Might be a nickel plating issue on the barrel, hard to tell without seeing it. Kind of flaky, like lifted paint or something different.
The not going into battery is semi normal. During firing the slide will never slow at all or do anything but full force. One reason they recommend loading the chamber with the slide release.
That should improve with just a few rounds fired. Watch for long bullet seats, this will sometimes cause the same issue.
Shouldn't be a problem once you get to shooting.
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