Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush

Frankly I see it as no big deal to use either method. Just get the gun back in action!
This.

Most of my life, I practiced using the slide release, but in the last few years I primarily use my left hand (all fingers and thumb) over the top of the slide like this:

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Occasionally, I automatically slip into the use of the slide release, without thinking about it. This is with Glocks, and I don't find the factory slide release to be difficult to use.