need info on Walther P99 40SW

[Dand]

I went shopping for an autoloading medium size carry / plinking gun.  I thought I wanted a .45 ACP XD but nothing quite suited/ fit me like the Walther P99.  So I bought it, used with Meprolite night sights. I like the decocker and dual strike option it offers.

One strange thing is it seems it won't allow single loading by hand, but must carry the round in from the magazine.

Any suggestions on a good holster?
Comments on reliability, operation?
Warnings?
I know little of the 40 SW - what's a good ammo choice?  I might not reload for this one for a while.

This was a spur-of-the-moment decision instead of my normal pre-purchase research.

Hope I made a good decision but I see a short search of GB has a couple unhappy comments on the P99.
Thanks

[4MUL8R]

http://www.dstu.edu.ru/mirrors/www.carl-walther.de/englisch/defense/defense-82.html

http://www.praxagora.com/lunde/WaltherP99FAQ/

[Savage]

Dand,
Auto pistols are controlled feed. They are designed to feed from the magazine. As the round is stripped from the magazine, it is captured by the extractor and held against the breach face in the feeding cycle. Loading the chamber manually, and dropping the slide, will damage your extractor. I have no first hand knowledge of this pistol, having only handled a couple. Not a fan of the .40 either, but any good hollowpoint in the 150-165gr range should do the job. Hope you two get along well!
Savage