Browning Buck Mark

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Buck Mark
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Browning Buck Mark Plus UDX SS pistol
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designed1985
Manufacturer Browning Arms Company
Produced1985-present
Specifications
Mass964 g (34.0 oz)
Length241 mm (9.5 in)
Barrel  length139.7 mm (5.50 in)

Cartridge .22 Long Rifle
Caliber .22
Action Blowback
Feed system10 round box magazine
Sights Iron sights

The Browning Buck Mark is a semi-automatic pistol, made by the Browning Arms Company and chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. It has been produced since 1985. The Buck Mark replaced both the Challenger and International pistol models. [1] The same action from the pistol is used in Buck Mark rifles.

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Design details

The Buck Mark pistol is designed with a straight blowback action, and is crafted using 7075 aluminium alloy. The gun uses .22 Long Rifle ammunition, with a magazine holding ten rounds. The gun comes equipped with a thumb safety as well as front and rear iron sights. Some also include a fiber-optic front sight for increased visibility. Features for some models include a bull barrel, full length scope rail, wooden comfort grips, and Pachmayr grips. It is typically issued with a ten-round magazine. As of 2019, there are 23 models offered of the Browning Buck Mark pistol, [2] 10 of them are available in California. [3]

Models

UDX Frame

URX Frame

Browning Buck Mark Contour URX 5-1/2" barrel with Buck Mark Reflex Sight Browning-Buck-Mark-URX.jpg
Browning Buck Mark Contour URX 5-1/2" barrel with Buck Mark Reflex Sight

UFX Frame

UFX frame lacks finger grooves, unlike URX and UDX frames.

Limited Availability Models

UDX Frame

  • Black Label Carbon Fiber
  • Black Label Carbon Fiber Pink

UFX Frame

  • Black Lite
  • Buckthorn Pink
  • Buckthorn Tan
  • Camper Mossy Oak Bottomlands
  • Plus Fuchsia
  • Plus Stainless Fuchsia

Buck Mark Rifles

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Browning Buck Mark Rifle
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Browning Buck Mark Rifle FLD Target Gray Laminate with Bushnell red dot sight

Browning Buck Mark Rifle is a rimfire rifle based on Buck Mark pistol. It uses the same .22 Long Rifle ammunition and magazines as its pistol predecessor. All Buck Mark Rifles have 18" barrel.

Models

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References

  1. Hartink, A.E. (1996). The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers. Chartwell Books, Inc., p. 87. ISBN   0-7858-1871-5
  2. "Buck Mark Pistols - Browning".
  3. "California Compliant". www.browning.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.