I've always had this issue with my M&P.
The slide release was always stiff and could never be fully disengaged without pressing down on both sides of the slide release button.
Personally I would always press the slide release button down while pulling the slide back to put the slide forward and never really questioned it.
For some reason I had just always thought of this as a slide lock and not a simple slide release button (doh!) or just the fact the the pistol still needed to be broken in.
Found this video on youtube - I just filed my slide release catch down a bit and bingo. Works perfectly every time.
Hope this can help someone else out.
The slide release was always stiff and could never be fully disengaged without pressing down on both sides of the slide release button.
Personally I would always press the slide release button down while pulling the slide back to put the slide forward and never really questioned it.
For some reason I had just always thought of this as a slide lock and not a simple slide release button (doh!) or just the fact the the pistol still needed to be broken in.
Found this video on youtube - I just filed my slide release catch down a bit and bingo. Works perfectly every time.
Hope this can help someone else out.
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