Posted: 5/3/2008 7:17:16 AM EDT
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Finally got the finishing touches put on my tack drivin' Buckmark! Started with a standard Buckmark Camper. First thing I did was reverse the sear spring, aka "Heggisized" the trigger. Makes for a beautiful, light trigger pull. I don't have a gauge, but it feel like somewhere between 2 and 3 lbs. No cost upgrade! I then replaced the plastic sight base with the Tactical Solutions rail with the integrated rear sight. I added the Burris Fastfire and I shot the pistol this way for a few months. After a while, I decided something was missing. The gun just didn't feel like a completed piece. The grips had to go! I put a bid on some $15 OD Green aluminum grips on eBay. As far as I know, Tactical Solutions and Hogue are the only ones making aluminum grips for these little guys. The grips arrived with no markings whatsoever, but I suspect they are TacSol grips. They're thinner than any other grips I've handled. They are just a lil' slippery because they are glossy, but that won't be a problem with the mighty rimfire. For the $65 saved, I'll wipe my sweaty hands on my pant leg every now and then. I didn't think my pistol looked right with the standard gold Browning trigger, so I polished off the gold plating, revealing a nicely machined aluminum trigger underneath. One of these days I'm gonna quit buying these big boy toys and invest in a better still camera, but for now...     |
Width-wise, the grip is very 1911ish. In fact the first thing I said when I picked it up was "Fells like the 1911!" Depth-wise, there looks to be plenty of material for a checkering job. |
Thats the best part. 
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I love my Buckmark as well. I'm curious about that "Heggsized" trigger job too. I may rub down my trigger also. That really gives it that "non-Browning look". I wish I had a FastFire on mine, but then I wouldn't have anything to do with my Bushnell red dot, and it's not worth just putting it up. |