Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for magazine release and holding apparatus for use with firearms are disclosed. An example magazine release and holding apparatus for a firearm comprises a magazine release slide to transfer a magazine holding element between a holding position and a release position, an end of the magazine release slide including one or more guide elements extending perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magazine release slide, and an operating handle including one or more counter guide recesses sized to receive the one or more guide elements and couple the operating handle to the magazine release slide, the operating handle projecting from a side of a handle piece of the firearm, wherein the operating handle is exchangeable and mountable to the magazine release slide by coupling or decoupling the operating handle and the magazine release slide.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for magazine release and holding apparatus for use with firearms are disclosed. An example magazine release and holding apparatus for a firearm comprises a magazine release slide to transfer a magazine holding element between a holding position and a release position, an end of the magazine release slide including one or more guide elements extending perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magazine release slide, and an operating handle including one or more counter guide recesses sized to receive the one or more guide elements and couple the operating handle to the magazine release slide, the operating handle projecting from a side of a handle piece of the firearm, wherein the operating handle is exchangeable and mountable to the magazine release slide by coupling or decoupling the operating handle and the magazine release slide.