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Big Al1
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Range report: Browning Buckmark Camper .22
Big Al1
Posts: 8,814 Senior Member
After my totally craptacular experience with the Chiappa 1911-.22 I was about to give up on finding a decent .22 auto, until last time at the range, the range officer let me shoot his Buckmark. I was immediately in love and had to have one. Not an easy task, 'cause there were few to be found in Panama City. I wanted a blue camper but all I could find was a stainless camper, no problem. I installed a HiVis front sight and lightened the already nice trigger pull by reversing the sear spring, a five minute project. It now breaks at 48oz with 0 creep or over travel. But the proof in is the shootin'. Went to the range yesterday and fired over 600 rounds. Out of the box, the Buckmark is everything the Chiappa is not, accurate and RELIABLE!! I made no sight adjustments, it was well zeroed. I started out shooting about 100 rounds of CCI Mini Mag, no problem. The I switched to some Federal bulk ammo that is made for .22 autos, although it would not even feed in my Marlin .22. Another 100 or so rounds, no problem. Then the ultimate test. I had about 400 rounds combined of Remington Thunderbolt and Yellow Jackets, the crappiest stuff made. It will not feed in my Marlin and most autos, and misfires a LOT in my bolt action .22 and Ruger SS6. The Browning ate all the Remingtons without a hiccup, over 600 rounds total with 0 malfuntions, Gotta love it. I doubt if there is a more reliable or accurate .22 auto, in this price range. Now I have to get a lot more .22 ammo, 'cause this gun will get shot often.
10 yards, hand rested on bench.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwm6BL_H5GY
10 yards, hand rested on bench.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwm6BL_H5GY
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"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
Nice shootin and nice .22 Big AL. So what did you do with that 1911-.22 piece of stinky drippy feces.....trade it off? Or give it to your EX-Wife?
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Right now it's trade material, been lookin' for something to trade for. Don't know where the X is, but I'd be willing to trade back for the Mod 19 she got from me!!
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Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
I also have a red dot on it. gotta love it !!
bwb
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Buckmark Challenger model, easily couple 1000 rounds through it and never I hiccup that I recall. Second only in accuracy to the Sig/hamerli trailside.
When you are up next summer we will have to run these two side by side.
Sako
+1. I love my Buckmark as well. Great gun.
Now the thunderbolts I can see calling poo
The yellow jackets on the other hand :nono:
Those were my go to round for raccoon...... Devastating head shot results
The dogs hated me using them
I have fired several Buckmark pistols. My friends own them and they catch constant grief about the gold trigger. I never said it wasn't a good pistol. I have 4, 22 pistols and trigger pull has never been an issue.
I generall shoot the one with the big bull barrel, and the wife likes the other one, BTW the wife is getting pretty good with it too!!!!!
And so does the two I own. My Buckmarks will magazine, feed, fire, eject, just about any type of .22 ammo out there.