Clean it, and break it in with quality ammo.
Then you can go to crappy bulk ammo.
Not every pistol is the same. My Buckmark ran with Remington Thunderbolts, from day 1. My brother's Buckmark never ran with Thunderbolts.
Mine was broken in, and ate every kind of .22 LR ammo we threw at it, in less than 300 rounds. His took a bit more (2,000+, if I remember correctly).
Today, my Buckmark is over 120,000 rounds. With routine maintenance, and appropriate parts replacement (recoil guide rod/spring assembly, and the buffers wear out), it shows no signs of slowing down.
It is so smooth now, that I can feed it .22 CB Shorts with a slightly lighter recoil spring, and it operates flawlessly.
Break it in, and it will go forever.
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Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.
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