This was my first pistol and I have had it for about 25 years. Very accurate, a blast to shoot. I have only had 2 malfunctions in the 25 plus years and that was an ammo problem. I will NEVER get rid of this gun I love it.
How is that possible? I get malfunctions all the time with my Buck Mark, cleaned or dirty. My gun is all but reliable, that is why I bought a revolver too.
Hey Buddy, I've been watching your reviews for years, first time commenting. This isn't the first gun you sold me on. Your review on This model of Buckmark was especially concise and hit on all the positives and negatives of this handgun. Taking the extra time to show the breakdown was especially nice. I bought one based on your review and let me tell you, it's a sweet shooter. Thanks for doing your research and delivering quality content. That's what sets this channel apart from so many others. Keep up the good work.
You know they make a .177 pellet break barrel version , pretty accurate , but just for plinking (you might be able to take out mice , but I wouldn’t shoot anything bigger )
Buckmark fan forever. A good thing to get with a Buckmark, and other .22LR pistols, is the McFadden "Ultimate Loader" mag loader. Adjust the loader to your brand of magazine. Browning and Ruger are adjusted different. Stick the magazine in the slot on the Ultimate Loader and shake the rounds into the magazine as quick as you can.
Bought a Buckmark standard with the bull barrel in 1985 when they first came out with them. Now 34 years later I still have it and it still shoots like a dream - like it just came out of the box. Have never had any issues with it and replaced the iron sights with fiber optic sight and the original grips with beautiful Browning walnut grips. If you are looking for a .22 for target shooting or just plinking, this is the pistol to get. Very balanced in the hand and is so accurate!
1 week ago I bought a Browning Buckmark. Went to the range, started sighting in, and had recurring problems with feeding and ejection. I kept working with it, thinking OK it's just trying to break in. Finally succeeded in sighting in the pistol. I decided just to keep firing it, putting my other planned shooting on hold. I'm glad I did. Instead of selling it like I thought about, it started running better, stopped having feeding and ejection problems. I fired about 200 rounds, all different types and manufacturers. At the end of the session it was working fine, and had great accuracy. A fine pistol that needed to be broke in is all I can figure. Happy shooting. P.S. the magazine disconnect is easily defeated with no loss of performance. It will probably raise a warranty issue if you return it for any reason.
I own a 30yr old slab side it’s still like new and a tac driver and just bought a bull barrel practical today, you can never own too many buckmarks they are a lifetime weapon, when I go to that big shooting range in the sky my son will have these to hand down to his son
Nice video. I bought one of these back in the 80’s and still shoot it quite often. I’ve added a couple of accessories (grips and a red dot) and it still works great and is very accurate. You can’t go wrong with the Buckmark. Thanks for all your videos!
This is the pistol i learned to shoot with back in 2001. Our club have had the same pistol for over 17 years now and hundreds of thousands rounds fired. Its an excellent tool to learn to shoot pistols with.
My father bought me one back in the 90’s when I was a teen. It was the all black version with the rubberized grip and gold trigger, a very handsome gun. Both of us had probably more fun shooting that thing than the full sized guns we’d bring along (many empty soda cans were slain by my hand). These guns are supremely comfortable to hold and shoot and it never gave me any problems whatsoever. Sadly we had to part with it for financial considerations around 2000, but I plan on buying one again in the future for sure after I’ve crossed some other guns off my list.
I own a 84’. Challenger lll slab bull barrel, which predates the Buckmark. I pal of mine had one, when he showed me his, immediately feel in love with it. Went out and purchased my own within the week. Not that I have a lot of pistols; but this pistol is my favorite to run. I will never sell or trade it ever !!
I have a Browning Buck Mark Bull's-eye Target model and It has a 7 1/2 inch bull barrel. It doesn't matter what 22 lr ammo it just keeps on running like the energize bunny. Absolutely love It, got it back in 2005 for 420 dollats and it has not failed me yet. Another great reviews Sootch00 and long live the republic bro.
I knew you would love It Sootch00. I have 4 year old 22 lr's in the bottom of my military ammo can and the Buck Mark went through it like nothing was wrong.
sootch00 I'm just going to lay it here: This is my utmost favourite gun review video on RUclips. And I did buy Buck Mark after this and have not regret it.
Bought a Buckmark in 2021 -This same model. Only issue I had with it was that when I first purchased it I had feed/ejection issues. I took it back to the store I bought it from and was told High Velocity ammunition was required. No where in the documentation is this mentioned. I had about 2500 rounds of Standard Velocity .22 LR ammo that wouldn't function correctly in this pistol and this was during this period when .22 Ammo was very difficult to get and expensive if you could find it. The retailer wasn't very willing to work with me in regards to returning the pistol so I kept it. Now that High Velocity Ammo is available, I shoot it on a regular basis and it's an very accurate pistol and fun to shoot. As with all Browning Products, a quality firearm. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for this review, Sootch. My 86 yr old dad is having trouble with working the slide release and we'll probably take the gun to a smith to have it adapted for arthritic fingers. He loved your review and now wants the wood-grain finish.
I have two Buckmarks of different ages and love them both, they have digested many many thousands of rounds and parts wear but parts are available! They are the perfect starter pistol for competition I have a Ultradot Matchdot on one and an Ultradot PanAV on the other and with the 2 MOA dot even a novice can learn trigger control without ever developing a flinch! I do wish they still made my Browning Medalist that surpasses everything else I have shot!
I've had one of these for 25 years, it's like it was made for my hand perfectly. Put a reflex sight on it a few years ago, looks cool and shoots great.
I’ve had my Buck Mark 23 years. Had to replace the rubber recoil buffer 2 years ago. Easy fix. Wish mine had those cocking lugs on the slide. It’s a great pistol and I’ll never let it go.
I have the Ultra DX 5.5” in stainless. Amazing little pistol. I was goofing around and put a rested shot on steel at 400 yards. It’s on my channel. The magazine disconnect is just a wire linkage under the right grip panel and can be removed in a couple minutes. A little exercising of the sear spring when removed will take over a pound off the trigger.
I have a 1989 series 5.5 target model. It does not have a magazine disconnect. I think you can disable the disconnect by removing the right side grip panel then a piece of the mechanism between the magazine and trigger. At least that’s the way it looked in the parts breakdown. The original bookmark did not come with “ears“ but just a smooth slide which was hard to cock for people with arthritis etc. There are three slides available (he has the second interation)and you can interchange them. Much better now.
I have the Buck Mark URX Contour with the 7.5" barrel. It is a very reliable and very accurate little pistol. I like to shoot CCI Stand Velocity target ammo out of it. I mounted a scope on it to see what it would do and it will shoot quarter size groups with ease. I suspect it will shoot nickel sized groups for someone with better eyes. I have a Smith and Wesson Model 41 and the BM is a great value at less than half the cost of the 41.
I love my Browning Buck Mark! I have used mine for several years in Bulls eye competition with an Ultra-dot Matchdot Reddot Optic and CCI Standard Velocity ammunition. Good Stuff. Thank you Sir for a great review! makes me want to go and buy another one!
I bought mine years ago and loved it from the first shot. My only regret is I got it with the 4" barrel and I really like longer barrels. So, I'm thinking of a new barrel on the old girl. If you get one I'm sure you will not regret it 22 hand guns are a lot of fun.
Hope you was able to get a longer barrel. If not check out Midwest Gunworks. They have all OEM Browning parts. I got the 7¼" Bullseye barrel from them. It's heavy but just what I wanted. And some of those plastic buffer pads that deteriorate. Couple of those little C-clamps that retain the recoil spring. They either break or they fly off somewhere. Never to be found again. One of the nicest Browning barrels is the Contour barrel. It's sort of a triangular shaped barrel with rounded corners. Need to get a suitable length top rib. The top rib has a Weaver style piccatinny rail. Also, available in the 7½" length. All are available from Midwest Gunworks.
I got this stainless URX model and it is a beautiful gun and fun to shoot. Took it out with my wife and she shot it for the first time shooting anything at all. She did really well with it. I went back to the range to adjust the sights and got to a 2 inch grouping at about 13 yards. The adjustable sights were easy to use. Only downside was that it came with just one 10 round magazine but got 4 more from MidwayUSA and problem solved.
I've had a Buck Mark for about a year. I only cleaned what I could get to without any disassembly but that changed this week. Out of nowhere the Buck Mark started stove piping and FTF. So disassembly wasn't to difficult and it was gummed up. So now back to the range soon to make sure all is well again.
@@gg9xfrx4m30 A Jam-O-Matic can happen with any brand. 22s seem to be of the worse variety. I bought one of the first Ruger Mark IV Hunter 6.88" barrel 22LR guns that were made. It was a Jam-O-Matic so bad I took it right back to the Local Shop I bought it from. They were happy to send it back to Ruger. I got is back and it was better but still Jamming and FTF and double feeding. But it was recalled so back to Ruger for the safety issue and when it came back it continued to jam. 1 out of every 1 to 2 mags. Not acceptable. So I contacted Ruger directly and they paid to have me send it in again. I was called by one of Ruger engineers to get specific detail from me and do I told him any ammo would jam and FTF. He called me back a day later and said he was getting the same crappy performance. When it came back it was much better but still not perfect. 2 to 4 jams per 150 rounds. So it is what it is at this point. I had an exact same model but a Mark III and it eat everything and no Jams or FTF. It ran for 10,000s of rounds for 7 years. I sold my Mark III to a friend once I got my Mark IV. Big mistake. I offered my friend $100 more then I sold it to him for to buy it back. No deal. He saw my Mark IV behavior and won't part with the Mark III. I offered to trade my Mark IV even up for my old Mark III. No deal. lol
I worked at a gun store for quite a few years, and the buckmark was by far my favorite 22lr handgun purely for ergonomics and fit/finish. I never bought one, but I would love to get one some day.
It is still in stock as I just bought one today in May of 2020. The only difference is that mine has a rail incorporated into the top. I also paid $495. But it helps keep my local gun shop in business. A hand-me-down for sure!
I have had a Buckmark for about 10 years. Fine gun. I don't shoot very often, so I would estimate that this one has had far less than 1000 rounds run through it. The last time I cleaned the buffer pad, or recoil buffer, fell apart in 3 pieces when I took it out. I have not been able to find a replacement, even from Browning.
I've had one for a few years and put on a budget red dot. If you enjoy the satisfied feeling of plinking dime size groups at 25 ft., buy this firearm. My favorite pistol for recreational plinking! I also have the Buckmark Camper, same set up, same results.
I have an older version of this gun with the slab side barrel. I used mine to compete in bulls eye competition. It did very well and so did I. Most of the others in the club had Ruger or S&W model 41. I did very well with my Buckmark and I think I was the only one using one.
I have the Buckmark Contour 5.5" barrel with the contoured rubber grips, love this gun. It feels substantial and balances well in your hand, the only thing I changed was adding the fiber optic front sight, really needed that. It's a lot of fun to shoot, great accuracy even for a duffer like me, I've run everything from CCI to bulk ammo, never had an issue except bulk is dirtier and requires a strip down clean more often. The take down isn't that bad, although you can't beat Ruger's Mk IV re-design. Only complaint is same as Scootch, mag release can be tough, I've tried to improve it but can't find that sweet spot.
I had nothing but problems with my Ruger mark lV, couldn’t get through a mag without a stove pipe. Sent it back to Ruger twice and they said there’s nothing wrong with it. Didn’t matter what I fed it same stove pipe. Dumped it at a gun show and bought the Buck Mark UDX. I have about 500 rounds through it so far with no issues at all. It’s a good and fun shooter! I have friends that have the Ruger and they shoot great. I must have got a lemon
I have a Buckmark Silhouette with the iron sights on it, it's PRACTICALLY A SHORT BARRELED RIFLE. I got another barrel for it from Midway, 7.25" Bullseye barrel for $160 a while back. That shorter barrel makes it a little handier. I have a small case to put the pistol, spare barrel, 4 spare mags and the tools necessary to swap barrels.😁👍
I’ve had mine for close to 20 years, my first pistol. It’s now sporting a TK trigger and threaded barrel for my Suppressor. Much more accurate than my Ruger Mark series.
FWIW, I bought this gun some years ago (maybe 10 - 15) and at that time the user manual had the disassembly procedure documented, and apparently recommended it for thorough cleaning.
I own a Buckmark but haven’t shot it yet. I really liked your “No Nonsense” review of the Buckmark. Going to stick it in the rotation and get it to the range. Thanks
I picked up a used Buck Mark with five mags last year, the exact type you have in this video. I love shooting it. Accurate? It doesn't take long before a few little holes become one large hole.
I just bought a Browning Buckmark Camper UFX from Palmetto State Armory online, of course I haven't actually gotten it yet, but from all the reviews I've seen, I can't wait to get my mitts on it. Thanks for the video!
I have both the challenger 3 and the Buckman stainless slab side bowl barrel, I love both of those guns. Way more than all 4 of the ruger 22 pistols, and I've owned all 4 of them and didn't like them nearly as much as I do my brownings.
This may sound weird but I really like your camera angles while you're shooting. I try to recreate those angles with my camera while I'm shooting. You give me great ideas when it comes to shooting angles and back ground music. Thank you. Keep up the good work!!
I have an older one, 1980's. I fired many different 22 out of it.the only problem i have had was im on my third buffer. Browning changed to the whitish buffer and said it is much better in quality. I ordered two. Haven't shot it yet, been moving to a new home. Just cant find the time. One other thing. The firing spring holder in front of the slid also broke. It was plastic. My smith made one out of brass. I believe the new holder is steel. Other than that it has given me yrs of service. I shoot a lot of bunble bees with snake shot but find the crimped brass ss it a bit more adequate than the cci. Happy shooting
Cleaning tip: Remove top piece(2 screws),set aside and spray the shit out of the inside of gun with PB blaster. Put upside down on rags overnight,wipe excess oil and put top piece back on,ba da bing! Ironically the browning ammo left a lot of residue,federal,winchester,remington run smoothly. Great video. Great gun.
Man about the one mag I just have to tell a story from today. I showed my friend a revolver I picked up (.22lr) and he shot it a few times and than we were talking (he doesnt know anything bout guns) and he asked me bro does it only come with one mag? Hahaha man I laighed my ass off then I told him its a revolver and it hasnt got mags. Few minutes later I realized he meant speed loader. Cause thats what he saw in a game...
I've had a Buck Mark UDX for a few years now. Out of the box the trigger was awful, a trigger job by a competent gunsmith (the now closed Bain and Davis - while on Valley Blvd - did mine) solved that completely. The only gripe I have against this gun is its sensitivity to cleanliness - after just a couple hundred rounds I get an increasing frequency of light hammer strikes. Thorough cleaning about the firing pin and very light, judicious, oiling solves it. Other than that it's a great pistol.
Thanks sootch00, I appreciate you showing me how to disassemble mine that I've owned for a few months now. I love this pistol. I have that exact model except Rosewood grips, I also have enjoyed plinking with 22LR so much I now want a revolver to go along with my Buckmark. I am a big fan of Ruger and really need an opinion about the GP100 22LR that costs $699 or save $220 and buy the LCR-X, which is on sale for $479 at my neighborhood store as I write this. What do you think?
I own a Ruger Mark III with a 5 1/2 inch Bull Barrel I was watching a video tonight and the guy said that the Mark IV is easier to disassemble than the Browning. Mine is actually easy to disassemble the hard part is reassembling it. Navy SEALS from what I know of use Ruger Mark's on missions. My Mark III is very accurate. The Browning does look nice and I know that they are accurate. The next .22 I buy will be a .22 magnum handgun.
Bought my "Buck Mark Plus Lite Competition Red" today. Yeah, the grip was the best feeling of the 10 or 12 guns I held. The B.M.P.L.C. just BELONGS in my hand. Amazing feel! It was an easy purchase after I realized how horrible other handgun's grips felt. Heirloom purchase? ... heck yeah!! If you get a limited production Browning, I bet it will hold or exceed it's value in time. My B.M.P.L.C in red is one hot looking and unique pistol!
I owned one for 5 years. It was okay. Reliable as any other decent .22 was never my favorite for a couple reasons. Biggest thing was I didn't like the teardown. I replaced it with the Ruger MK 4 about 3 years ago. No regrets!
Just purchased one. Hope it as good as the Review. Local dealers are out of everything-just happened to have the last one of these-all black with polymer grips. No choices. Sad that ammo is so hard to get. If I didn't buy gun they wouldn't sell me any.
Incredible and underrated pistol. Easily the best money ive ever spent. Twice. Thanks sootch for the good review! i would add the buckmark rifle (uses buckmark mags) was underrated and just as spectacular
The buckmark, very similar to this one, but alot older, was the first firearm with which I really began to practice and unsurprisingly my first gun was Buckmark Contour with rubber grips. Buckmarks fit alot better in my hand than Rugers and out of the box the trigger action feels better. Albeit a Ruger pimped up with Volquartsen parts is hands down the best .22LR semiauto I've tried. This is also the downside of Buckmark, it doesn't have such a wide selection of third party modifications as Rugers. Though, only an issue to those with too much money and the need to modify their guns - I'm neither of those.My Buckmark did have an issue out of the box. The magazine sat too high in the gun, which caused every casing to hit the top of magazine instead of the ejector pin. The casing were flying out of the right and left side along with some stovepiping in the gun. In the repair under warranty they filed down the magazine locking pin. It did fix the issue, but only with two spare mags I bought separately. The original magazine however sits too low and just barely fails to activate the magazine safety. The rubber grip version does have a downside: the grip is somewhat difficult to take apart as it's single piece and it holds a few parts in place. The grips of other types are easier to reassemble due to being two piece, so you'll only have to hold one side together at a time. Other than that it's a great piece, however I wouldn't shoot high velocity rounds such as CCI minimags. It's not as rugged as Ruger, which probably could survive a nuclear blast. I don't know for a fact how well it'll take high velocity rounds over time, but I've seen an S&W 22A wear out quicker with high velocity rounds when compared to standard velocity; both being aluminium guns.
I bought a Camper UFX Pro Target 5.5" in early 2014 and unfortunately, it came with a black blade front sight. I never really enjoyed shooting it because I couldn't see the front sight well enough to aim it accurately. Even painted the blade with nail polish, which helped some. Basically, I put it in a locked cabinet and there it sat. I think I looked for a replacement sight at the time and didn't find a suitable one. Just ordered a fiber optic one from Amazon, should be here in two days. Can't wait to get the Camper back to the range. It is a sweet shooter, never a misfeed and has a good trigger. Just hated the front sight. It will be like having a new gun! Thank you for the review.
The Buckmark is the only firearm I've had that discharged a round going into battery (dropping the slide). It was my only AD and to this day I will never own one. Luckily because I always follow safety to a t, no one got hurt.
I’ve had a buckmark for a couple years and have abused the hell out of it probably has close to or more than 2000 rds through it, I wish I cleaned it more because carbon fowling has become a little bit of a problem but I’ve been able clean most of it off defiantly make sure you clean yours every 200rds I’d say to keep it perfect and check the top plate screws every so often to make sure they are tight because it can affect your accuracy
I'm into old antique firearms and this has the look so im diggin it,most companies have trouble making a rimfire reliable and only few out there that can cycle reliably without issues but I hear positive things about this one
I love my Buckmarks. I have the Bullseye as my first one and a URX that I shoot bullseye competition with. With the Bullseye which was my first Browning, I shot a ruffed grouse out of the air with my first shot one time! It just points so well, like pointing your finger! You can remove the magazine disconnect on yours and it will function just fine. My first Bullseye did not have that feature, which is nothing but a pain. I hunt snowshoe hares with my Bullseye and frequently hit them on the run. And, I do not consider myself to be a great pistol shooter, but the Buckmark is an awesome gun!
I use mine for Instruction to new shooters and young children. Works GREAT for that purpose. My 7-year-old grandson can qualify with the Texas LTC standards with this pistol.
I have a or bought a BM in 1988. Plastic grips, same barrel, but the top strap (sights) are held in with straight slot screwdriver screws. And just the spring and firing pin It shoots great but the buffers are weak. Bought the new white buffer Browning redesigned. I SHOOT Bumblebees but wont recycle, not enough power. Bought a Heritage RR six rds. A bit more fun taking out the carpenter bb.
When I originally got my Buckmark the instruction book showed how to disassemble the pistol. The newer books recommended not to take the gun apart. The gun store clerk told me at that time not to take the gun apart because people would come in with the gun parts in a ziplock bag to have the gun sent in for reassembly. I found no difficulty taking the gun apart and putting it back together. Be sure to use blue loctite and do not lose the lock washers. Seems to me that Browning recommended not taking the gun apart due to the amount of parts they received in bags to reassemble. Easier to clean the barrel from the back end.
I have a very old Ruger and the Browning has always been better looking. They just always cost more. A friend had the older Browning and with his larger hands the slide was always slicing his hand as it was razor sharp.
I purchased mine in 1993 I love it and my friends loved it as well never had any problem shooting it ever never my favorite gun I have five of them that's my number one shooter thank you for your post
Wow.. This looks like a really nice pistol. I liked this gun so much I tried to order a Browning Buck Mark UDX 22, but sold out and unavailable everywhere. What a shame. I wish Browning would consider producing a few more batches of this exact same pistol. I looked at other current production Buck Marks and did not like any of them as much as this one - so did not order any.
snagged one of the basic udx micro bull 4" barrel models from cabela's ($319.00); never had a buckmark & rarely buy and keep .22lr firearms; mine seemed to be 'cheaped out' as a factory kit (usual paperwork, ugly cardboard box, soft storage case, cable lock, and 2 magazines -- that's the good parlay for the lousy packaging); primary use will be range/trainer & limited home defense duty...my state does not allow semiautomatic 22lr handguns for hunting; bought a brick of blazer 40gr lead round nose & several 100rd packs of cci mini mag 36gr hp for feeding
That after 5th shot "stop" is jamming hammer, hammer link pin allowss bending to side and hammer jams against body. Shim (really, really, really thin one) inside hammer, on link pin will solve that.
A friend of mine in Pennsylvania died and his widow gave me his Buckmark. I love it!
Helluva way to get a gun ........ a good one though.
Two lucky guys
That sounds very meaningful, man
Erm, wow
This was my first pistol and I have had it for about 25 years. Very accurate, a blast to shoot. I have only had 2 malfunctions in the 25 plus years and that was an ammo problem. I will NEVER get rid of this gun I love it.
How is that possible? I get malfunctions all the time with my Buck Mark, cleaned or dirty. My gun is all but reliable, that is why I bought a revolver too.
Hey Buddy, I've been watching your reviews for years, first time commenting. This isn't the first gun you sold me on. Your review on This model of Buckmark was especially concise and hit on all the positives and negatives of this handgun. Taking the extra time to show the breakdown was especially nice. I bought one based on your review and let me tell you, it's a sweet shooter. Thanks for doing your research and delivering quality content. That's what sets this channel apart from so many others. Keep up the good work.
You know they make a .177 pellet break barrel version , pretty accurate , but just for plinking (you might be able to take out mice , but I wouldn’t shoot anything bigger )
@@reelfishing002 clearly this is your first time commenting
You chose the exact one from the video? How does it compare to the Lite version with fluted barrel I'm having a hard time choosing between
I put around 10.000 rounds a year through my buckmark. It's now 4 years old and it's still running like a swiss watch.
Thats $30,000-$160,000 a year. Impressive
@@post_historic it’s .22 so not close to what you said 😂
@@post_historic right now 22lr is 10cents per round. 10,000 rounds is $1,000 dollars.
@@kzoomin that’s what I’m saying
Hah! Just wait!
I've had one since early 90s love it.
That magazine disconnect is able to be removed in about 3 minutes in a very simple process. It's located under the right grip.
I love my Buckmark. It’s very accurate and feeds just about anything I put in it.
Except Remington ammo.
Price ... Pls ?
Fahad Khan Yousuf Zai $350 ish
Unless it’s old ammo and a not broke in gun then it has some trouble cycling
Buckmark fan forever. A good thing to get with a Buckmark, and other .22LR pistols, is the McFadden "Ultimate Loader" mag loader. Adjust the loader to your brand of magazine. Browning and Ruger are adjusted different.
Stick the magazine in the slot on the Ultimate Loader and shake the rounds into the magazine as quick as you can.
Bought a Buckmark standard with the bull barrel in 1985 when they first came out with them. Now 34 years later I still have it and it still shoots like a dream - like it just came out of the box. Have never had any issues with it and replaced the iron sights with fiber optic sight and the original grips with beautiful Browning walnut grips. If you are looking for a .22 for target shooting or just plinking, this is the pistol to get. Very balanced in the hand and is so accurate!
I have had one for several years and love it. The trigger amazing. It's like your brain says pull the trigger and it fires. Thanks, Sootch!
1 week ago I bought a Browning Buckmark. Went to the range, started sighting in, and had recurring problems with feeding and ejection. I kept working with it, thinking OK it's just trying to break in. Finally succeeded in sighting in the pistol. I decided just to keep firing it, putting my other planned shooting on hold. I'm glad I did. Instead of selling it like I thought about, it started running better, stopped having feeding and ejection problems. I fired about 200 rounds, all different types and manufacturers. At the end of the session it was working fine, and had great accuracy. A fine pistol that needed to be broke in is all I can figure. Happy shooting. P.S. the magazine disconnect is easily defeated with no loss of performance. It will probably raise a warranty issue if you return it for any reason.
I own a 30yr old slab side it’s still like new and a tac driver and just bought a bull barrel practical today, you can never own too many buckmarks they are a lifetime weapon, when I go to that big shooting range in the sky my son will have these to hand down to his son
Your honesty is why ppl enjoy watching your uploads.... that and your outtakes at the end.. love it!!
Love my Buckmark. Laser beam accurate and eats anything I feed it.
Sootch I always like your reviews. You cost me $1500 for a Classic/Bula M14 and this Browning Buckmark 22 is now on my list!
Nice video. I bought one of these back in the 80’s and still shoot it quite often. I’ve added a couple of accessories (grips and a red dot) and it still works great and is very accurate. You can’t go wrong with the Buckmark. Thanks for all your videos!
This is the pistol i learned to shoot with back in 2001. Our club have had the same pistol for over 17 years now and hundreds of thousands rounds fired. Its an excellent tool to learn to shoot pistols with.
My father bought me one back in the 90’s when I was a teen. It was the all black version with the rubberized grip and gold trigger, a very handsome gun. Both of us had probably more fun shooting that thing than the full sized guns we’d bring along (many empty soda cans were slain by my hand). These guns are supremely comfortable to hold and shoot and it never gave me any problems whatsoever. Sadly we had to part with it for financial considerations around 2000, but I plan on buying one again in the future for sure after I’ve crossed some other guns off my list.
I fully agree to your assessment, my favorite firearm to shoot!
Thanks Shanon!
Just bought a new buckmark, about a month ago. Hands down the best .22lr pistol I have ever owned. Great review!
Which version did you get? The camper?
MRI Man Plus Practical URX, I love it!
I own a 84’. Challenger lll slab bull barrel, which predates the Buckmark. I pal of mine had one, when he showed me his, immediately feel in love with it. Went out and purchased my own within the week. Not that I have a lot of pistols; but this pistol is my favorite to run. I will never sell or trade it ever !!
Great video ! My first pistol was buckmark and I still like them after all these years
I have a Browning Buck Mark Bull's-eye Target model and It has a 7 1/2 inch bull barrel. It doesn't matter what 22 lr ammo it just keeps on running like the energize bunny. Absolutely love It, got it back in 2005 for 420 dollats and it has not failed me yet. Another great reviews Sootch00 and long live the republic bro.
Thanks Jerry! I appreciate your comment about your experience with the Buck Mark! Great handgun!
That's awesome Dan. Thanks for sharing
I knew you would love It Sootch00. I have 4 year old 22 lr's in the bottom of my military ammo can and the Buck Mark went through it like nothing was wrong.
sootch00 I'm just going to lay it here: This is my utmost favourite gun review video on RUclips. And I did buy Buck Mark after this and have not regret it.
Bought a Buckmark in 2021 -This same model.
Only issue I had with it was that when I first purchased it I had feed/ejection issues.
I took it back to the store I bought it from and was told High Velocity ammunition was required.
No where in the documentation is this mentioned. I had about 2500 rounds of Standard Velocity .22 LR ammo that wouldn't function correctly in this pistol and this was during this period when .22 Ammo was very difficult to get and expensive if you could find it. The retailer wasn't very willing to work with me in regards to returning the pistol so I kept it.
Now that High Velocity Ammo is available, I shoot it on a regular basis and it's an very accurate pistol and fun to shoot.
As with all Browning Products, a quality firearm.
Thanks for this video.
The Buckmark Target Model was my 1st semi auto pistol, love it.
Thanks for this review, Sootch. My 86 yr old dad is having trouble with working the slide release and we'll probably take the gun to a smith to have it adapted for arthritic fingers. He loved your review and now wants the wood-grain finish.
I have two Buckmarks of different ages and love them both, they have digested many many thousands of rounds and parts wear but parts are available! They are the perfect starter pistol for competition I have a Ultradot Matchdot on one and an Ultradot PanAV on the other and with the 2 MOA dot even a novice can learn trigger control without ever developing a flinch! I do wish they still made my Browning Medalist that surpasses everything else I have shot!
I've had one of these for 25 years, it's like it was made for my hand perfectly. Put a reflex sight on it a few years ago, looks cool and shoots great.
I’ve had my Buck Mark 23 years. Had to replace the rubber recoil buffer 2 years ago. Easy fix. Wish mine had those cocking lugs on the slide. It’s a great pistol and I’ll never let it go.
I have the Ultra DX 5.5” in stainless. Amazing little pistol. I was goofing around and put a rested shot on steel at 400 yards. It’s on my channel. The magazine disconnect is just a wire linkage under the right grip panel and can be removed in a couple minutes. A little exercising of the sear spring when removed will take over a pound off the trigger.
Im all about sootch intros all shooting for like a good minute. That just feels right
I've always been a Ruger owner. 2 weeks ago I bought the stainless 7.5 contour model. I'll be getting a threaded model asap
I have a 1989 series 5.5 target model. It does not have a magazine disconnect. I think you can disable the disconnect by removing the right side grip panel then a piece of the mechanism between the magazine and trigger. At least that’s the way it looked in the parts breakdown. The original bookmark did not come with “ears“ but just a smooth slide which was hard to cock for people with arthritis etc. There are three slides available (he has the second interation)and you can interchange them. Much better now.
I have the Buck Mark URX Contour with the 7.5" barrel. It is a very reliable and very accurate little pistol. I like to shoot CCI Stand Velocity target ammo out of it. I mounted a scope on it to see what it would do and it will shoot quarter size groups with ease. I suspect it will shoot nickel sized groups for someone with better eyes. I have a Smith and Wesson Model 41 and the BM is a great value at less than half the cost of the 41.
I've had a Buckmark with the bull barrel for about 40 years, I still enjoy shooting it. Still looks good.
I love my Browning Buck Mark! I have used mine for several years in Bulls eye competition with an Ultra-dot Matchdot Reddot Optic and CCI Standard Velocity ammunition. Good Stuff. Thank you Sir for a great review! makes me want to go and buy another one!
I bought mine years ago and loved it from the first shot. My only regret is I got it with the 4" barrel and I really like longer barrels. So, I'm thinking of a new barrel on the old girl. If you get one I'm sure you will not regret it 22 hand guns are a lot of fun.
Hope you was able to get a longer barrel. If not check out Midwest Gunworks. They have all OEM Browning parts. I got the 7¼" Bullseye barrel from them. It's heavy but just what I wanted. And some of those plastic buffer pads that deteriorate. Couple of those little C-clamps that retain the recoil spring. They either break or they fly off somewhere. Never to be found again. One of the nicest Browning barrels is the Contour barrel. It's sort of a triangular shaped barrel with rounded corners. Need to get a suitable length top rib. The top rib has a Weaver style piccatinny rail. Also, available in the 7½" length. All are available from Midwest Gunworks.
I want one for XMAS 2019. Love ANY Browning product, including clothes and boots.
I JUST purchased a Buck Mark, today!!! I can't wait to try it out. It feels like it's made to fit perfectly in my hand. Great video, by the way!
Thoughts 1 year later?
I got this stainless URX model and it is a beautiful gun and fun to shoot. Took it out with my wife and she shot it for the first time shooting anything at all. She did really well with it. I went back to the range to adjust the sights and got to a 2 inch grouping at about 13 yards. The adjustable sights were easy to use. Only downside was that it came with just one 10 round magazine but got 4 more from MidwayUSA and problem solved.
I've had a Buck Mark for about a year. I only cleaned what I could get to without any disassembly but that changed this week. Out of nowhere the Buck Mark started stove piping and FTF. So disassembly wasn't to difficult and it was gummed up. So now back to the range soon to make sure all is well again.
@@gg9xfrx4m30 A Jam-O-Matic can happen with any brand. 22s seem to be of the worse variety. I bought one of the first Ruger Mark IV Hunter 6.88" barrel 22LR guns that were made. It was a Jam-O-Matic so bad I took it right back to the Local Shop I bought it from. They were happy to send it back to Ruger. I got is back and it was better but still Jamming and FTF and double feeding. But it was recalled so back to Ruger for the safety issue and when it came back it continued to jam. 1 out of every 1 to 2 mags. Not acceptable. So I contacted Ruger directly and they paid to have me send it in again. I was called by one of Ruger engineers to get specific detail from me and do I told him any ammo would jam and FTF. He called me back a day later and said he was getting the same crappy performance. When it came back it was much better but still not perfect. 2 to 4 jams per 150 rounds. So it is what it is at this point. I had an exact same model but a Mark III and it eat everything and no Jams or FTF. It ran for 10,000s of rounds for 7 years. I sold my Mark III to a friend once I got my Mark IV. Big mistake. I offered my friend $100 more then I sold it to him for to buy it back. No deal. He saw my Mark IV behavior and won't part with the Mark III. I offered to trade my Mark IV even up for my old Mark III. No deal. lol
Based on your review, I bought a Buck Mark and I am very satisfied.
Thank you for the recommendation. Great gun!
I've had mine for about 20 plus yrs its always been a solid shooter
I worked at a gun store for quite a few years, and the buckmark was by far my favorite 22lr handgun purely for ergonomics and fit/finish. I never bought one, but I would love to get one some day.
Where to buy a Buckmark?
@@emilywright6616 I saw lots of them at bass pro shops.
It is still in stock as I just bought one today in May of 2020. The only difference is that mine has a rail incorporated into the top. I also paid $495. But it helps keep my local gun shop in business. A hand-me-down for sure!
I have had a Buckmark for about 10 years. Fine gun. I don't shoot very often, so I would estimate that this one has had far less than 1000 rounds run through it. The last time I cleaned the buffer pad, or recoil buffer, fell apart in 3 pieces when I took it out. I have not been able to find a replacement, even from Browning.
I've had one for a few years and put on a budget red dot. If you enjoy the satisfied feeling of plinking dime size groups at 25 ft., buy this firearm. My favorite pistol for recreational plinking! I also have the Buckmark Camper, same set up, same results.
My buckmark has been by my side for almost 20 years. Best .22 pistol on the market in my opinion.
I have an older version of this gun with the slab side barrel. I used mine to compete in bulls eye competition. It did very well and so did I. Most of the others in the club had Ruger or S&W model 41. I did very well with my Buckmark and I think I was the only one using one.
Me to! And, sometimes I even beat the competition, but the Rugers are seldom too far ahead of me! I love my Buckmarks!
I have the Buckmark Contour 5.5" barrel with the contoured rubber grips, love this gun. It feels substantial and balances well in your hand, the only thing I changed was adding the fiber optic front sight, really needed that. It's a lot of fun to shoot, great accuracy even for a duffer like me, I've run everything from CCI to bulk ammo, never had an issue except bulk is dirtier and requires a strip down clean more often. The take down isn't that bad, although you can't beat Ruger's Mk IV re-design. Only complaint is same as Scootch, mag release can be tough, I've tried to improve it but can't find that sweet spot.
I had nothing but problems with my Ruger mark lV, couldn’t get through a mag without a stove pipe. Sent it back to Ruger twice and they said there’s nothing wrong with it. Didn’t matter what I fed it same stove pipe. Dumped it at a gun show and bought the Buck Mark UDX. I have about 500 rounds through it so far with no issues at all. It’s a good and fun shooter! I have friends that have the Ruger and they shoot great. I must have got a lemon
I have a Buckmark Silhouette with the iron sights on it, it's PRACTICALLY A SHORT BARRELED RIFLE. I got another barrel for it from Midway, 7.25" Bullseye barrel for $160 a while back. That shorter barrel makes it a little handier. I have a small case to put the pistol, spare barrel, 4 spare mags and the tools necessary to swap barrels.😁👍
I’ve had mine for close to 20 years, my first pistol. It’s now sporting a TK trigger and threaded barrel for my Suppressor. Much more accurate than my Ruger Mark series.
Thanks Brother
FWIW, I bought this gun some years ago (maybe 10 - 15) and at that time the user manual had the disassembly procedure documented, and apparently recommended it for thorough cleaning.
I've always been a big fan of the Buckmark.
I have watched a lot of 22lr videos and I just love this one. Thanks. Great information.
Absolutely love my buckmark!
Absolutely something you hand down. You and the family should really enjoy this one. Great video as always.
I own a Buckmark but haven’t shot it yet. I really liked your “No Nonsense” review of the Buckmark. Going to stick it in the rotation and get it to the range. Thanks
I picked up a used Buck Mark with five mags last year, the exact type you have in this video. I love shooting it. Accurate? It doesn't take long before a few little holes become one large hole.
I just traded a glock for a buck mark. My wife was like “ I think that’s my gun,thanks baby”
I just bought a Browning Buckmark Camper UFX from Palmetto State Armory online, of course I haven't actually gotten it yet, but from all the reviews I've seen, I can't wait to get my mitts on it. Thanks for the video!
I have both the challenger 3 and the Buckman stainless slab side bowl barrel, I love both of those guns. Way more than all 4 of the ruger 22 pistols, and I've owned all 4 of them and didn't like them nearly as much as I do my brownings.
This may sound weird but I really like your camera angles while you're shooting. I try to recreate those angles with my camera while I'm shooting. You give me great ideas when it comes to shooting angles and back ground music. Thank you. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks NN! I appreciate the compliment.
NN Timberwolf youre right,that did sound weird
I just bought one and tried this past weekend. It is awesome. I installed a rail and red dot. It's very, very accurate!
I have an older one, 1980's. I fired many different 22 out of it.the only problem i have had was im on my third buffer.
Browning changed to the whitish buffer and said it is much better in quality. I ordered two. Haven't shot it yet, been moving to a new home. Just cant find the time.
One other thing. The firing spring holder in front of the slid also broke. It was plastic. My smith made one out of brass. I believe the new holder is steel. Other than that it has given me yrs of service. I shoot a lot of bunble bees with snake shot but find the crimped brass ss it a bit more adequate than the cci. Happy shooting
Cleaning tip: Remove top piece(2 screws),set aside and spray the shit out of the inside of gun with PB blaster. Put upside down on rags overnight,wipe excess oil and put top piece back on,ba da bing! Ironically the browning ammo left a lot of residue,federal,winchester,remington run smoothly. Great video. Great gun.
Man about the one mag I just have to tell a story from today. I showed my friend a revolver I picked up (.22lr) and he shot it a few times and than we were talking (he doesnt know anything bout guns) and he asked me bro does it only come with one mag? Hahaha man I laighed my ass off then I told him its a revolver and it hasnt got mags. Few minutes later I realized he meant speed loader. Cause thats what he saw in a game...
I like your review for the order for your shooting of the gun first then talking about it. thank you !
I've had a Buck Mark UDX for a few years now. Out of the box the trigger was awful, a trigger job by a competent gunsmith (the now closed Bain and Davis - while on Valley Blvd - did mine) solved that completely. The only gripe I have against this gun is its sensitivity to cleanliness - after just a couple hundred rounds I get an increasing frequency of light hammer strikes. Thorough cleaning about the firing pin and very light, judicious, oiling solves it. Other than that it's a great pistol.
Ive always like the looks of the Buck Marks. Not sure Id buy one or not. I like the Rugers too.
Thanks sootch00, I appreciate you showing me how to disassemble mine that I've owned for a few months now. I love this pistol. I have that exact model except Rosewood grips, I also have enjoyed plinking with 22LR so much I now want a revolver to go along with my Buckmark. I am a big fan of Ruger and really need an opinion about the GP100 22LR that costs $699 or save $220 and buy the LCR-X, which is on sale for $479 at my neighborhood store as I write this. What do you think?
I own a Ruger Mark III with a 5 1/2 inch Bull Barrel I was watching a video tonight and the guy said that the Mark IV is easier to disassemble than the Browning. Mine is actually easy to disassemble the hard part is reassembling it. Navy SEALS from what I know of use Ruger Mark's on missions. My Mark III is very accurate. The Browning does look nice and I know that they are accurate. The next .22 I buy will be a .22 magnum handgun.
Rugers 22/45 barrel heavy & dont feel right , Beretta T87 long trigger release is funky & this just fits so well, its a Winner.
Bought my "Buck Mark Plus Lite Competition Red" today. Yeah, the grip was the best feeling of the 10 or 12 guns I held. The B.M.P.L.C. just BELONGS in my hand. Amazing feel!
It was an easy purchase after I realized how horrible other handgun's grips felt. Heirloom purchase? ... heck yeah!! If you get a limited production Browning, I bet it will hold or exceed it's value in time. My B.M.P.L.C in red is one hot looking and unique pistol!
I owned one for 5 years. It was okay. Reliable as any other decent .22 was never my favorite for a couple reasons. Biggest thing was I didn't like the teardown. I replaced it with the Ruger MK 4 about 3 years ago. No regrets!
Just purchased one. Hope it as good as the Review. Local dealers are out of everything-just happened to have the last one of these-all black with polymer grips. No choices. Sad that ammo is so hard to get. If I didn't buy gun they wouldn't sell me any.
Incredible and underrated pistol. Easily the best money ive ever spent. Twice. Thanks sootch for the good review! i would add the buckmark rifle (uses buckmark mags) was underrated and just as spectacular
Love everything about my Buckmark, what a smooth firing pistol.
The buckmark, very similar to this one, but alot older, was the first firearm with which I really began to practice and unsurprisingly my first gun was Buckmark Contour with rubber grips. Buckmarks fit alot better in my hand than Rugers and out of the box the trigger action feels better. Albeit a Ruger pimped up with Volquartsen parts is hands down the best .22LR semiauto I've tried. This is also the downside of Buckmark, it doesn't have such a wide selection of third party modifications as Rugers. Though, only an issue to those with too much money and the need to modify their guns - I'm neither of those.My Buckmark did have an issue out of the box. The magazine sat too high in the gun, which caused every casing to hit the top of magazine instead of the ejector pin. The casing were flying out of the right and left side along with some stovepiping in the gun. In the repair under warranty they filed down the magazine locking pin. It did fix the issue, but only with two spare mags I bought separately. The original magazine however sits too low and just barely fails to activate the magazine safety.
The rubber grip version does have a downside: the grip is somewhat difficult to take apart as it's single piece and it holds a few parts in place. The grips of other types are easier to reassemble due to being two piece, so you'll only have to hold one side together at a time.
Other than that it's a great piece, however I wouldn't shoot high velocity rounds such as CCI minimags. It's not as rugged as Ruger, which probably could survive a nuclear blast. I don't know for a fact how well it'll take high velocity rounds over time, but I've seen an S&W 22A wear out quicker with high velocity rounds when compared to standard velocity; both being aluminium guns.
I bought a Camper UFX Pro Target 5.5" in early 2014 and unfortunately, it came with a black blade front sight. I never really enjoyed shooting it because I couldn't see the front sight well enough to aim it accurately. Even painted the blade with nail polish, which helped some. Basically, I put it in a locked cabinet and there it sat. I think I looked for a replacement sight at the time and didn't find a suitable one. Just ordered a fiber optic one from Amazon, should be here in two days. Can't wait to get the Camper back to the range. It is a sweet shooter, never a misfeed and has a good trigger. Just hated the front sight. It will be like having a new gun! Thank you for the review.
The Buckmark is the only firearm I've had that discharged a round going into battery (dropping the slide). It was my only AD and to this day I will never own one. Luckily because I always follow safety to a t, no one got hurt.
I’ve had a buckmark for a couple years and have abused the hell out of it probably has close to or more than 2000 rds through it, I wish I cleaned it more because carbon fowling has become a little bit of a problem but I’ve been able clean most of it off defiantly make sure you clean yours every 200rds I’d say to keep it perfect and check the top plate screws every so often to make sure they are tight because it can affect your accuracy
I'm in CA so most of these versions are illegal, but I'm gonna get one soon - thanks for reminding me.
Robert Jordan I just got one like this in Sacramento, doing the ten day wait now
I'm into old antique firearms and this has the look so im diggin it,most companies have trouble making a rimfire reliable and only few out there that can cycle reliably without issues but I hear positive things about this one
I love my Buckmarks. I have the Bullseye as my first one and a URX that I shoot bullseye competition with. With the Bullseye which was my first Browning, I shot a ruffed grouse out of the air with my first shot one time! It just points so well, like pointing your finger! You can remove the magazine disconnect on yours and it will function just fine. My first Bullseye did not have that feature, which is nothing but a pain. I hunt snowshoe hares with my Bullseye and frequently hit them on the run. And, I do not consider myself to be a great pistol shooter, but the Buckmark is an awesome gun!
I use mine for Instruction to new shooters and young children. Works GREAT for that purpose. My 7-year-old grandson can qualify with the Texas LTC standards with this pistol.
I have a or bought a BM in 1988. Plastic grips, same barrel, but the top strap (sights) are held in with straight slot screwdriver screws. And just the spring and firing pin
It shoots great but the buffers are weak. Bought the new white buffer Browning redesigned.
I SHOOT Bumblebees but wont recycle, not enough power. Bought a Heritage RR six rds. A bit more fun taking out the carpenter bb.
When I originally got my Buckmark the instruction book showed how to disassemble the pistol. The newer books recommended not to take the gun apart. The gun store clerk told me at that time not to take the gun apart because people would come in with the gun parts in a ziplock bag to have the gun sent in for reassembly. I found no difficulty taking the gun apart and putting it back together. Be sure to use blue loctite and do not lose the lock washers. Seems to me that Browning recommended not taking the gun apart due to the amount of parts they received in bags to reassemble. Easier to clean the barrel from the back end.
I had a pro-target. It didn't miss, you did. No excuses with the Buckmark.
Thanks Jared!
American Quality,I love my camper ss.
I have a very old Ruger and the Browning has always been better looking. They just always cost more. A friend had the older Browning and with his larger hands the slide was always slicing his hand as it was razor sharp.
Firing it one-handed like a gentleman
I bought mine in 1991. Love it !!!
I purchased mine in 1993 I love it and my friends loved it as well never had any problem shooting it ever never my favorite gun I have five of them that's my number one shooter thank you for your post
Wow.. This looks like a really nice pistol. I liked this gun so much I tried to order a Browning Buck Mark UDX 22, but sold out and unavailable everywhere. What a shame. I wish Browning would consider producing a few more batches of this exact same pistol. I looked at other current production Buck Marks and did not like any of them as much as this one - so did not order any.
snagged one of the basic udx micro bull 4" barrel models from cabela's ($319.00); never had a buckmark & rarely buy and keep .22lr firearms; mine seemed to be 'cheaped out' as a factory kit (usual paperwork, ugly cardboard box, soft storage case, cable lock, and 2 magazines -- that's the good parlay for the lousy packaging); primary use will be range/trainer & limited home defense duty...my state does not allow semiautomatic 22lr handguns for hunting; bought a brick of blazer 40gr lead round nose & several 100rd packs of cci mini mag 36gr hp for feeding
The slab side bookmark is the most natural shooting handgun I've ever fired
That after 5th shot "stop" is jamming hammer, hammer link pin allowss bending to side and hammer jams against body. Shim (really, really, really thin one) inside hammer, on link pin will solve that.