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I am right-handed and I think I have smaller hands than the average shooter so depending on the gun (like a 1911), the slide release is a little too far forward for me to reach up with my thumb. In order to operate it, I'd either have to rotate the gun slightly in my right palm or use my support (left) hand thumb to engage the slide release. So for that, I'm more confident at pulling the slide back and then letting it chamber a round. For the Sig Sauer P series, the slide release is toward the rear of the frame and is easily accessible with my right thumb, so I do use the slide release with my Sigs.

It does cause me a bit of concern because of the whole concept of consistency and singularity of training. Maybe I should adopt one method and stick to it.