Chambering technique

First topic message reminder :

As a new bullseye shooter, I'm learning new things and sadly, having to unlearn others. I'm curious to learn how you folks release the slide from slide lock. Do you simply press down on the slide stop, press the trigger or hold the hammer and press the slide stop, or slingshot the slide? I appreciate the info.

Agree with Froneck and Merick as the sear relief is almost always in contact with the hammer.
Remove your grip panels, thumb safety, and grip safety and watch how the hammer/sear function.
I think in the old days they were dealing with short sears and had to deal with much more hammer/sear face reset distance = bounce.
Today we have long sears that you can stone to have a very short hook/sear face reset distance which negates bounce.
Back in the 90's when I started doing my own trigger jobs, I used to weld up the hammer nose and recut to minimize the reset distance.
My .02