New Buckmark Standard

[enkindler]

So I headed out this morning to look at 22 auto loaders due to the price of ammo increasing and came home with a new toy.

I tried all the buckmarks that two shops had plus the offerings from other companies who I won't mention, they were fine guns but not what i was looking for.

I tried my hardest to justify buying one of the higher end buckmarks but the barrel weight and grip on the standard model just felt the better.

Anyway I headed home, grabbed about 600 rounds of various Remington and Federal bulk 22LR rounds and headed to the range.

Out of 600 rounds of cheap ammo I had three failures to fire with strong rim strikes, definitely bad rounds and 4 FTFs. which ended up being caused by some sticker residue from the price tag on one of the extra magazines I picked up at a pawn shop before heading to the range. I can always hit a T2 target at 21 yards with a pistol but this guy allowed me to "cut" out the black ring with about 100 shots.

Now please don't take my groups as gospel, I have a form of chorea which imparts a consistent shake in my hand, I will never be able to approach the accuracy that any pistol will have out of the box but I do notice a remarkable increase in groupings with better firearms, this one included.

The trigger is great, the sites are OK and mechanically it's great (tear down is a pain)

Anyway it's been a long time sense I have owned a semi-auto 22 and I have to say, if you are avoiding the range due to ammo prices pick one of these guys up, it put a grin on my face and I'm sure it will put one on yours too.

The only real negative thing to report is the little button for retracting the magazine follower could be made more "thumb friendly"

Typing this 2 hours later my fingers hurt more then my palms do and I shoved 50 rounds through a S&W 360

 

[mrcpu]

I find if I get up on top of it, and use my fingernail against the mag and pushing down on the top it works real well, rathe rthan the pad, or just "hooking" the button... SO the end of my fingernail is pushing on the top of the button, and the fingernail itself is sliding down the groove in the mag...

If that makes sense.

Otherwise, it would sproing out at the most inconvenient time...

 

[crashm1]

Hey I just bought one too. I haven't had a chance to fire it yet but it sure feels natural in my hand and points well. Mine is a splash which is kinda a goofy marketing deal but it was the only one they had and it was in the right price range.

 

[DWARREN123]

It helps a whole lot when the firearm just feels right to you!
Have fun and be safe.

 

[jonnyc]

LOVE MY BUCKMARK!

The best solution to Buckmark or Ruger mag reloading is one of those orange Ultimate Mag-Loaders. They cost about $20-25 and you can load a mag in an instant, no need to use the thumb button at all. Only down-side is that I go through .22 ammo MUCH faster!

Yeah, CLIPLOADER, that's what I meant!

 

[Headless]

http://www.gunblast.com/Cliploader.htm

Who uses their thumbs to load mags for a buckmark anyway... Best investment you can ever make for your buckmark imo You can load mags in 2 seconds flat, repeatedly. virtually non stop shooting with only 1-2 mags

 

[wally]

The only real negative thing to report is the little button for retracting the magazine follower could be made more "thumb friendly"

+1 the McFadden Ultimate Clip Loader. Buy one and all your Buckmark and Ruger MKII/III or 22/45 mag loading problems are solved.

Now if only they'd make one for the Beretta Neos and S&W M22A. For these the ADCO "Super Thumb" is a big help available from Dillion Precision and others).

--wally.