Browning Buck Camper or Ruger Mk IV for plinking?

[zackmars]

Ruger mkIV. I love my tactical

 

[Axxe55]

I have shot both, and both are great pistols, but being a tightwad, I prefer the Ruger Mk III myself. Have zero regrets in buying it.

 

[Roscoe]

I have a Mk III and a Browning Buckmark. They're both excellent pistols; my Buckmark shoots just a bit more accurately for me.

 

[ronr68]

Love my Buckmark. Had a Ruger but kept getting pinched by by the slide. My Buckmark makes me a better shooter.

 

[Alpha.Geek]

Love my Buckmark. Had a Ruger but kept getting pinched by by the slide. My Buckmark makes me a better shooter.

I do recall this happening one time, when I first got a Mark III...
I think I rode the slide home, and this was the only instance.

 

[Darqhelmet]

Ruger but mainly because it’s what I grew up on. I have a MKI and two MII. Love them, I’ve shot the browning, it didn’t do anything the rugers weren’t already doing. Plus the added benefit of adding anything you want to the ruger.

 

[TX oddball]

For years I owned and shot MkIIIs (Std, 22/45, Competition), all modified having removed the mag disconnect and LCIs, great shooters. I eventually sold them and now have a MkIV 22/45 Lite and it is a lot of fun. Has a threaded barrel, one of the main reasons I bought it, and with a Dead Air Mask, everyone loves plinking with it, it is very enjoyable.

 

[Alpha.Geek]

Ruger but mainly because it’s what I grew up on. I have a MKI and two MII. Love them, I’ve shot the browning, it didn’t do anything the rugers weren’t already doing. Plus the added benefit of adding anything you want to the ruger.

Well, I hadn't thought about the upgrades, and that is really the big benefit leaning on the side of Ruger...
The aftermarket parts/replacements with newer-tech. add-ons and upgrades would put Ruger as the logical choice.

TANDEMKROSS, Volquartsen, Butler Creek, Black Dog Machine, and more make some primo-upgrades/add-ons and/or mags.

I think Ruger was losing money to 3rd-party mag MFRs for cheaper, larger-cap 10/22 mags, they had to compete and start producing 25rd mags, when they initially said they would only make 10rd-ers (and the former-owner or founder that said this... died as I understand)
Black Dog Mag had a very similar design, so Ruger had to compete with the BX-25 mags, for a "similar" price-point...

The Ruger Mark-series has even more options available for cosmetics and upgrades than even a Beretta 92FS/M9 does, from what I've seen.
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(Not that it's a handgun, but the 10/22 Fun-Gun looks as sweet as they come for cosmetics...

But it appears their web site is no longer hosted, and the domain name is parked. [Used to be http://www.1022fungun.com/store/] )

For years I owned and shot MkIIIs (Std, 22/45, Competition), all modified having removed the mag disconnect and LCIs, great shooters. I eventually sold them and now have a MkIV 22/45 Lite and it is a lot of fun. Has a threaded barrel, one of the main reasons I bought it, and with a Dead Air Mask, everyone loves plinking with it, it is very enjoyable.

My wife has the 22/45 Lite, and loves it. I'm partial to the Hunter series, but until recently, every time I was looking for one, there was a panic (which is pretty common with all the craziness Dems are pushing, constantly), so I didn't get Hunters until this year.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

If any gun needs multiple upgrades it wasn't a great gun to begin with. Never mind me I'm just shooter who enjoys good guns.

 

[billtool]

For years I owned and shot MkIIIs (Std, 22/45, Competition), all modified having removed the mag disconnect and LCIs, great shooters. I eventually sold them and now have a MkIV 22/45 Lite and it is a lot of fun. Has a threaded barrel, one of the main reasons I bought it, and with a Dead Air Mask, everyone loves plinking with it, it is very enjoyable.

Yep. Love the 22/45 Lite with the threaded barrel. Tandemcross makes some cool accessories for it too. My vote is for the Ruger 22/45 and silencer following.

 

[Darqhelmet]

If any gun needs multiple upgrades it wasn't a great gun to begin with. Never mind me I'm just shooter who enjoys good guns.

Doesn’t need them, but like an AR15 or 10/22 you can make what ever you want out of them.

 

[V-Tach]

I have and shoot both. I like both. Both have their quirks.......

Buy both.........

 

[billtool]

I have and shoot both. I like both. Both have their quirks.......

Buy both.........

This guy ^^^^^^

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Doesn’t need them, but like an AR15 or 10/22 you can make what ever you want out of them.

It goes both ways most do changes looking for better performance and never actually get any. They settle on the looks for the money the spent.

 

[Alpha.Geek]

It goes both ways most do changes looking for better performance and never actually get any. They settle on the looks for the money the spent.

Well, I never even fired my Mark III, and swapped the LCI out, but really didn't know if there was a feeding issue OOTB...
BUT I didn't want an LCI to begin with, it just had one, as I know how to press-check & chamber-check...

Additionally, removing the mag-disconnect is way-more than cosmetic, but logical, not tacti-cool.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Well, I never even fired my Mark III, and swapped the LCI out, but really didn't know if there was a feeding issue OOTB...
BUT I didn't want an LCI to begin with, it just had one, as I know how to press-check & chamber-check...

Additionally, removing the mag-disconnect is way-more than cosmetic, but logical, not tacti-cool.

There are a few exceptions such as yours but for the most part......

 

[Axxe55]

I think it also depends on how much is a person willing to spend initially. The initial cost of the Buckmark is considerably higher than most of the Rugers. The upside of the Rugers, is that they have much better aftermarket support in parts and accessories than the Buckmark. A person can also biuld a Ruger type pistol and not use one Ruger part in building it.

 

[GasGuzzler]

Ruger

I have a MKII and a MKIII 22/45.

Better aftermarket and holds value.

 

[m4colt]

Short answer.....Ruger

 

[Absalom McCaslan]

I have an older Buckmark that is crazy accurate. I put an aftermarket threaded barrel on it a few years ago to be able to use a suppressor and it's still crazy accurate.