M&P 22 compact mag disconnect?

[dpsk]

Apologies if it's already been addressed, but I'm having a tough time finding out how to remove the mag disconnect on the M&P 22 compact. I ordered one through Gunbuyer.com and picked it up from my ffl a couple of days ago. I'm going to the range tomorrow to try it out for the first time. Assuming it shoots as I fully expect it will (fun, accurate, and reliable), I plan on removing the mag disconnect after ensuring everything's OK.
After field stripping the pistol, it appears all that's needed is to drift out the trigger pin from right to left until the disconnect bar is loose and simply remove it. However, I certainly don't want springs and/or other parts flying out during the process. Has anyone successfully removed the disconnect from their M&P 22 compact?

 

[PROnSHIELD]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...mag-disconnect-removed-hammer-spring-cut.html

 

[dpsk]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...mag-disconnect-removed-hammer-spring-cut.html

Thanks, but that's the "full size" original M&P 22, not the compact.

 

[dullh]

Apologies if it's already been addressed, but I'm having a tough time finding out how to remove the mag disconnect on the M&P 22 compact.

No. Seriously...why?

Why do you want to remove it?

If you're trying to remove it to carry it as a ccw piece, you seriously need to rethink your choice of carry gun.

What other reason could there possibly be for wanting to remove the magazine disconnect in a rimfire pistol?

Sorry, but this "removing the safety" stuff is getting totally ridiculous and I firmly believe the moderators need to reign this garbage in.

 

[dpsk]

No. Seriously...why?

Why do you want to remove it?

If you're trying to remove it to carry it as a ccw piece, you seriously need to rethink your choice of carry gun.

What other reason could there possibly be for wanting to remove the magazine disconnect in a rimfire pistol?

Sorry, but this "removing the safety" stuff is getting totally ridiculous and I firmly believe the moderators need to reign this garbage in.

"I firmly believe the moderators need to reign this garbage in."

Why? Because you don't like the conversation. Give me a break. Isn't this supposed to be a place where open conversation occurs? So long as the conversation isn't offensive, why can't someone ask a simple question about firearm modification without someone else jumping down their throat???
Also, for someone who (I assume) stands for 2nd Amendment rights, why do you advocate muzzling someone's 1st Amendment rights?

I want to remove it so it EXACTLY mimics my Wife's M&P 9c - which has a thumb safety but no magazine disconnect. It's a cheaper and easier training option for her. She gets tired training with 9mm due to her frame size and upper body strength. As such, spending time at the range reinforcing proper shooting techniques with a .22 pistol is a good thing. She can shoot 100+ rounds of .22 without getting fatigued, then transfer to the -9c at the end of the session shooting some 9mm.

As for me, I currently carry a Glock 27 - you OK with that? Or, should I "re-think" it???

 

[ScottS]

"I firmly believe the moderators need to reign this garbage in."

Why? Because you don't like the conversation. Give me a break. Isn't this supposed to be a place where open conversation occurs? So long as the conversation isn't offensive, why can't someone ask a simple question about firearm modification without someone else jumping down their throat???
Also, for someone who (I assume) stands for 2nd Amendment rights, why do you advocate muzzling someone's 1st Amendment rights?

I want to remove it so it EXACTLY mimics my Wife's M&P 9c - which has a thumb safety but no magazine disconnect. It's a cheaper and easier training option for her. She gets tired training with 9mm due to her frame size and upper body strength. As such, spending time at the range reinforcing proper shooting techniques with a .22 pistol is a good thing. She can shoot 100+ rounds of .22 without getting fatigued, then transfer to the -9c at the end of the session shooting some 9mm.

As for me, I currently carry a Glock 27 - you OK with that? Or, should I "re-think" it???

Pay no attention to this guy. I won't own a gun with a functioning mag disconnect, and removing the mag disconnect on a 22C is easy.

Here are the instructions I used, from NFATalk.org.

This is simple. With the takedown lever rotated down, drift out the trigger pin from right to left just enough to release the disconnect bar. It's in its own slot in the frame so there isn't a need to insert a spacer.

You can use the pictures here to see the pieces, but this guy pulls the entire barrel block out. It's not necessary. You just need to move the pin far enough to pull the disconnect out. It's a one-minute job, tops.

 

[dpsk]

Pay no attention to this guy. I won't own a gun with a functioning mag disconnect, and removing the mag disconnect on a 22C is easy.

Here are the instructions I used, from NFATalk.org.



You can use the pictures here to see the pieces, but this guy pulls the entire barrel block out. It's not necessary. You just need to move the pin far enough to pull the disconnect out. It's a one-minute job, tops.

Excellent! Thanks

 

[turbo38gn]

Pay no attention to this guy. I won't own a gun with a functioning mag disconnect, and removing the mag disconnect on a 22C is easy.

Here are the instructions I used, from NFATalk.org.



You can use the pictures here to see the pieces, but this guy pulls the entire barrel block out. It's not necessary. You just need to move the pin far enough to pull the disconnect out. It's a one-minute job, tops.

Wawhooo!! Right on Scott, thank you much. Went to the range with the wife yesterday to shoot the 22c. She loved it, but the mag disconnect was a PITA when wanting to practice trigger control... I just read your post, went out to my work bench and removed the disconnect in about 30, maybe 40 seconds!!!

 

[grif684]

No. Seriously...why?

Why do you want to remove it?

If you're trying to remove it to carry it as a ccw piece, you seriously need to rethink your choice of carry gun.

What other reason could there possibly be for wanting to remove the magazine disconnect in a rimfire pistol?

Sorry, but this "removing the safety" stuff is getting totally ridiculous and I firmly believe the moderators need to reign this garbage in.

If altering or modifying ones personal firearm to suit their needs is "garbage", then why do we have a multibillion dollar industry centered on exactly that? And calling a magazine disconnect a "safety" is a bit of a stretch itself, as many law enforcement agencies that purchased S&W pistols would specify none on their ordered models (we have all seen the factory made Smiths with the etched caution on them). There was a time when the only factory produced pistols made with this feature were Smith&Wessons. Some law enforcement agencies considered this feature a detriment, not a safety feature. Whatever the OP's reason is, it's a choice many others have made, regardless of caliber...(why is a rimfire any different?).

 

[Chowser]

Here are the instructions I used, from NFATalk.org.

You just need to move the pin far enough to pull the disconnect out. It's a one-minute job, tops.

Thank you, just removed mine.

My second duty weapon had a magazine disconnect. (S&W 4046). I hated the magazine disconnect.

I was so glad we moved away from that.

 

[druryj]

No. Seriously...why?

Why do you want to remove it?

If you're trying to remove it to carry it as a ccw piece, you seriously need to rethink your choice of carry gun.

What other reason could there possibly be for wanting to remove the magazine disconnect in a rimfire pistol?

Sorry, but this "removing the safety" stuff is getting totally ridiculous and I firmly believe the moderators need to reign this garbage in.

Man, you really need to think before you post this kind of stuff. Guy asked a reasonable question and you jump his case? What's up with that?

 

[BadStar]

What do you guys think of this?

Order a 2nd mag safety disconnect bar and modify it, cut off everything but the spacer end? Idea would be to keep factory tensions the same so nothing changes with the space left over from pulling the bar.. or does it really matter?

Only reason for ordering a 2nd is to keep the original if you ever needed it for who knows what..not the point anyway.

 

[Targets Guy]

So what is a mag disconnect?

 

[dpsk]

The mag disconnect makes it so you can't fire the gun unless it has a magazine inserted. With the help of some of the posters here, I was able to easily remove mine (I keep it in the original pistol box), and it's been shooting just fine ever since.
IMO, the mag disconnect is essentially a useless feature added to some pistols in order to appease either lawyers or politicians.