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For me, it's always over the top for several reasons:
* It's the same movement used to rack the slide when first charging the weapon.
* It's the same movement used for clearing certain malfunctions.
* It's much easier than trying to hit the small slide lock lever.
* I was taught that it is a slide lock, not a slide release.

In the "sling shot" video, the guy rotates the gun 90 degrees so it's completely horizontal. That's a lot of unnatural, unnecessary movement.