That's exactly how mine is behaving. When it digs in it feels like when a coticule is getting muddy from auto slurry and the razor tries to bite in. When i put oil on mine it was almost exactly like oil on a lapped translucent.In my experience, the feel is very hard and smooth and with a bit of water, the razor seems to skate for a bit but then will dig in. Under the tap it slows the razor down a lot then will quickly develop a firm grip rather quickly.