A few guys on another forum said that most manufacturers warn not to use the slide release when reloading because it causes 'accelerated wear' to the pistol. First time I've ever heard that. In fact, I read my PT92's manual cover to cover this morning and not only does it not have a warning about this, it actually suggests swiping the slide release to reload OR the slingshot method on the operation page. I think it's a bunch of crap. Everything you do is going to cause some wear so I think it's a matter of personal preference. The slide release reload is clearly faster so why is this even a discussion?