Can the P10 series slide stop be used a slide release?

[Practical Shooter]

My F will auto index when a full mag is inserted.....aka.....the proper way to load this firearm.

Same here, "We don't need no stinking slide release" 

[Sion]

Yes it works as a release and that is the first way the manual says to reload during shooting.

[Vex001]

For whatever design reason, these guns are very prone to inertia reloads (technical term for having the slide go home after inserting a mag).

[Indy_Tim]

The finish used on the release and slide contribute to this I think.  Taking a bit of Flitz to the back of the slide release and the bottom of the breech face slicks it up very nicely.  Or, you can just shoot it a bunch to get the same effect.

Once broken in, these are some of the best feeling striker fired guns out in terms of control feel.

[mickey66]

At first my slide stop would not work as a slide release! However, after about 400 rounds the Gun loosened up and I got my slide release working great! The Gun will also do an auto slide release when I slam in a full Mag...very cool. You gotta shoot these Guns so they can loosen up.

[2morechains]

I don’t usually shoot to slide lock, but if I do I just slap a fresh mag in and let the slide go forward on its own.