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RadioSquatch
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Location: tumwater Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 Posts: 2355
Real Name: Kyle
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Talk to me about this little pistol. Ive been wanting a .22 pistol for awhile so im looking at picking one up. I know for sure i want the threaded barrel so i can eventually buy a suppressor. I want the pros and cons prices etc
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:18 am |
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TwizDD
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Location: Eatonville Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 Posts: 895
Real Name: Tony
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My kid has been shooting a Lite Green model for 3 or 4 years in Speed Steel matches. He ran it bone stock with mixed results for a year, then we started slowly racing it out. It has been very reliable as long as its cleaned as is extremely accurate running Aguila Super Extra. My biggest complaints would be: small parts that are easy to loose when removing grips (grips help hold said small parts in place). Also, mostly optic related, but removing the top strap off to thoroughly clean, requires a re-sight in once it's reassembled, and those allen head screws tend to strip pretty easy. Lastly, if you run ammo that has excess wax on the nose of the bullets (Aguila), it will rub on the front of the mag and build up to the point where the wax gets thick enough to bind the rounds up in the mag. We came up with a very quick way to fix that little issue. We use a piece of carpet tile and take that wax off, have never had an issue since. Kinda over priced IMO, but good guns if you know their little quirks.
_________________ "I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for any fellow being, let me do it now ... as I shall not pass this way again." - William Penn
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:38 pm |
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heymagic
Location: Elma Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 Posts: 420
Real Name: Gene
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I had one, shot very nicely. Was gifted a Ruger Mk3 so the Browning and Smith 22a got sold. I bought the Browning over the Ruger originally , if you read enough online it is pretty much a Ford/Chevy/Dodge thing. Everyone thinks the one they have is best. Biggest common complaint was cleaning, but somewhat easier than the Ruger...maybe.
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:46 pm |
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Arisaka
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Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6216
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I have a threaded barrel buckmark. Great 22! Never had any problems with it
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:52 pm |
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OhShoot!
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Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4999
Real Name: Josheewa
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great little plinker. Totally reliable with even the shittiest ammo. I would buy mine again.
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:06 pm |
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Yondering
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Location: Skagit County, in the woods Joined: Tue Apr 7, 2015 Posts: 1058
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RadioSquatch wrote: Talk to me about this little pistol. Ive been wanting a .22 pistol for awhile so im looking at picking one up. I know for sure i want the threaded barrel so i can eventually buy a suppressor. I want the pros and cons prices etc cons of the Buckmark suppressed - it's a bit louder due to ejection port pop with the slide open on both sides, compared to a Ruger Mk-series, and the slide makes a high pitched "tink" noise that is noticeable over the suppressed shot noise. Other than that, they're great little guns, and I really like mine. Also be aware there are two (or maybe more now?) different frames for these - the rubber finger groove gripped models have a different frame than those with hard plastic side panels, so those two grip styles are not interchangeable.
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:33 pm |
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Fungunnin
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Location: Seattle Joined: Tue Feb 11, 2014 Posts: 600
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They are great 22s! I own three and it is one of my favorite suppressor hosts.
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Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:27 pm |
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TwizDD
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Location: Eatonville Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 Posts: 895
Real Name: Tony
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Good point on the different frames, I had to look pretty hard to find aftermarket grips for the Lite. Here's a pretty good break down on the different frames. http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=656529#/topics/656529?page=1
_________________ "I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for any fellow being, let me do it now ... as I shall not pass this way again." - William Penn
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Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:36 am |
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GeekWithGuns
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Location: Round Rock, TX Joined: Thu Mar 5, 2015 Posts: 3899
Real Name: Dave
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I bought one recently. The trigger job done here locally after purchase had some initial problems, just had gunsmith adjust it and should be reliable now. Just need to get to the range and start using it :) One thing I noticed is last year Browning had a fairly small number of threaded barrel factory models. Looked at their website again a week or two ago and noticed their suppressor ready offerings have really expanded this year with several new models. Choice is good
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