If you are interested in honing your own razors, by all means, pick up a Norton 4/8 at some point. Right now you owe it to yourself to start with a honemeister sharp blade. I don't know if Lynn does the pre-honed razors foe CS but I think he does. That means that the razor you received should fit the bill, no problem. I know that Lynn tests each razor that he hones, and believe me, the guy knows what a sharp blade feels like;)
I wouldn't be too put off by what seems like a little pulling. We get a lot of feedback from our blades and I think that sometimes that can be mis-interpreted as a razor that isn't cutting. If you have a something like a full hollow you will hear and probably feel the whiskers being cut. That's normal, but it can be dis-orienting if you are new to straight shaving. Unless you are really bearing down with a super dull razor you shouldn't be getting razor burn once your face acclimates to straight razor shaving, so that may be nothing more than a case of giving things a day or so to recover and trying again.
If you read the posts dealing with early straight shaving problems you will probably come away with the observation that there are a lot of things that have to go right to get a great shave, especially with a straight. I guess that may be true, but once you get it right, there's no other way to shave in my book. So, keep after it with proper equipment and it will soon fall into place. Welcome to the forum and feel free to post your questions and results.