[niner]

to proceed with the questioning of the integrity of the plastic components of the Camper, I'll ask this question.

Is the firing pin housing of a Standard plastic as well? I am just curious, because it is in my camper model.

Is the front site of the Plus models (I believe these are the fiber-optic front sight models) plastic?

what else is plastic in the camper that is not plastic in other models. Thanks.

BTW I love the camper model aside from the plastic pieces, and they have yet to cause any problem so I am completely satisfied. I also like the length and roundness of the barrel, not the flat sides of the standard. I like the fiber-optic front sight too.

 

[22500]

plastic

My Standard is old, But I find nothing on or in the pistol that is not metal. Oh, yes, the grips are rubber.

 

[14679]

My Camper was made in 2000. It has a plastic firing pin housing as I believe all Buckmarks of that era do. I'm pretty sure they still do. The plastic housing because it's contained in the slide is pretty well protected and has never given me any problems over several thousand rounds fired - I consider this intelligent use of plastic. The slide buffer is of course plastic and it will wear out in time, but it seems to have a long useful life. I can't speak for plastic on other models

 

[seal killer]

All--

I do not know anything about the Camper. I have a brand new Hunter. (I do not know its date of manufacture, though.)

Like New_geezer said, the firing pin housing is plastic and the buffer is plastic. This bothers me a little. What I am going to do to get over this slight irritation is buy a new housing and several new buffers and keep them as spares. In fact, if you look at another thread I posted about the firing pin housing assembly, you will see that I am going to back that sucker up very well and for very good reason!

However, I expect all these parts to be dirt cheap and will probably do more for my peace of mind than for my pistol.

--seal killer