Magazine Disconnect why would anyone want one??

[lobo9er]

I just saw Ruger EC9 and was super excited was going to buy one for like $210 on GunBroker. Checked out the specs, magazine disconnect... it's a deal breaker for me. I'm going to wait and buy a shield for dollars more, unless of course they have one too and I just didn't notice

 

[FL-NC]

In my opinion, they serve as insurance against the most incompetent of us who find the simple task of following the steps of clearing a firearm in the proper order too challenging.

 

[JTQ]

It was asked for by the military for the Browning Hi-Power, and LE asked for it with the S&W Traditional Double Action (TDA) autos.

It is harder to shoot yourself or anything else when disassembling the gun, and the LE folks liked the option of being able to drop a mag and make the gun inoperable if they got into a wrestling match with their gun and it looked like they were going to lose.

 

[JTQ]

I suspect some Shields have the magazine disconnect (as that is a feature offered in the S&W M&P line-up), and it may depend on where you live if you can even find one without it.

 

[montanaoffroader]

For me, not a big deal. Given similar pistols at the same price point, then I will go for the one without the disconnect - mainly due to the K.I.S.S. principle. The less complicated the gun, the less there is to go wrong.

That being said, if there is a significant difference in price, or the pistol has other features that I find desirable then I would live with the disconnect or find a way to remove it. Just depends on how much I like the design aside from the disconnect.

But hey, to each their own, whatever floats your boat, YMMV, etc. Good luck with your quest.

 

[Howland]

I think the reason LE wanted it was in case someone is trying to take the pistol and you're about to lose control, dumping the mag turns it into a club.

 

[entropy]

Just take it out after you buy it. no big deal.

 

[Infidel]

I have several pistols with magazine disconnects, several without. Meh.

 

[lobo9er]

Just take it out after you buy it. no big deal.

Is that possible with the EC9?

 

[WestKentucky]

I like them, but it’s certainly not a priority for me. I like the idea of popping a mag to holster and unholster in a more controlled (more safe) manner, especially in the many guns with copies of Glock triggers as their only functional safety.

 

[George P]

I don't mind one on my semi gas shotgun; makes subbing a different round quickly a lot easier; but that's about it.

 

[lobo9er]

If it's a range gun no big deal but for a carry gun it's one my bugga boos. Does anyone here like them?

 

[dickydalton]

Not me

 

[entropy]

Is that possible with the EC9?

I haven't had one apart yet, but I have yet to find one on any other pistol I couldn't take out.

 

[FL-NC]

I like them, but it’s certainly not a priority for me. I like the idea of popping a mag to holster and unholster in a more controlled (more safe) manner, especially in the many guns with copies of Glock triggers as their only functional safety.

With a properly fitted quality holster and following the basic rules of safety, such additional precautions aren't necessary. When its for real, you will likely be presenting and re-holstering in a rapid manner. You could be building muscle memory for a bad and potentially fatal habit.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I'm going to wait and buy a shield for dollars more, unless of course they have one too and I just didn't notice

Every Shield I've come across has had one

Does anyone here like them?

The only one that has irritated me was the one on a Browning Hi-Power, because it made the trigger horrible.

Other than that, I've never given it much thought. I used to carry a S&W 9mm auto as an off-duty gun, the only difference is that I didn't clear the chamber when I put it in my locker when changing into my uniform

 

[Deus Machina]

I'm fine either way. If it's durable (most are; the one in my SR9c seems foolproof enough for me, and it's easy to remove) and doesn't affect the rest of the function (like the Hi-Power does), I can take it or leave it.
I see it's place. I'd want it if I was a LEO and likely to get in a fight with it. It doesn't bother me one way or another.

 

[kBob]

"I think the reason LE wanted it was in case someone is trying to take the pistol and you're about to lose control, dumping the mag turns it into a club."

I know I am a dinosaur, but I was taught that a person wrestling for your weapon was in fact threatening deadly force and the control on your side arm you needed to use was not the magazine release ( or cylinder release) but the trigger. My AA in Law Enforcement was chisled in stone though. (Pteridactles screatching in back ground)

Got to head out to the foot powerd roller mobile and the cat won the fight again last night.

-kBob a dab a do

 

[Fiv3r]

I'm not really concerned about it either way. I can take or leave them. I bought the EC9S a couple weeks ago because it was slim, durable, and affordable. The disconnect wasn't even a thought. I didn't even know it had one until I tried the trigger at home with the mag dropped.

Great shooting little gun.

 

[gc70]

Is that possible with the EC9?

Are you aware that the EC9 is a LC9s with different sights?

Google LC9s and magazine disconnect for the answer to your question.

 

[Hasaf]

I don't particularly like it. My complaint is that I dislike lowering the hammer with the magazine in the gun. My usual process of clearing a pistol is to remove the magazine, clear and check the chamber, then lower the hammer.

With the High Power I need to put the magazine and remove it again to lower the hammer. I then need to resist the urge to check the chamber after removing the magazine. It just is a different sequence than I like. Yes, it is nothing but personal preference.

I certainly would never disable the magazine safety; but, I am in the "don't like it" camp.

 

[mgmorden]

To me they're useless, but for certain guns I can accept them.

If it's to be used for USPSA competition it's a deal breaker - you have to dry fire and carrying around an empty mag to insert to drop the hammer is just too aggravating.

For a carry gun - it doesn't bother me THAT much unless it affects the trigger pull (eg, the Hi power). If it does then I'll certainly remove it. Similarly, with the SR9 repeated dry-firing with the mag disconnect activated can damage the gun so that's another automatic removal. If it doesn't affect trigger pull or damage the gun then I'll remove it if it's an easy step otherwise I'll live with it.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

A mag. disconnect gives us another option. Could be a life saver or it could cost you your life. Personally I think there are more pro's than con's.

 

[Fine Figure of a Man]

Just like thumb safeties on strikers, some want them and some don't. I don't want either.

 

[firedawg60]

Every Shield I've come across has had one

My Shield 9 does not have disconnect. It's even got the billboard sign on the side that states it's capable of firing with magazine removed. No manual safety model if that makes a difference.