Posted: 11/24/2007 5:49:36 PM EDT
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Just purchased a new Browning Buckmark for the "little woman" from Bass Pro today. Got it home, removed the trigger lock and tried to pull the slide back. It was harder than hell. Seemed that once I got the internal hammer locked back, the slide moved like butter. Dry fired it and tried to pull the slide back again, same thing. Harder than hell. Called Bass Pro back and explained the situation. Guy told me "all the new Brownings and Rugers are like that when new. It will get much easier after shooting it for awhile." Anyone else ever run across this problem with a new Buckmark? No way can my wife pull the slide back right now to cock it. This is only a .22 and I can just about cock it back as it is now. Thanks in advance. |
Same here, but it's worth noting that this is NOT safe to do with the Tactical Solutions Trail-Lite barrels. I put some fairly deep firing pin marks in a few of them before realizing it. It never kept them from working, but it sure looked like it could have. Dunno what's different about them or why it happens, but it does. |
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(menof2amendment) That's the very first thing I did. It's not the slide that is making it difficult to pull back. It's when you're trying to pull the slide back and re-cock the hammer. I removed the slide and worked the hammer several times. The new hammer spring is waaay stronger than my old Buckmark. That seems to be why it's really hard. Thanks guys!!! |