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gyvel · September 6, 2009, 05:22 AM

Owning about a dozen Hi-Power shooters, I have removed the magzine safeties from every one of them. In every case, the trigger pulls have been improved 1000%. Now, having said that, I do NOT use the Hi-Powers for defense, either out or at home.

Each side in this discussion has prevented many valid points.

However:

The way I see it, (yes, my very own opinion, "right" or "wrong") is that magazine safeties were intended for absent minded/distracted people who, having removed the loaded magazine from their pistol, forgot that the chamber might have a live round in it. Therefore, removal of the magazine disconnector (again my very own opinion) would have no bearing on my intents in a self defense situation, but merely show a disregard for my own personal safety OR someone else's safety in the event of an ACCIDENTAL shooting, which is a whole different matter than a self defense shooting.

Anyway, the main point is that it is relatively simple to remove the safety with no permanent changes and, yes, it does improve the trigger pull tremendously.

September 6, 2009, 05:22 AM	#146
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	Hi-Power mag disconnect. Owning about a dozen Hi-Power shooters, I have removed the magzine safeties from every one of them. In every case, the trigger pulls have been improved 1000%. Now, having said that, I do NOT use the Hi-Powers for defense, either out or at home. Each side in this discussion has prevented many valid points. However: The way I see it, (yes, my very own opinion, "right" or "wrong") is that magazine safeties were intended for absent minded/distracted people who, having removed the loaded magazine from their pistol, forgot that the chamber might have a live round in it. Therefore, removal of the magazine disconnector (again my very own opinion) would have no bearing on my intents in a self defense situation, but merely show a disregard for my own personal safety OR someone else's safety in the event of an ACCIDENTAL shooting, which is a whole different matter than a self defense shooting. Anyway, the main point is that it is relatively simple to remove the safety with no permanent changes and, yes, it does improve the trigger pull tremendously. Last edited by gyvel; September 6, 2009 at 08:15 AM.