The cocking lever rubs directly on the bottom of the barrel. Cheap design, yes, but then its a cheap pistol. A dollop of moly grease will help here.
Andy (AMAC) - may I remind you that cocking the nicest doesn't bring home the bacon. My p.b. with my Lov is a 47 ex 50 @ 10m single handed which presently resides on the RMTC club noticeboard (which has rough edges ;-) )
ATB
Ian