Mag release

[pitor]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

I know here very few, if any agencies, allow any type of modifications on their duty firearms.

So strict as to not allowing switching the mag release to the right for left-handed shooters? I mean that's part of the capabilities of certain stock guns like Glocks gen 4.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by pitor

So strict as to not allowing switching the mag release to the right for left-handed shooters? I mean that's part of the capabilities of certain stock guns like Glocks gen 4.

Right but any mods are modifications and they are not allowed. A lawyer had a field day with this at some point i bet so a rule was made. Being left handed is nothing difficult to overcome with a mag release. If its all you know you don't know anything different.

[BlackKnight]

I should have been a little clear. No modifications allowed by the individual officers. If something needed to be done then it's done by the agency armorer.
I personally don't believe in modifying agency weapons to fit an individual officer except maybe the changing of the backstrap for different size hands. Everything else stays the same.

[Riverpigusmc]

see what happens when ya move from a 1911 with an ambi safety to a plastic fantastic? Chaos.

Things that are plastic:
TV remotes
Credit cards
Vibrators

[RKP]

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

see what happens when ya move from a 1911 with an ambi safety to a plastic fantastic? Chaos.

Things that are plastic:
TV remotes
Credit cards
Vibrators

[pitor]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

Right but any mods are modifications and they are not allowed. A lawyer had a field day with this at some point i bet so a rule was made. Being left handed is nothing difficult to overcome with a mag release. If its all you know you don't know anything different.

But this is not a modification, more like a configuration. What if it's reconfigured for left handed shooter by the agencies armorer?

[pitor]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

I should have been a little clear. No modifications allowed by the individual officers. If something needed to be done then it's done by the agency armorer.
I personally don't believe in modifying agency weapons to fit an individual officer except maybe the changing of the backstrap for different size hands. Everything else stays the same.

beat me to it. But the mag release position is no different than changing grip sizes. It's a reconfiguration meant to better operate the firearm well within the stock capabilities of pistols with ambidextrous mag release.

Anyways, thanks for the info, i didn't imagine LEA were that restrictive.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

see what happens when ya move from a 1911 with an ambi safety to a plastic fantastic? Chaos.

Things that are plastic:
TV remotes
Credit cards
Vibrators

Not allowed to use any of these things......especially the second one......

TV remote....have not seen that in 13 years.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by pitor

beat me to it. But the mag release position is no different than changing grip sizes. It's a reconfiguration meant to better operate the firearm well within the stock capabilities of pistols with ambidextrous mag release.

Anyways, thanks for the info, i didn't imagine LEA were that restrictive.

One more thing, yes the agency armor can only make changes, but one other reason for NO mods is if another officer uses or takes control of your firearm its the exact same as his/hers so no confusion as to use. Again that is a very rare occurrence but you never know I guess.

[Gatorade]

If the holster is made for a specific firearm then it usually has a groove or a notch so the mag release is not engaged. On my Panther kydex the top ridge of the holster is right below the mag release. Giving enough space so the mag release is not pressured. Universal holsters may be different and when I used a slide holster I had the mag released a couple times.