Feanaro
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The lever is there to stop the slide when the mag runs dry, hence the label "slide stop lever".
Someone better tell the Army that they got it wrong 70 years ago. Because I see, right on page 11 of FM 23-25, "If the slide is open push down the slide stop to let the slide go forward".
Why is there a lever at all? You could just as easily make an internal slide stop that couldn't be worn down by the end user. The argument, of course, is that you can lock the slide open manually. But I haven't seen many slide stops with checkering/serrations on the bottom. Lots on the top though. Is it that hard to accept that both are valid?