using the standard Buck Mark pistol. Procedures unique to an
individual model are illustrated separately.
SERIAL NUMBER
The serial number of your Buck Mark 22 pistol can be found stamped
on the left side of the pistol, in front of the trigger guard.
GENERAL OPERATION
Your new Browning is a blow-back operated, autoloading pistol. With
the chamber and magazine loaded and the safety in the off safe or fire
position, the pistol will fire a single round with each successive pull of
the trigger until the magazine and chamber are empty. The slide of the
pistol is designed to stay open after the last cartridge has been fired.
SAFETY
The Buck Mark 22 incorporates a thumb operated sear block “safety.” To
put the mechanism “on safe” the slide must be fully forward with the
hammer cocked. The thumb safety lever is then pressed upward into the
recess provided for it in the slide (Figure 3). Note: this may require firm
pressure. Be sure the lever travels its maximum upward movement and
is completely engaged in the recess. Although the sear is now blocked,
abusive handling such as a sharp blow could dislodge the hammer or
otherwise cause the firing pin to move forward and discharge a cartridge.
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FIGURE 3
Engaging the safety.
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