Budget 22lr, Buckmark vs Ruger?

[newbutold]

Both are fun to shoot.

[Usmc0844spare]

I have several Ruger Mk IIs and one Mk IV and two Buckmarks. I like them all pretty evenly. I would always say get both and if possible also get a S&W 41.

However if you are only going to get one... then:

Get the Buckmark if you like versatility.
It is possible change barrels easily owning just the one gun. I've bought barrels from Midwest Gun Works and other places. I started out with a slab sided 5.5" barrel.



Then bought a 7.5" Bull barrel and a 4" slab sided barrel



Now also have a 5.5" Contour barrel.

The 7.5" Bull and 5.5" Contour barrels are heavy and solid shooting for accurate target shooting and the 4" and 5.5" slab sided barrels are very casual easy care free plinking barrels (especially the 4" barrel). The character of the gun changes dramatically with the large range of barrels.

OR get the Ruger Mk IV if you mainly want a plinking gun and don't care about changing barrels. It won't have the target accuracy of the heavier long barrels but the cleaning will definitely be easier.

They are both good at what they do. Give you cheap smiles.

Do you notice any more accuracy out of the 7.5"?

Like you I shoot a dot sight and therefore increased sight radius is meaningless.

Basically I'm looking for an excuse to buy the 7.5" bbl.

[BucDan]

Just bought the Ruger 22/45 a couple hours ago. Thing is heavier than I thought. It does not feel cheap. Thanks guys!

[Zenderfall]

Wait until you take it apart to clean it. Be careful of all the sharp edges, don’t cut yourself!