Browning Buckmark Problem
I have a Buckmark Challenger that my wife bought for me new about 5 years ago. After just a few magazines of shooting, it quit firing alltogether. I put it in the safe and didn't get it back out until recently. I disassembled it and cleaned it well, still failed to fire. I tried 5-6 different kinds of ammo, same problem.
Yesterday, I decided to find the problem or tear it up. I found that under the right handgrip, there is a trigger disconnector. A "V" or "U" shaped flat spring presses the disconnector end opposite the trigger against a release. That spring was very weak, so I spread it apart to see if it would help.
Has any one else had this problem? Would buying a new spring fix it? Maybe I'm not seeing a hidden problem, but the spring I mentioned seems poorly designed.
It will now fire the first round out of the mag, but no more.
It seems everyone who owns one of the Buckmarks loves them, but mine seems cheaply made, and unreliable.
Yesterday, I decided to find the problem or tear it up. I found that under the right handgrip, there is a trigger disconnector. A "V" or "U" shaped flat spring presses the disconnector end opposite the trigger against a release. That spring was very weak, so I spread it apart to see if it would help.
Has any one else had this problem? Would buying a new spring fix it? Maybe I'm not seeing a hidden problem, but the spring I mentioned seems poorly designed.
It will now fire the first round out of the mag, but no more.
It seems everyone who owns one of the Buckmarks loves them, but mine seems cheaply made, and unreliable.
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Are you sure it's a Buckmark? Browning made a series of Challenger pistols from the late 60's to the mid 80's. The first was made in Belgium, the second and third in the U.S. Here is a photo of the Challenger #2, the most common of the U.S. made Challengers. It might help to narrow down your problem, if we could discern the correct model Challenger. 
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Sorry, it's a just a Buckmark with rosewood grips. 0 -
Hello JimDeere what you are looking at is the trigger disconnector. Many 22 Autos have similar parts when the slide goes back the slide moves the trigger bar down then when the slde goes forward the spring pushes up on the trigger bar and lets the trigger bar engage the sear you pull the trigger and it now moves the sear and the hammer drops firing the round. I suspect the trigger return spring is weak or the safety id dragging on the trigger bar or the trigger is binding on it's pivot pin . I dont like to dry fire a 22 often but do this test . with an empty gun let the slide close and pull the trigger you should hear the hammer fall now holding the trigger back cycle the slide by hand .This should cock the hammer now release the trigger very slowly you should hear the trigger bar snap into place. You can do this with the grips off and also with the trigger bar. A 22 rimfire auto gets a lot of burnt powder in the receiver and you may need to really clean and oil the parts Buckmarks are very good starter target pistols and should go 1000's of rounds before any trouble . 0 -
You description seems more sear/hammer related, then disconnector to me? I would obtain a copy of J.B. Wood's book "The Gun Digest Book of Automatic Pistols, Assembly/Disasembly", he has specific illustrated breakdown of the Buckmark pistols. Unfortunately their are a lot of little parts and springs involved before you can even get the sear/hammer assembly out, to check for proper engagement and function. 0
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