Over the last 7 months, I've put together some rather detailed instructions for disassembly and reassembly of Browning Buckmark pistols, and they are now available on my website:
Disassembly - http://guns.dsttr.com/BuckmarkDisassembly.html
Reassembly - http://guns.dsttr.com/BuckmarkReassembly.html
These currently cover disassembly from a whole gun to removing the mainspring, and then reassembling it back to a whole gun. I'm still working on the sub-assemblies page, which will cover disassembly/removal and reassembly/installation of things like the trigger, firing pin, recoil spring, magazine, etc. I wanted to put these first two pages out there now, to get feedback (good or bad).
These instructions are intended to be used in three different ways, because people work differently, and may need more or less detail to help them:
1) You can scroll down the page and follow step-by-step
2) You can use the list of steps as your base, and click the link to each step as needed (there is a link back to the list of steps under each step detail section).
3) If you've done this a few times already, you can just use the list of steps as a guide, and never look at the details
Within each step detail section, there is text on the left, and thumbnails on the right. You can click any thumbnail to see the full-size image.
In the header of each step detail section is a "Show/Hide Info" button. Clicking that button will toggle between showing and hiding "extra" information. Examples of "extra" information would be discussion of difficulty removing the barrel screw, or alternative methods, or parts measurements, or photographs of each individual part. There's also a button at the top of the page (just below the list of steps) to show/hide the extra info in all the step detail sections at once.
At the top of the page, there are images that show the right and left sides of the Buckmark when partially disassembled, that label most of the parts. Within the relevant steps there are photographs of each part. Most of the parts photos show the part next to a ruler for size, and contain a slip of paper showing the part number and part name from the 2013 Buckmark Parts List on the Browning website. I'm hopeful that these parts photos will be useful to all kinds of Buckmark discussions, beyond just disassembly and reassembly (e.g. what's the part number for part X, or what does the disconnector look like). A third labeled photo at the top of each page shows the internal mechanism of the Buckmark, mounted on the outside of the frame. This shows the relationship of the sear, hammer, sear spring, hammer link, mainspring plunger, and mainspring.
I made an effort to make these pages usable on both a regular computer, and when viewed on a phone or other small screen. Using the buttons to hide the "extra" info makes it much more usable on a small screen.
Take a look, and please let me know what you think, either in this thread, or via the contact page on my website.
Thanks,
Dave
Disassembly - http://guns.dsttr.com/BuckmarkDisassembly.html
Reassembly - http://guns.dsttr.com/BuckmarkReassembly.html
These currently cover disassembly from a whole gun to removing the mainspring, and then reassembling it back to a whole gun. I'm still working on the sub-assemblies page, which will cover disassembly/removal and reassembly/installation of things like the trigger, firing pin, recoil spring, magazine, etc. I wanted to put these first two pages out there now, to get feedback (good or bad).
These instructions are intended to be used in three different ways, because people work differently, and may need more or less detail to help them:
1) You can scroll down the page and follow step-by-step
2) You can use the list of steps as your base, and click the link to each step as needed (there is a link back to the list of steps under each step detail section).
3) If you've done this a few times already, you can just use the list of steps as a guide, and never look at the details
Within each step detail section, there is text on the left, and thumbnails on the right. You can click any thumbnail to see the full-size image.
In the header of each step detail section is a "Show/Hide Info" button. Clicking that button will toggle between showing and hiding "extra" information. Examples of "extra" information would be discussion of difficulty removing the barrel screw, or alternative methods, or parts measurements, or photographs of each individual part. There's also a button at the top of the page (just below the list of steps) to show/hide the extra info in all the step detail sections at once.
At the top of the page, there are images that show the right and left sides of the Buckmark when partially disassembled, that label most of the parts. Within the relevant steps there are photographs of each part. Most of the parts photos show the part next to a ruler for size, and contain a slip of paper showing the part number and part name from the 2013 Buckmark Parts List on the Browning website. I'm hopeful that these parts photos will be useful to all kinds of Buckmark discussions, beyond just disassembly and reassembly (e.g. what's the part number for part X, or what does the disconnector look like). A third labeled photo at the top of each page shows the internal mechanism of the Buckmark, mounted on the outside of the frame. This shows the relationship of the sear, hammer, sear spring, hammer link, mainspring plunger, and mainspring.
I made an effort to make these pages usable on both a regular computer, and when viewed on a phone or other small screen. Using the buttons to hide the "extra" info makes it much more usable on a small screen.
Take a look, and please let me know what you think, either in this thread, or via the contact page on my website.
Thanks,
Dave