I was thinking the same thing about detachable magazines, I don't like them on any gun. I'm not really a pistol guy, although I have 5 of them, but the only non-revolver I have is a S&W 4516 ( it's actually a 4516, with a 4506 barrel, slide, etc ) and the one of the reasons I bought it is it came with 25 magazines. I like the gun, but it took a while to get used to shooting it because the longer barrel on the compact frame throws the weight off. Wish I could find a used slide for a 4516 because all the other parts to put it back to a 4516 are still available new.... Anyway I think I'm going to try to find a Remington model 25 unless I can find a good deal on a sporter.