I am looking at purchasing ether a Browning Buckmark standerd or Camper or a Ruger MKII. I have owner a MK-II some years ago with a 4 inch barrel and fixed sights and could not hit a barn with it but never owned a Buckmark but like Buckmarks standerd adjustable sights and mag. release by trigger gaurd. I am afread to go with a gun I am not familiar with but I sure do like how the buckmark looks, question is how does in feed diffrent ammo and is it prone to jamming and can the buckmark take that highpowered Calibra ammo? I know the Ruger does because I have fired about a brick of that High power stuff from Mexico. I had problems with the ruger feeding the cane shaped hallo points though and did not like that at all. Please post comments and recomindations. Thanks

i have a mkII 6-7/8" bull barrel stainless and it's dead reliable and accurate. i shoot pins and silhouette with it. so are the brownings i have seen, but i got the ruger as it was stainless and has a much bigger aftermarket.
i don't think you could go wrong either way.

I am prone to recommend the Ruger because I have three of them. I have never shot a buckmark but the rugers just keep going and going.
Take a look at the new Mark III. I love the new mag. release.

Never shot a buckmark but have had several of the Rugers. Owned everything from the standard fixed sight versions to a Clark custom 6 7/8th bull bbl target model. I have never had a bad one. Sorry to hear about your experience. I'm sure if you get a good shooting buckmark or a ruger you would be happy. You might look at the short bbl target version of the Ruger with adjustable sights. A friend of mine just got one and it shoots really well and carries nice on a hip holster.

Take a look at the new Mk III's, they have the Mag release behind the trigger.

Lee L.

I am looking at purchasing ether a Browning Buckmark standerd or Camper or a Ruger MKII. I have owner a MK-II some years ago with a 4 inch barrel and fixed sights and could not hit a barn with it but never owned a Buckmark but like Buckmarks standerd adjustable sights and mag. release by trigger gaurd. I am afread to go with a gun I am not familiar with but I sure do like how the buckmark looks, question is how does in feed diffrent ammo and is it prone to jamming and can the buckmark take that highpowered Calibra ammo? I know the Ruger does because I have fired about a brick of that High power stuff from Mexico. I had problems with the ruger feeding the cane shaped hallo points though and did not like that at all. Please post comments and recomindations. Thanks

I had a 4" Micro Plus Buckmark years ago, kick Kick KICK!
That one still hurts, shoulda kept that one, smooth highly figured grips, deep blue on the barrel and totally reliable. It would shoot with my MT Woodsman and handier to carry.

My early 5.5" field model is terribly accurate and utterly reliable loaded with 9 rounds in the mags. It would appear that Browning made a few changes a few years ago and corrected the problem with little or no fanfare. I got to look at one of my hunting partners BM's and there have been design changes inside. It is utterly reliable with 10 rounds loaded.
For an out of the box .22 I'd be hard pressed to find better.
It's also easier to clean without disassembling, lighter and you can change barrels and sighting combinations easily without resorting to your local 'smith.

I've owned somewhere around 20 Rugers, from an original Red Eagle to the MkII's. Most would benefit from some trigger work and often fire lapping the barrel helped immensely due to some really rough bores over the years.
The Rugers are a tank, my first MkII served as a test dummy in a torture test, I put 12,000 rounds through it without cleaning it. These were the dirty Win Wildcats and near the end it was neat, the bolt would make it to the rear and then slowly run forward closed with chunks (literally) of residue falling out every shot. I had to soak it in kerosene to loosen the powder/lead/carbon buildup to actually take the piece apart.

I can't say that I've ever had one jam that wasn't ammo related rather than design related. However the Buckmark has a more open design that's easier to clear than the MkII.

The new MkIII's don't impress me, they have added more parts and complications to a good design.

For me the Buckmark fits and feels better, they balance better and at the end of the day after hoofing it for hours it's easier to carry again the next day.

Good Shooting

I have both so here goes

Browning positives

Grip angle and balance. feeds and fires everything pretty
good accuracy, about the cheapest .22 I ever bought
Paid $165 new in 2001

Browning negatives

Much more difficult to thoroughly clean
Very difficult to change grip panels

Ruger positives

Balance, and it has a nice "pointability". Feeds and fires
everything. Very accurate, easy to mount a scope, a snap
to disassemble and clean. Though expensive worth the
extra money.

Ruger negatives

$$ Could have bought two Brownings for the price, BUT
having purchased the Government Target Model, I think it
is WELL worth the dollar. maybe more so than a Browning.

If you only want one,

Get the Gov. Target model Ruger in stainless: Worth
every cent.

but the browning is a good plinker, and with
Cylinder and Slide's Dunk-Kit, not hard to clean at all! :D

The worst thing.I think I have ever done was to get rid of my Buckmark.The o' girl just kept on firing no matter what you fed her.About once ayear she'd get cleaned & never let me down .I got sick of shooting ISU.& decided that I didn't really need her any more !I replaced her with a single six .22 .Which i recon is the greatest thing since canned beer! only problem when I use it ,it seems to shoot round corners.Yet when my 11yrold Lad uses it it shoots like steam.