.  just my  :twocents:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 08, 2012, 12:28:35 AM
I run the mk II's and have had great luck with them.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: FALFire on May 08, 2012, 05:05:03 AM
I have both and the Buckmark is much more comfortable to hold, it just feels better in the hand plus it is very accurate. Your mileage may vary  :twocents:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: mr user on May 08, 2012, 06:31:21 AM
From what I've heard here you can't go wrong with either.  I guess ill just go shoot them both and see which one I like better!  Thank you all for your input!
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: GEARHEAD on May 08, 2012, 08:43:20 AM
they are both good, but Buckmark is better, .22lr burn dirty, and leave alot of unburned powder, the big diference you will see between the two is how much cleaner the buckmark shoots and so much easier to clean. get a long one.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Buckmark on May 08, 2012, 08:57:50 AM
Get either then add some hotrod parts from tactical solutions.
http://www.tacticalsol.com/tshome/
I would get the Buckmark if it were me.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 08, 2012, 09:04:36 AM
An important point of difference is that, with the Rugers, you'll need to go through an FFL or private transaction to get a TS aftermarket barrel, as the Ruger barrel is serialized.  You can get a Buckmark TS barrel OTC at retail stores or on the internet, similar to AR upper retail transactions (without FFL).

I have a 22/45 (older without replaceable grips), and it is accurate and enjoyable, but it is kind of a pain to reassemble after takedown. I want to get a Buckmark to compare the two.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: threedwizard on May 08, 2012, 09:41:22 AM
My vote goes with the Ruger, but agree it's tough to take apart and clean. My favorite and most accurate .22 is a S&W Model 17 with a 6" barrel. Great gun!!
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: superdown on May 08, 2012, 10:58:28 AM
 get this version and the speed strip and you got it covered  :tup:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on May 08, 2012, 07:42:14 PM
Buckmark all the way

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Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: machine on May 08, 2012, 08:04:44 PM
Both are good guns but I like the ruger a little better.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: jeepster on May 08, 2012, 08:51:25 PM
id take a ruger mk3 with a 4 inch barrel in stainless and black rubber grips...

i like the rugers cuz for some reason they remind me of an old luger pistol
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: h2ofowlr on May 08, 2012, 09:27:43 PM
Head to the gun shop and hold both.  See which one feels better in your hand.  You can't go wrong with either.  I have the Ruger's and love them.  Don't like taking them appart, but they are tack drivers. 
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: TheSkyBuster on May 08, 2012, 09:58:14 PM
I have the Ruger's and love them.  Don't like taking them appart, but they are tack drivers.


Taking the Ruger apart is easy, it's the back togather part thats a P.I.T.A.  but it gets easier the more you do it.  Try reassembling a Colt Woodsman.

As far as the 2 the O.P. is asking about.   They're both good, I like the looks and feel of my MK II,  but I shooting the Buckmark better.  Why does Ruger put fixed sights on the tapered barrel models.    :bash:    The Browning Is a Sweet Gun, Mines Crazy accurate......... it's just ugly and heavy.  :twocents:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: high country on May 09, 2012, 09:23:35 AM
I have both. A basic buckmark and a mark III hunter. They are both silly accurate and eat and poop like you expect. The Browning is more comfy to hold, the ruger has more pizzaz. There are more options for a ruger, but in stock form, they both work well.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: mr user on May 09, 2012, 02:28:02 PM
The one thing that is pushing me from the ruger a bit is the painful reassembly proccess. 
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: high country on May 09, 2012, 03:39:54 PM
Realistically, you don't have to tear one down very often. Some brake cleaner or such and a hose down takes care of a lot of crap.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: FC on May 09, 2012, 04:39:54 PM
Realistically, you don't have to tear one down very often. Some brake cleaner or such and a hose down takes care of a lot of crap.

How many rounds are you putting through yours between tear-downs? Mine needs to be stripped and cleaned every 500 rounds minimum, it usually starts having failures after about 300 and a lot after 400. The magazines are about the same, once they get a little grit in them they start hanging up.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: runamuk on May 09, 2012, 04:51:33 PM
Get the Buckmark, Rugers are junk.

Ruger all the way.  Except for the 22/45.  They're cheap.

yeah that  :yeah:

I love mine tearing it apart to clean is not bad putting it back together can be a bitch (usually involves a whole lot of cussing followed by *censored* I forget that step every time  :bash:  :chuckle:) but mine likes being a dirty gun so I don't do it very often. I have had 2 or 3 hangups the last 3 boxes (525 rounds per federal blue box) I put through it and the one was a shooter who had a loose grip once I helped her fix that issue she did fine...
it also makes a great prop for my photography and always gets attention in my images. 

actually those buckmarks look sweet as well so I say buy both :tup:
Title: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Mookie on May 09, 2012, 09:58:04 PM
What makes a 22/45 cheap? The upper and internals are identical to the MK3. Just the lower is polymer. Since the grip angle is identical to the 1911 it is usually more comfortable and if you get the RP model you can use factory 1911 grips with nothing more than a tiny shaving off the corner.


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Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: high country on May 09, 2012, 11:22:09 PM
Realistically, you don't have to tear one down very often. Some brake cleaner or such and a hose down takes care of a lot of crap.

How many rounds are you putting through yours between tear-downs? Mine needs to be stripped and cleaned every 500 rounds minimum, it usually starts having failures after about 300 and a lot after 400. The magazines are about the same, once they get a little grit in them they start hanging up.

I hose mine down with carb of brake cleaner every 500-1000 rounds. I haven't HAD to physically tear them down in a long time.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: runamuk on May 10, 2012, 10:35:09 AM
What makes a 22/45 cheap? The upper and internals are identical to the MK3. Just the lower is polymer. Since the grip angle is identical to the 1911 it is usually more comfortable and if you get the RP model you can use factory 1911 grips with nothing more than a tiny shaving off the corner.


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I didn't like the way the 22 45 felt in my hands it felt kinda flimsy for lack of a better term, I also have very long fingers on a small frame hand being a girl and all, and find the 45's I have shot in 1911 were extremely uncomfortable to shoot.  Buy what fits and you feel most comfortable with I like the weight and design on my markIII ....also like most sigs because they fit in my hand well.

I also want to say I don't neglect my pistol just find running a few patches through it is about all the cleaning it needs  :dunno: I do like to tear it down and make all the stainless all clean and shiney but that has little to do with actual function  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: thinkingman on May 11, 2012, 05:11:38 PM
I have a pre-Mark my dad gave me 41yrs ago, a MkII with Volquartsen upgrades and a Buckmark.
All 3 shoot where you aim, the Buckmark does it with more finesse.
Buckmark has grip angle and mag release more like a 1911 which is what I shoot for other sports, so it's a better trainer.
Rugers are crude...that's why there are so many upgrades for them.
Buckmark trigger is much better than Ruger.
I have all 3 so I feel justified in saying this.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Mookie on May 12, 2012, 05:03:02 PM
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Buckmark has grip angle and mag release more like a 1911 which is what I shoot for other sports, so it's a better trainer.
The 22/45 has an identical grip to the 1911, it takes the 1911 grips even. I do agree the Buckmark is a bit more refined, but you make it sound like the Ruger has serious casting issues. It doesn't, far from it.
Title: Re: Buckmark or Mark 3?
Post by: Blacklab on May 14, 2012, 05:18:57 PM
u can't go wrong... there both great shooters. imo.. A buddy has the bench mark & I have the mark 3/ target he's spot on with his. I'm developing...lol. What ever feels good run an enjoy... wink. Either or I don't think there's a wrong answer...GL...
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