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    Wife and I picked up our new handguns last night. I got the Sig250 sc and the wife got M&P shield 9mm. On the M&P i can't get the slide release to work no matter how hard I push it even with two fingers as hard as I can push. Is this normal? :noidea: :help:
     

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    Wife and I picked up our new handguns last night. I got the Sig250 sc and the wife got M&P shield 9mm. On the M&P i can't get the slide release to work no matter how hard I push it even with two fingers as hard as I can push. Is this normal? :noidea: :help:

    Is it difficult even with a loaded magazine inserted?

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    I have not tried with loaded magazine yet was late when we got home but will try that later today.

    The reason I ask is because my slide stop is nearly also nearly impossible to use unless a loaded magazine is in place.

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    The reason I ask is because my slide stop is nearly also nearly impossible to use unless a loaded magazine is in place.

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    I have seen where some M&P's when you insert a new loaded magazine will engage the slide automatically
     

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    Mine use to do that. Where I would have to push down with both my thumbs on top of each other so I stopped using it and pulled the slide back. After my first range session with it (500 rounds) it would start to "loosen" up. Now after a 1000 rounds that has been put through it I can do it with just my thumb. I'm not saying it will take a 1000 rounds but hey the pistol is a virgin. Might just take some breaking in.
     

    Riverrat

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    Mine use to do that. Where I would have to push down with both my thumbs on top of each other so I stopped using it and pulled the slide back. After my first range session with it (500 rounds) it would start to "loosen" up. Now after a 1000 rounds that has been put through it I can do it with just my thumb. I'm not saying it will take a 1000 rounds but hey the pistol is a virgin. Might just take some breaking in.

    I agree and think I will tell her to just use it as a slide lock instead of release. Load the magazine and rack it.
     

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    It will wear and get easier with time and use.
     

    Riverrat

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    Ok I made it home and tried a loaded magazine and it made a diffrence. I have decided that the wife should train using the manual racking technique because some weapons will not have the option of a side release but you can always rack it by hand. Training to do one thing that will always works just makes more sense to me.
     

    Bowhunter1991

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    The more you use it the easier it will get. I had a brand new M&P Shield 40 and it was very difficult to release the slide with the slide release/slide stop lever. Wound up trading it for a used M&P Shield 9mm and the slide release works a lot better than my new one did. Just my 2 cents.
     

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    A glock... Good advice. First thing most glock owners replace is the damn miniscule slide release. Haha
     
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