Browning Buckmark jam, any thoughts

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Hey guys,

I have a Browning Buckmark .22 handgun, problem is its one of those Jam-O-Matics. I've cleaned it thoroughly (including the slide, springs, and trigger mechanism), oiled, and tried several brands of ammunition (Remington, Federal, American Eagle..). yet this handgun still refuses to feed reliably. anyone have any thoughts? Further, approximately 1 out of 5 shots with federal (the most reliable of the brands RE: the browning) has a FTF or a FTL.

if i cant solve this, im likely going to sell the handgun, and either invest in a Kimber conversion kit for a 1911, or into a Ruger Mk. III.

Help is appreciated.
Cheers,
Payam
 
The FTL occurs with the magazine i have and has also occured with other people magazines.

The Jam is usually a misfire, requiring a manual cycling of the action.
 
im leaning towards the firing pin. i usually take firearms to the smith after i get someone more experienced than myself to give me an opinion (ie, did i over look the obvious)

i'd likely put it on consignment at the store where i bought it, with a note explaining its malfunctions.
 
Khoeep. Happy to hear that. I have two Buckmarks, are very happy pistols, no issues at all. A little love from a smith and you will likely also have a happy pistol. Even if selling, you will likely come out ahead by spending money on having it fixed than people not knowing what they are buying and offering you very little.

Cheers.
 
the striker leaves a fairly good sized dent. lighter than my dads old cooy by far, and a little bit (i stress 'little') bit lighter than my Ruger 10/22. the misfired shells usually fire in my dads old cooey, and one or two of them will go off in the ruger.

i think i just answered my question. i'll take it to the gunsmith and post later on the work done on it.

Thanks again,
Payam
 
You may want to check if there are any burs at the feeding ramp. Sometimes those rimfire pistol need high velocity ammo to cycle. try some 40gr high velocity.

Trigun
 
That sounds familiar. Oil the crap out of it(Literally) . I had to oil mine repeatedly to thin down the packing grease that was in places ordinary cleaning couldn’t reach. Mine would always hang up on the hollow points. Not anymore. Someone once told me that if the oil in your pistol isn’t splattering your shooting glasses, you need to add more. I practice that wholeheartedly because it works.
 
i can't really help you but form my personal experience (i just got into guns)

i got a buckmark camper stainless around a month ago and it will eat pretty much everything i feed it and i've been shooting mostly cheap ammo (rem t-bolt)
and i'm around a thousand shots without cleaning it and it works flawlessly
 
Be careful about too much oil on the firing pin since this will slow it down enough for a light hit. I know some folks will cringe but give a little shot of WD40 on the firing pin. This will get rid of any gunk on the firing pin.

Are the jams caused by stovepiping? Even with a 22 I find if you don't have your arm stiff some of the recoil is absorbed and the action does not cycle properly. My wife has tendonitis right now and she has been getting jams at least once a night because she can't hold her arm tight enough. This happens with her Ruger MkIII and she will adjust her arm position and she will not have any problem afterwards.

It is worth a try using WD40 and a different stance. It may or may not work but it is a start.
 
Something similar happened to me. I own a relative to the Buckmark, the Challenger 1. I had cleaned my pistol, but I didn't disassemble the slide. The firing pin was so dirty that it would get stuck protruding out of the hole in the slide and when the slide came forward, stripped a round off of the mag, the round could not properly seat itself on the slide-face. The slide would be jammed half closed. Once I cleaned the pin, it functioned flawlessly.

Hope that helps.
 
I've owned a buckmark plus for close to 18 yrs. The one time I had miss fires, I noticed the screw that holds the barrel to the frame had back off slightly (don't know how this happened) once I retightened it, the problem went away.
 
no, the thumb isn't riding on the action.

I'm going to the range tomorrow so i'll take apart ye olde gun and add extra oil and a little wd40 on the firing pin. i'll also try switching to a weaver stance and double checking barrel screw.

Thanks for the help ladies and gents.
Cheers,
Payam
 
Mine works great with any and all ammo I've tried. I do notice that some cheap ammo fouls up the slide quicker than others but a quick clean and oil and it's bang bang bang again. Once you get it sorted out you'll be happy with your choice, just kinda sucks that it isn't working out of the box as well as everyone else's.
 
No oil!!!! That just gums up the works with the powder residue. Makes for a great smeary internal mess. Spray the inside with wd40 only to get rid of powder residue and all the gunk. Some actions are tight and any oil will just slow the action down...especially when mixed with powder residue.

I have several .22 semi-autos(Remington Nylon 66, Winchester Cooey Model 64, Charter Arms AR-7 Explorer) and none of them give me headaches since I started using WD40 years ago.
 
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