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Originally Posted by tgmorris99
On the M&P it is not a slide release - it's a slide stop. As documented on the bottom of page 17 of the Owner's Manual, the proper way to release the slide is to pull back on the slide and then release it (i.e. sling shot the slide) to load the top round of the magazine. This method will work on all semi-autos including those that don't lock the slide back after the last round.
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Beat me to it....it was never designed to be a Slide Release and should not be used as such. Most training schools such as Gunsite have you pull the slide fully to the rear and release it. This procedure also ensures that the spring is fully compressed when the slide re-engages.
The best way to load a magazine is with a magazine loader such as the UpLULA Pistol Magazine Loader:
UpLULA Pistol Mag Loader Unloader Polymer Black
You can load the magazine in half the time it takes without it and your fingers won't get sore.