I dont have religious, moral, or asethetic reasons for wanting to disable it, or I would have looked for a pre-lock gun. I want to get a trigger job, and I can get a better one (lighter DA pull) if the lock is gone. While I will have this gun loaded for home defense, I have a back-up 40 auto or 45 auto if need be. thanks for the great replys. I guess I could just have it done, as I will probably not shoot a regional match, and if I do it would probably be CDP or ESP anyway...