As some have stated.
The LW CMD arrived dry.
I found it easy to field strip, lube up lightly and
re-assemble.
The slide stop slid right back in,, no idiot mark as of yet.
Mags would only hold 8 rounds.. with the 9th being tight.
The only real gripe I have (other than the cardboard box) is the
fact that the gun could have
come with some Frog Lube or other oil and a bushing wrench.
This gun might be a tad heavy for me to carry.
Like with other guns that I'd love to conceal (GP-100 WC,
CZ97B, Speed Six, ect) my bad back says otherwise.
However..my wife loves the fact that the can rack the slide...
and she would have no problem packing this stainless
beauty if she had the proper holster.
She likes shoulder holsters.
As for carry a load.
It will only be Double Tap.. and I have 4 choices in my ammo
collection.
1: Double Tap 115 grain Barnes TAC-XP solid copper
hollowpoint. The same bullet as loaded by Cor-Bon
and the Barnes or other TAC-XP related defensive
ammo.
2: Double Tap's 124 grain Bonded Defense (Speer
Gold Dot) JHP.
3: Double Tap's 147 grain Bonded Defense JHP.
4: DT's 147 grain Controlled Expansion Jacketed Hollow
Point bullet. Very accurate in the past.
Both the TAC-XP and Gold Dot are popular defensive
loads by both citizens and the police.
I guess we will shoot some of each and see what both feeding, recoil
and accuracy show.
I've read that the LW CMD will feed about any quality JHP ammo.