Posted: 2/25/2009 12:54:39 PM EDT
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are these worth the extra cash?
i own a buckmark and a mk2, but my buckmark is acting up lately by dropping the magazine upon discharge, so im in the market. I was looking at another buckmark of course, but i cant shake that trailside... any comments? what about the S&W 422 from a few years ago, i see those floating around as well.. thanks for any info. |
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I like the S&W 422/622/2204 series of pistols. It is something different from the usual Rugers and Buckmarks. I've shot my uncle's Buckmark MicroBull side by side with my 6" 622, and I can't honestly tell the difference. If I had to choose between the two, I'd choose the 622.
One big positive on the S&W is that they take the S&W41 mags (very well designed). You should grab a S&W, I've seen that they've gone up in price recently. I don't see that trend reversing any time soon. |
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It's a beautiful gun and as light as they come. I usually don't care for .22 pistols, but I fell in love with a friend's Hammerli (Sig) Trailside.
That said, I know that the old models had a metallurgical issue where an area around the trigger guard developed cracks. Only way to avoid it was to shoot standard and sub-sonic rounds and then they sometimes cracked anyway. I don't know if there are new models out, but I heard that Walther bought the plant that makes these and wasn't supplying parts for a while. |
| I own one and I would be happy to sell it to you. I cannot get through 3 mags without a FTF. The next trigger pull is a dry fire on an expensive, discontinued, rim fire pistol. Magazines are hard to find, and cost almost $40, I don't want to think about how hard it may be to replace a broken firing pin. With all that said, it shoots more accurately than any 22 I have owned, and it fits my hand perfectly. Definitely a love/hate. |