I have a 2.0 Compact (and a Shield that has the same issue)
It is almost impossible to drop the slide using the "Slide Stop". There are so many people on the interwebs that get riled up telling the uneducated that it is not a "slide release", but a slide stop. Get over it and slingshot it they like to say. They talk about how S&W calls it a Slide Stop and not a Slide Release for a reason and supposedly they specifically say one should not use the lever to drop the slide and chamber a round.
I think that lever should be able to be used for both functions.
I'm really not buying into this theory so convince me that I'll ruin my pistol if I massage the moving parts to loosen up the lever so I can release it by the lever.
I think S&W made it so tight because in the 1.0 models, you could get the slide to drop with a little bit of vigor when seating a mag.
I have been practicing reloads (dryfire) and I'd like to train to insert the mag and get my left hand in a proper grip in one move while using my right thumb to drop the mag. If I have to slingshot the slide, I won't be able to do so. I'll have to add an additional movement.
Go ahead, tell me I'm crazy, I can handle it.
It is almost impossible to drop the slide using the "Slide Stop". There are so many people on the interwebs that get riled up telling the uneducated that it is not a "slide release", but a slide stop. Get over it and slingshot it they like to say. They talk about how S&W calls it a Slide Stop and not a Slide Release for a reason and supposedly they specifically say one should not use the lever to drop the slide and chamber a round.
I think that lever should be able to be used for both functions.
I'm really not buying into this theory so convince me that I'll ruin my pistol if I massage the moving parts to loosen up the lever so I can release it by the lever.
I think S&W made it so tight because in the 1.0 models, you could get the slide to drop with a little bit of vigor when seating a mag.
I have been practicing reloads (dryfire) and I'd like to train to insert the mag and get my left hand in a proper grip in one move while using my right thumb to drop the mag. If I have to slingshot the slide, I won't be able to do so. I'll have to add an additional movement.
Go ahead, tell me I'm crazy, I can handle it.