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It factors into my decision. I will not own a gun with one (except for a short period of time while I send it to a gunsmith to make it right).

Try clearing a gun at an IDPA match with a magazine disconnect. Then come back and tell us how much you like magazine disconnects.

And btw, magazine disconnects are not fail safe and more than a few have fired after 1) pulling the trigger and 2) then reinserting a magazine.

The only safe way to tell that a semi-auto is empty is to 1) remove the magazine, 2) cycle the slide, 3) lock the slide open, 4) visually inspect the chamber and 5) manually inspect the chamber with your finger. Depending upon a loaded chamber indicator or magazine safety is a very dangerous practice.

[QUOTE="M1911, post: 346741, member: 123"] It factors into my decision. I will not own a gun with one (except for a short period of time while I send it to a gunsmith to make it right). Try clearing a gun at an IDPA match with a magazine disconnect. Then come back and tell us how much you like magazine disconnects. And btw, magazine disconnects are not fail safe and more than a few have fired after 1) pulling the trigger and 2) then reinserting a magazine. The only safe way to tell that a semi-auto is empty is to 1) remove the magazine, 2) cycle the slide, 3) lock the slide open, 4) visually inspect the chamber and 5) manually inspect the chamber with your finger. Depending upon a loaded chamber indicator or magazine safety is a very dangerous practice. [/QUOTE]

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