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Posted: 8/13/2015 3:12:43 PM EDT

Is this easy to do? Does it require gunsmithing skills and/or equipment? Anything on You Tube or elsewhere online?

Posted: 8/13/2015 3:54:51 PM EDT

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Browning HP... hmmm....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdApLdz8EGA

Looks like it takes only a small punch to remove the pin on the trigger, and than an awl or other pointy object to lift the transfer arm and pry out the magazine safety itself. Sixty-four seconds from first hammer tap to last after a field strip.

Posted: 8/13/2015 6:30:57 PM EDT

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Thanks!

Posted: 8/13/2015 6:37:02 PM EDT

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Browning HP... hmmm....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdApLdz8EGA

Looks like it takes only a small punch to remove the pin on the trigger, and than an awl or other pointy object to lift the transfer arm and pry out the magazine safety itself. Sixty-four seconds from first hammer tap to last after a field strip.

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I think that method works on the older models. On both of my MK IIIs I had to completely remove the trigger.

Posted: 8/13/2015 6:46:46 PM EDT

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Mine are 88 and 93. Any idea what years that applies to?

Posted: 8/13/2015 7:13:00 PM EDT

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..........Hi Powers are a BITCH to work on...........unless you have 4 hands

Posted: 8/13/2015 8:07:47 PM EDT

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Mine are 88 and 93. Any idea what years that applies to?

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I'm assuming it applies to any MK III but I don't know for sure. The way I found out was I tried the method in the above YouTube video and it would not come out. I lurk the BHP section of 1911forum.com and I think that's where I learned about it.

You still drive the pin out of the trigger like in the above video but you have to remove the trigger from the frome to remove the MD.

Posted: 8/13/2015 8:12:04 PM EDT

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A helpful hint. The pin that holds the trigger in the frame is knocked out from right to left and you have to whack on it pretty good.

Posted: 8/14/2015 8:42:53 AM EDT

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I have a brand new Mk3 and removed my disconnect. Found out that the part was plastic. Threw it away and never looked back. Trigger has gotten better too.

Posted: 8/14/2015 8:08:26 PM EDT

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I have a brand new Mk3 and removed my disconnect. Found out that the part was plastic. Threw it away and never looked back. Trigger has gotten better too.

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Exactly, one of the easiest things you can do to improve the trigger on a BHP. Do not listen to any moron that tells you that you could be liable for removing it if you are involved in a shooting. There has NEVER been a case where this was an issue.

Vince

Posted: 8/14/2015 8:37:04 PM EDT

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How or if you want to take out a magazine disconnect is one set of issues.

Why the pull is affected is less talked about.

The actual problem is the disconnect rubs on the front of the magazine.

A new smooth polished magazine makes the disconnect nearly transparent.

But a parkerized or rusted or dented mag makes for a shiest pull.

Buy a new MecGar mag and make a good pull doing nothing else.

Posted: 8/14/2015 10:38:07 PM EDT

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I thought that too. My old 1942 German proof HP is slick and has a wonderful trigger even with the disconnect from years of metal on metal and oil rubbing. The Mk3 has a rough molded plastic POS disconnect that is flexible and did not do any better with smooth blue Mecgar mags. Gone, problem solved. Trigger is getting better each shooting session.. With this gone my 2013 HP now has 2 plastic parts...the grips. It is as if Browning knew folks took them out and so they went for the cheapest part they could.

Posted: 8/15/2015 8:20:56 AM EDT

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..........Hi Powers are a BITCH to work on...........unless you have 4 hands

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No, they're not. They're a product of the time in which they were designed, and are simpler than the contemporaries. They're certainly not as easy to work on as a Glock or M&P, but they're still fairly straightforward.

Posted: 8/15/2015 8:25:20 AM EDT

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No, they're not. They're a product of the time in which they were designed, and are simpler than the contemporaries. They're certainly not as easy to work on as a Glock or M&P, but they're still fairly straightforward.

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..........Hi Powers are a BITCH to work on...........unless you have 4 hands

No, they're not. They're a product of the time in which they were designed, and are simpler than the contemporaries. They're certainly not as easy to work on as a Glock or M&P, but they're still fairly straightforward.

Posted: 8/15/2015 8:29:55 AM EDT

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Hadn't seen it mentioned but if you remove the MD, do yourself a favor and install a 2 coil trigger spring for a better reset as it was originally designed.

Posted: 8/16/2015 11:56:43 AM EDT

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Hadn't seen it mentioned but if you remove the MD, do yourself a favor and install a 2 coil trigger spring for a better reset as it was originally designed.

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Good advice.