MkIII Hi Power question??

[SIGarmed]

I bought myself a new toy.

A brand new Browning Hi Power MKIII in 9mm.

I noticed that there is a magazine disconnect. I don't remember an older one that a freind had years ago with this feature. Is this new? The 1911's have been fine without this feature. Why did they have to go and do that? A total waste of effort if you ask me. I guess they figured there's no decocker so they might as well not let it fire with a round in the chamber and no magazine.

 

[Wildalaska]

Hi I think all HPs alwys had the mag safety..if you saw one with out it it was removed...

 

[SIGarmed]

Ok. The last one I played with was years ago. My memory fades.

 

[DerRottweiler]

A lot of guys remove the Magazine Disconnect as this will normaly drop the Trigger Pull between 2 to 4 pounds.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

The magazine disconnect is an original design feature and was put there in order to compete for the French Army contract that the original Hi-Power was being designed for.

Some WWII German-produced Hi-Powers were built without the disconnect and many people remove the disconnect as it helps get a little better trigger and is easy to do at home (although on the new MkIIIs that pin can be tough to drive out).