▁slide ▁when ▁a ▁round ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁chamber ▁being ▁both ▁visual ▁and ▁tact ile . ▁An ▁amb ide xt r ous ▁magazine ▁release ▁is ▁also ▁standard . ▁Take ▁down ▁of ▁the ▁p istol ▁is ▁through ▁a ▁lever ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁frame ▁that ▁rot ates ▁up , ▁allowing ▁the ▁slide ▁to ▁move ▁forward ▁off ▁the ▁frame . ▁This ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁mechanism ▁of ▁take ▁down ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁p ist ols ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁S IG ▁S auer . ▁The ▁trigger ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁pulled ▁for ▁the ▁p istol ▁to ▁be ▁dis ass emble d , ▁unlike ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁compet itors ▁( and ▁even ▁early ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁X D ). ▁The ▁factory - standard ▁trigger ▁has ▁a ▁travel ▁of ▁ 1 3   mm ▁( 0 . 5   in ) ▁and ▁is ▁r ated ▁at ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁Most ▁H S 2 0 0 0 s ▁have ▁dual ▁capt ive ▁re co il ▁spr ings ; ▁however , ▁the ▁X DM ▁and ▁T act ical ▁ ▁models ▁have ▁non - capt ive ▁spr ings . ▁The ▁re co il ▁spring ▁guide ▁rod ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁st ando ff ▁device , ▁as ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁rod ▁pro tr udes ▁from ▁under ▁the ▁bar rel ▁and ▁keeps ▁the ▁slide ▁in ▁battery ▁when ▁pressed ▁against ▁an ▁object ▁such ▁as ▁some ones ' s ▁ch est ▁in ▁contact - distance ▁self - def ense ▁situations . ▁ ▁This ▁prevents ▁the ▁slide ▁from ▁being ▁moved ▁back ▁because