Talked to S&W about this problem with the slide stop releasing when I rotate the take down lever to disassemble. (For the record my hand in no way comes into contact with the slide stop while rotating the take down lever). I was told it would get better the more I used it. They said it was like muscle memory and I just needed to give it some time. I was also told that as far as the instruction manual stating to rotate the take down lever to the 6:00 position when in fact I have to rotate it to the 9:00 position that "It would be nice if everything worked according to the manuals." I will be sending it in for repair to address the slide stop releasing issue. This just should not be. Will let you know what happens.