Why do people remove the magazine safety on MK III?
I just installed an VQ extractor, trigger, and sear. Wondering if I should remove the mag safety also.
MK III magazine safety
Moderators: Bullseye, Moderators
Removing the Mark III mag safety is just as a matter of personal preference. It's a passive safety device and doesn't effect trigger pull. What it does effect is maintenance. Having a magazine safety adds a few steps to the tear down and reassembly of these pistols because you must have a mag installed to move the trigger. Plus with the Ruger 22 auto's infamous hammer strut, the hammer must be fully forward in order to field strip the pistol. I think if your comfortable with the safety then leave it alone.
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Bullseye
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Bullseye
If you are a very politically incorrect type it has to go. 
As Bullseye said... But for me having been raised to "remove the mag, clear the chamber and verify weapon is *SAFE* before starting any work" I just don't like to have a magazine reinstalled to pull the trigger to begin a field strip. But I also despise all factory installed warning labels and safety devices to protect the operator from injury... 
Brent
As Bullseye said... But for me having been raised to "remove the mag, clear the chamber and verify weapon is *SAFE* before starting any work" I just don't like to have a magazine reinstalled to pull the trigger to begin a field strip. But I also despise all factory installed warning labels and safety devices to protect the operator from injury... Brent