Nice! How'd you like the Buckmark?
That bull bbl-buckmark was acquired shortly after introduction, with a 1 1/2" in 25 yd guaranty. Had high expectations, but best was 1 3/4". Close examination of the barrel showed 3 annular rings in the bore, 1 within 1/4" of the crown. Dull production reamer. Thought about lapping it out.
Wrote Browning detailing the issue, and disappointment at not being able to use it competitively.
Their response: "Send it back, send it back, NOW!". Okay, sent it back. It came back in a few days (fast turnaround), I examined the bore, and found only one faint ring about 2" ahead of the chamber. They replaced the barrel.
Shot much better, best 3/4" on target ammo, got a couple trophys.
Had some large/bulky wooden olympic grips on it, still need some finessing, but finally found some smaller, more practical wooden finger-groove grips, as seen in the pic. Target grips for these are not cheap, hard to find.
Mechanically, a solid rig, sights/barrel/frame all locked solid, only the slide moves. Crisp rear sight solidly mounted on rail extension and frame tang, rectangular style front post can be rotated as necessary to fill the rear notch to your liking. Well balanced to center, reduces fatigue during 30 minute sessions. But, I must use modified weaver stance with pressure-wedge grip to reduce oscillations.
The steel slab-side version is more practical, utilitarian, but hard to find nowadays.
I feel like a gun salesman. Did I overdo it again?
