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Buck Mark
Browning Buck Mark Plus UDX SS pistol
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Designed1985
ManufacturerBrowning 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
ActionBlowback
Feed system10 round box magazine
SightsIron 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.

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 2016, there are 19 models offered of the Browning Buck Mark pistol,[2] 9 of them are available in California.[3]

Models

UDX Frame

  • Plus UDX
  • Plus Rosewood UDX
  • Plus Stainless UDX

URX Frame

  • Camper Stainless URX
  • Contour URX, 5-1/2"
  • Contour URX, 7-1/4" Barrel
  • Contour 7.25 URX
  • Contour Stainless URX, 5 1/2
  • Contour Stainless URX, 7 1/4
  • Lite Gray URX 5 1/2
  • Lite Gray URX 7 1/4" Barrel
  • Lite Green URX
  • Practical URX
  • Standard URX
  • Standard Micro URX
  • Standard Stainless URX

UFX Frame

  • Black Flute Lite
  • Camper UFX
  • Camper Stainless UFX
  • Challenge Rosewood
  • Field Target
  • Field Target Suppressor Ready
  • Hunter

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

Browning Buck Mark Rifle

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

  • Sporter Rifle
  • Target Rifle
  • FLD Target Gray Laminate Rifle

References

  1. ^ Hartink, A.E. (1996). The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers. Chartwell Books, Inc., p. 87. ISBN 0-7858-1871-5
  2. ^ http://www.browning.com/products/firearms/pistols/buck-mark-pistols/current-production.html
  3. ^ http://www.browning.com/products/firearms/pistols/buck-mark-pistols/california-compliant.html