i agree with what wolverine_450 said:
"...I don't view the R9 style mag catch to be a downside to the firearm. It does a great job for it's intended purpose. I would say it is one of the features that drew me to the gun.
I have carried KELTEC and the LCP and at some point or another I would end up with an unwanted released magazine! This has never happened in my 4 years of daily carrying my R9."
in fact, another member has recently mentioned having the mag pop out with another brand of mini 9 having the side-mounted mag release, when carrying it in a pocket holster.
the rohrbaugh-style release is exactly what one needs with a pocket gun, particularly when it doesn't have a slide-stop to help in speed reloading and if you don't plan to carry a bunch of spare back-up mags.
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