M&P 9 MAG SAFETY

[The DRis]

John M Browning put it on the P-35, it was one of the military contract requirements (like the thumb safety on the 1911...you knew that wasn't part of the original design right?)

I didn't know either of those facts. But I do now. Thank you. (I'm being sincere, not a smart ***)

[ZombieTactics]

And yet at the range I've seen numerous people start a stage of fire and have their mag fall out because it wasn't seated all the way. Like you said, different strokes for different folks.

This actually forms one of the better parts of the opposite argument. This is an observable phenomenon which gives some credence to the idea that a mag-disconnect is a potential liability. It's probably also the case that a defective magazine might render a handgun inoperable, where a model without this safety feature would at least "go bang" once initially, but then require a malf clearance or tap-rack to chamber the next round. A partly operable gun (which perhaps requires the manual cycling of each round or is a bit touchy with failure-to-feed) is preferable to a completely disabled one.

As I think I indicated earlier, it's an open question for me. I certainly don't hold religiously to any particular opinion regarding the issue. I have guns with and without this feature, and don't feel either puts me at a real disadvantage given the way I treat my guns.

[9mmepiphany]

I didn't know either of those facts. But I do now. Thank you. (I'm being sincere, not a smart ***)

I didn't mean to sound flippant...I sometimes forget how long it's been since I learned some stuff. That means I forget how old I am

[The DRis]

I didn't mean to sound flippant...I sometimes forget how long it's been since I learned some stuff. That means I forget how old I am

I understand, I hadn't taken it that way. I had typed up my response and clicked submit and saw that it might have been taken smart-alecky, so I edited it. There are no expressions to read via the internetz.