The Browning Buck Mark Carbine is a fantastic little gun with very few drawbacks. Fit and finish are great, reliability is amazing, and it's no slouch in the accuracy department either.
Left hander here..i found that when i want to pop the mag out,my middle finger pushing in on the mag release button works great..better than a right hander attempting to use his thumb..and this goes for any handgun.
Ya... I was still learning my new editing software when I made this video so I totally messed up the audio. It doesn't happen very often anymore though. :-)
"Close Combat"?! I WOULDN’T feel at all prepared to enter the Field of Battle against any Cajun KILLER rabbits OR one of those Crazy Canadian Maple-Monkeys, (Squirrel-Dogs?), WITHOUT a 22 that’s got at least a 10 round magazine to give me 1/2 a chance to see another Sunrise. Other Countries may share the common Coyote "Call To Arms", and I have had to dispatch & dispose of several savage examples of the Common Canadian "Terror-Coyote", named for the noise they make as they charge towards their target. Things can get big, & ugly up North of "The 49th". That’s why I’m so happy to tell you about an exciting new product that’s changing how we hunt, here. Finally, an Adult-sized, absorbent undergarment that actually attracts prey to the wearer! The New "Hugger’s for Hunters" are finally HERE! If you’re a seasoned veteran, or making your debut in the theatre of battle, your days of worrying about whether or not to go and how to continue to keep fighting while you’re urinating are over! “Hugger’s Hunters" have arrived, even more absorptive than "Depend Diapers for The Daring & Incontinent". I couldn’t resist…and then, I was in over my head.
I have this firearm with the heavy barrel. For serious shooting like squirrel head shots try Remington Target Rifle ammo, .22 long rifle, made by Eley. Ltd. You will find way greater accuracy. Killed many squirrels with mine and I only take head shots. I never have experienced any gas blow back either. Great little fun rifle.
Excellent view of the usability on controls. I wonder why they didn't figure out how to drop the top rail on the stock so that it was only pistol grip and not thumbhole-ish?
I thought I saw an IPSC Shirt on one of your airplane videos, and here this was in my video feed! Too bad you guys live so far away, we could go shooting at my hunting property!
Really enjoyed this review-it's definitely helped me to make the decision about which.22lr would be the best-(I know that is subjective BUT let me finish). "Can I finish?", SNL & Dana Carvey as Ross Perot was funny. I digress. Compared to a bolt-action, scoped & bipoded .22 target rifle w/a savage rep, (& stainless steel!), this video has been a great help. Thanks for sharing.
I think the bull barrel may be more accurate. I have the same model as yours and like yours mine tends to send flyers every now and then. But I have an idea of the cause for the flyers. I think that it is because we are actually holding the barrel when we are shooting and possibly flexing or changing the harmonics of the barrel slightly when we bench rest it. The reason I say this is that the front stock is attached directly to the barrel unlike on a rifle with a full one-piece stock where the wood takes up most of the pressure. When bench resting you can't keep the same amount of pressure in the gun with every shot shot you can a few really close together and then a flyer or two. I think with the Bull Barrel it might not happen as much. I haven't tried to prove my theory. TO do so I am going to have to make some sort of jig to hold the rifle and allow the barrel to be free floating. If it turns out to right I will try to find some type of one piece stock and float the barrel. I really like this rifle it feel really natural and comfortable to shoot. The gun is just plan fun to shoot. Nice video!
+Beachcomber310 I have the synthetic stock with a bull barrel. Absolutely love it. My group is inside a quarter at 66yds (Ideal sight in for ammo I use to produce flattest overall shots out to 100yds) I noticed my flyers occurred on the last 2-3 shots of the magazine (noticeable sound difference on shots when I reach the end). I sight in with a full clip and reload with 3 or more shots remaining. I also noticed the extractor will dent the cartridge if you pull the slide back hard when you unload a live round from the chamber.
I have the same rifle. You can draw pictures with it. I have a RedDot on it. There is a lot of crappy .22 ammo. Would love to try the new Lupoa long range product. My only and favorite rifle.
Maybe you can come up with some type of extension adapter for the magazine release. You know something like what the AR has where it loops around and it's right in front of your trigger finger
Hey Matt, cool video. Would love to see how the rifle accuracy improves with better ammo. I'm considering this rifle as the next addition to my .22 collection. Also how is the Browning doing after all this time? Best regards.
@@mmatt Haha, thanks for the update. It's not a keeper then. I tried my friend's sig sauer 522 and I fell in love with. I'm gonna pick one up over the weekend.
Great review, very informative. The part about blow-back on both sides really turned me off. Often when I shoot from my Ruger 22/45 I get hit in the face with hot particles, I don't know if it's unburned powder or what but it's unpleasant and that's with both arms extended AND Ruger has one side closed off! I can only imagine what Buckmark would do but without trying I will never know.
Tis the nature of the beast I suppose. To overcome this, the firearm would need some sort of delayed blowback mechanism adding complexity (and likely cost). Keep those safety glasses on! :-)
Dima Prok I didn’t want the heavy barrel but that’s all I could find at the time. It’s ok though. I really like the rifle and squirrel head shots are very do able
I really liked this little rifle till I shot it. I bought it for my daughter to hunt squirrels with but after I could not consistently hit the broad side of a barn with it I had to send it down the road. The one I had came with the tension ed barrel and I have read that the tension placed on the inner barrel could be adjusted to improve accuracy. I never tried that myself. I wish it would have shot better as I really did like the rifle. I would up building her a 10/22 carbine instead and she is quite deadly with it.
I think it was only the bull barrel that was hollow with the sleeve barrel. The end cap had holes for a spanner wrench. The one in your video had a solid tapered barrel.
+doyle201206 I tried all of the different ammo I could get my hands on. None of it worked very well. Most of it was low end bulk pack stuff though. Perhaps higher end target ammo would do better.
Good review...My buckmark shoots Eley subs well also SK and CCI standard rounds too i've cut the barrel down to 12 inches and with a moderator its great for shooting from a car/truck...Real handy you might say...
IMO these carbines are limited in terms of accuracy due to barrel attachment method and the fact that the forearm is affixed to the barrel itself. Nevertheless I wish I could afford one and if I did own one I would lap the bore and make sure the barrel attaching bolts are super tight all the time. Also trying different ways to hold the rifle might give some fruits as it does with the Remington Nylon carbines, perhaps a tight, firm hold on the pistol grip and rather loose on the forearm might help some.
I would try different ammunition.You didn’t do a fare evaluation for the gun.also make sure your scope Is not loose an it is of good quality.. I don’t see how those flyers could be the gun. try that out an get back on u tube an let us know.Good Luck
Hmm I guess you pronounce tomb, comb, and bomb the same as well huh? How about put and but? I'll go out on a limb here and say, maybe a lot of people pronounce it "car-BEAN" because the french word it is derived from "carabinier" is pronounced "car-a-BEAN-y-ere". You started it...
i have a stainless buck mark rifle, i dont like it at all, the bolt is to hard to pull back for an older guy. i guess i'll sell it & get another 10/22.
i dont know what a marlin 795 is, but i know the 10/22 inside out, there are a great deal more 10/22 accessorys out there & are easy to come by, so i'll stick with it. thanks anyway. bob h.
Wow unless its the cold wide groups at 50 yrds. I Assume your going for targets not groups I get better than that at 100 with 10/22 was thinking of getting one but second thoughts have the camper Pistol deadnut accurate at 25
+KingKiavash I did not. I got it at Canadian Tire (a Canadian hardware store franchise) for about $40 I think. I've seen them at WalMart too though. It's one of my favourite targets.
+mmatt I doubt they have it at the Canadian Tires in Toronto but do you remember the manufacturer's name? That one the best steel targets I've seen, the way it works just looks a lot of fun!
+mmatt Ho Li Fook! $700? That would buy a lot of upgrades to a 10/22. As for the accuracy I would call that not bad at 50 yards with SuperX ammo. I'd bet a dollar that some nice CCI or Aquila standard velocity would tighten those groups up right quickly.
+mmatt from what I've read you can't swap out the cabine's barrel for a pistol barrel, they are not compatible. They made it just different enough. This is because putting a shorter barrel on it would make it an illegal firearm in many states (without the proper paperwork--similar to obtaining a suppressor)
He made too much of an issue with that. It’s no big deal to eject the magazine. I’ve had mine for years and it’s never once malfunctioned in any way. Good rifle.
I wouldn't base a decision on one video. Take a look at the very good grouping of bulk ammo shot from the Browning Buck Mark Carbine/Rifle in a rest shown in this dude's video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3ZWHY5lVybs.html The shooter is often the biggest factor when it comes to the accuracy or inaccuracy of firearms.
@@FestusHaggen Gun probably shoots better than me. Consider that your face is near the chamber so you'll get crap blowing back in your face making glasses mandatory and I normally do not wear glasses when hunting. Having the slide cycle toward your face so close is a down side. Controls being located inconveniently is also not a good selling point. There are to many other good choices for me to buy something I have to work around and not shoot comfortably.
@@FoulPet I agree with you 100%. For the same reasons you mention, the Buck Mark carbine isn't for me either. I mistakenly thought you might have been put-off on the carbine by this guy not being able to hit well with it. Sorry 'bout that. I've been considering getting either a Buck Mark or Ruger Mark IV pistol. Decisions decisions. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
@@FestusHaggen Thanks you also. No need for apologies I figured you thought that, just wanted to make it more clear. Easy choice is to just get both but if it were me I'd probably go for the Buck Mark.
@@FoulPet Both would be nice to have. I haven't handled or shot either. My thoughts are based solely on online research. Trigger sounds nice on the Buck Mark. The take-down procedure of the Ruger is impressive. I think I'd prefer the 1911 grip angle of the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 over the grip angle of the more traditional/standard Mark IV. I've got more studying to do. Much thanks for your input. Hey...I was checking out stuff posted on the gun.deals website earlier today and ran across your screen name (I'm guessing you're the same "FoulPet" with an account on that site). I've been a member of that site for a few years, but I haven't done a ton of posting on the site, I mainly just read there but do post occasionally. My screen name there is "PanheadDude". I also have a different youtube account with that screen name. Small world.
"accurate enough"? Sounds like someone is trying to justify spending all that money on that rifle. My old 10/22 would outshoot your Browning easily. The groups you got I would expect from shooting offhand. For such an expensive rifle I would be very disappointed. Even a cheap Marlin Model 60 shoots better and at about 1/4 the price.
@@mmatt FWIW, a gunsmith friend of mine told me he had several in because they didn't shoot worth a darn. He never could get them to shoot much better. The local dealer flogged everything Browning and told customers these were tack drivers. They did look great and functioned perfectly, they just didn't shoot well. The dealer took many of them back and returned them to Browning.
