Are any of you having the same problem? I am a 30 year Sig carrier, 226, 229 and they are smooth as heck.

To engage, or disengage?

disengage

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Originally posted by threefeathers:
disengage

Just call it a "slide stop" instead of a "slide release." Then you'll stop trying to disengage with it and just slingshot the slide like you're supposed to.

JK, put a dab of grease on it and/or work it, work it, work it. It should smooth out.

Do you mean pressing the slide lock lever down to drop the slide after inserting a fresh magazine?

This is best accomplished by pulling the slide to the rear, and letting go. Some refer to this as the “slingshot method.”

The slide lock lever is minimalist, to go with a very concealable pistol: less to snag, and less to inadvertently cause slide lock-back while firing.

I don’t find the slide lock lever difficult to release by depressing the lever on the P365, but I think it’s best done by retarding the slide and letting the lever release itself.

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Originally posted by toivo:
Just call it a "slide stop" instead of a "slide release."

Or “slide catch,” which is the even better, more-descriptive term that SIG uses.
Just like the magazine and its catch, the slide can’t be released until it’s caught first.

Yes, small part, stiff recoil spring for a compact pistol, new(?) gun: difficult to operate that way. As suggested, pull and release the slide.

To answer the question, though, I don’t have any trouble releasing the slide of my P365 by depressing the catch with my thumb, and as I age, my hand strength has declined. There is no doubt some variance among individual slides and catches. Although I wouldn’t do it myself, perhaps some light stoning of the contact surfaces of the slide catch and intercept notch of the slide would help. I also suspect things will get better with use (if you continue doing it your way ).

It's not been a problem with the slide stops with either of my 365s. It is a little stiffer with one of the guns, but it's still very usable to me and doesn't cause any real angst when using it. As a reference, I do suffer from a touch of joint pain in my hands these days.

With the 365 I too use regularly the slide stop to send the slide into battery. I'm not a fan of the so-called sling shot technique for anything other than casual range shooting. With larger guns like my regular EDC G23 I find that I'm fastest using the stop during speed drills rather than either the sling shot or overhand, over-the-top-of-the-slide technique that I prefer when I do go for the slide rather than the slide stop. So I do the same with the 365. So I can see how a sticking stop would be very annoying and upsetting.

Thank you all. I've been working the heck out of it and it is a bit easier. However I had the opportunity to use a Hellcat a few hours ago and the controls are easier for me. I'm carrying a Sig P290 and it is really smooth, So I'll use all three and see what I feel in a month.