Have a new Shield 40 I picked up earlier this summer, and am just now getting a chance to put it through her paces.

Slide release on this model is super-tight...to release slide, I have to put pressure on lever and pull slide back to release it.

Anyone else have this problem? Is this just a "new-so-everything-is-tight-as-hell" problem, or should I be calling Smith cust svc?

I'm going to put a few hundred rounds through it at the range, so maybe it will resolve before I get back?

Red