Browning Buckmark Vs SA-22

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Browning makes a Buckmark Sporter, which looks to be the Buckmark pistol with a longer barrel and a stock. They also make the Semi-Auto .22 which is a take-down, and has been around for many years.

Buckmark is made in USA, SA-22 in Japan, so both likely well built.
Price is similar on both.
Both semi auto.

Any experiences on whether one is more or less reliable, accurate, or easier to use? Is it just a matter of which look/feel fits best?

Thanks
 
I have an SA-22, so I'll chime in on that one. My experience is only mine, and may be fraught with many many screwups of my own, so you may not experience the same difficulties :p

I love it. Nice and small, good as a youth gun or an adult. Bottom ejecting can be annoying on your wrists. The lock that binds the 2 halves of the gun together has a tendency to come undone during shooting, leading to the front sight/barrel being cockeyed. The semi-auto mechanism also needs to be run really wet, or it'll bind up 1 or 2 out of 10 shots. I put a cantilever rail on mine and a 3-9x scope, but now I kind of wish I didn't. Unless I find a smaller scope, I may try and find another set of iron sights, or maybe a small holosight like a Burris Fastfire. I managed to get it to 2 MOA on a bench with sandbags at 50 yards, with (I think) American Eagle bulk pack.

Cleaning it is great. The breech block takes a bit to figure out, but once you do, it's a breeze. Disassembles in seconds for easy storing, and a few more seconds for cleaning.
 
I have a Buckmark Camper which I believe is the same action as the Sporter rifle and was at the range on Sunday with it. Took 170 shots with no FTF or FTE using Blazer .22LR. I had some trouble with it when new as it is the first gun I bought and I was trying different types of ammo. It seems to like American Eagle as well.
 
I have the BM sporter.....it is one of three guns (out of several hundred over the years) that is on my "never sell" list.

No experience with the other, but the BMR is in a clss of it's own. It points like no other rifle on the planet, turns heads and will shoot the center out of a nickel at 45 yards....what's not to like? :D

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Also have a SA - not note the same issues as Veovius with barrel becoming undone as there is a barrel lock plunger that locks the barrel - it cannot twist with it set (perhaps missing from his) - see parts 04, 05 ,06 on page 10 of the manual or just ahead of the thumb nail recessed in the forend in Figure 5

On the newer versions the scope rail mounts to barrel so no POI issues when assemble/disassemble but the scout style rail plus scope extends so far that essentially defeats take down feature. The older ones have a grooved receiver that I did not find to exhibit POI issues and preserves take down functionality.

I tend to lightly grease the surfaces that slide but do not run it wet and also have not had any FTF.

The ability to strip the action down to the firing pin without the use of tools is ingenious. The downward eject may require you to carry an elastic for your sleeve and a bit of attention when shoot off a bag but it works really well, again no failures to fire, extract / eject, runs flawless.
 
I have a BMR in a sporter barrel, I sold the one I had in a HB. The differance in accuracy (about a quater of an inch at 75y) doesn't make up for the extra weight IMHO. I really like mine, it is also on my 'never sell' list. I also have 2 Buckmark pistols, all of the mags are interchangeable, as well as the internal parts.

So far I have a couple of thousand rnds through one of my pistols and a couple of hundred bricks out of the other pistol. I only have 10 bricks through my BMR. So far not a single part has broken in any of my Buckmarks.

I did find that with Winchester bulk ammo you would only get a couple of hundred down range before the action would jam up with fouling. I have never had the same problem with any other kind of ammo.

Unfortunatly I don't have any info on the other browning rifle.......

Cheers!
 
I have the Browning Buckmark Sporter. Never had the SA, so I really can't comment to much on it.
The Buckmark is a really nice rifle to carry. It's light, solid and accurate and that alone makes it a keeper for me too.
You won't be disappointed with a Buckmark. :cheers:

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I love to shoot my old reliable Buckmark... well... when I find some rare moments that my 15 years old son not shooting it... :D

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I have the Browning Challenger III pistol which was the predecessor of the Buckmark if i am correct. i love my Challenger shoots smooth and straight all the time.

I am currently looking for some used magazines for it and was told the Buckmark mags would work but i don't know anyone with a buckmark to test this out first
 
erebus said:
I have the Browning Challenger III pistol which was the predecessor of the Buckmark if i am correct. i love my Challenger shoots smooth and straight all the time.

I am currently looking for some used magazines for it and was told the Buckmark mags would work but i don't know anyone with a buckmark to test this out first
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Wham-O said:
I have the Browning Buckmark Sporter. Never had the SA, so I really can't comment to much on it.
The Buckmark is a really nice rifle to carry. It's light, solid and accurate and that alone makes it a keeper for me too.
You won't be disappointed with a Buckmark. :cheers:

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WOW! Really sharp rifle!
:D
 
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