Browning Buck Mark Standard URX .22 LR vs Taurus TX22 Competition .22 LR

Barrel lengths are close — 5.5" against 5.25" — but almost nothing else lines up. The Browning Buck Mark Standard URX .22 LR is an aluminum-framed single-action gun holding 10 rounds, 9.5" overall, 34.0 oz, with a 4.0 lb trigger, an 8.0" sight radius and no optic cut. The Taurus TX22 Competition .22 LR is a striker-fired polymer gun with an aluminum slide holding 16 rounds, 8.15" overall (1.35" shorter) at 23.0 oz — 11.0 oz lighter — with a 5.0 lb trigger, a threaded barrel, an optic cut and a fully adjustable white dot rear. MSRP is $599.99 for the Buck Mark and $616.99 for the TX22, a $17.00 difference, with one magazine against three.

Pick the Browning Buck Mark Standard URX if:

• You want the 1.0 lb lighter trigger (4.0 lb vs 5.0 lb) out of the box
• The 5.5" barrel, 8.0" sight radius and Pro-Target adjustable sights fit iron-sight target work
• You prefer an aluminum alloy frame and an overmolded grip to a polymer frame

Pick the Taurus TX22 Competition if:

• You want 16 rounds instead of 10, and three magazines instead of one
• The gun is optic-ready and the barrel is threaded from the factory
• 23.0 oz and an 8.15" overall length carry and handle easier than 34.0 oz and 9.5"

At a $17.00 MSRP difference, price is nearly a wash. The decision is a light single-action trigger and a longer sight radius against 6 more rounds, 11.0 oz less weight, an optic cut and threads.