Need a refresher on breaking down a browning buckmark

[Fremmer]

I haven't had the browning buckmark out in years. I finally got around to ordering a pre-2000 buffer pad, which I now need to install in the pistol so I can take her out shooting tomorrow.

Here's the deal: I can't exactly remember the simple procedure to remove the bolt. I downloaded the owners manual from Brownings website, but the instructions are different; they basically advise just spraying it out for cleaning, and the detailed instructions on field stripping aren't in the manual anymore!

Could one of you with a better memory provide the specific step by step instructions to reinstall this buffer pad? Sorry to ask, I feel silly asking about a procedure that I recall being quite simple.

 

[rcmodel]

Try this one.

http://stevespages.com/pdf/browning_buckmark.pdf

rc

 

[Fremmer]

Yup, that's it! Thank you sir.

Amazes me that the current version just advises spraying it out. They don't even want you to properly field strip it. I dunno, I was always taught to field strip and really clean & lube. Maybe I'm getting old....

 

[g.willikers]

These days, the adage of a picture being better than 1,000 words seems to be more and more true.
Have you checked youtube for a disassembly video?

 

[Fremmer]

I hadn't thought about trying YouTube, but I'll take RC over YouTube any day of the week!

It is a simple pistol to break down & reassemble. I can't wait to shoot it!

 

[340PD]

Be careful. The newer models have screws that do not want to come out. A rounded head could become a real pain.