My Air Rifle Won’t Cock

This isn’t a particularly common problem but if you’re experiencing this here is a few ideas…

• Undo Changes! If you’ve recently made any changes then undo them first, before trying something else. Any calibration changes or adjustments wind back. If you have a pellet in the barrel then remove it with a cleaning rod.
• Recent Maintenance? Have you recently had to disassemble your gun? Have a quick check to make sure you haven’t messed something up by putting it back together wrong.
• Trigger Problems? It has been known that a trigger can cause problems with the sear catching. Not relevant to all guns, but you may need to make adjustments to resolve.
• Stop Screw! Not relevant to all Air Rifles, but take a look at your scope stop screw – does it have a metal stop plate? It should have and it could be this that’s preventing the gun from cocking properly.
• More Force? In some more powerful airguns, you have to apply a significant amount of force for it to cock. So much so in fact that it’ll be just too much for the younger gunners.