Hi All,

it's been a while since I've had much time to do any shooting, and I've just got out a SMK CP1 that I hadn't really used much due to time constraints.
Knocking over tin cans at the weekend with my son's, it struck me odd that every so often it would seem we got a shot that "went missing"..
Then whilst loading, and keeping the muzzle pointed at the floor, I noticed the problem, the pellet fell out of the end of the barrel!
I tried it again, same thing happened.
It's actually quite tight to get the pellet past the breach. So was quite surprised at this.
There is not much in way of marks on the pellet caused by the barrel rifling.
Now I think the pistol is maybe 3 years old, so getting a warranty claim on it might be a challenge. But I've emailed SMK to find out.

Firstly, I assume this is not normal!
Secondly, how easy is it to obtain and replace the barrel.
I have tried it with Bisley Practice, JSB and some old Eley wasps - all the same. The Eley wasps just a bit tighter in the breach.

Any advice welcome!

Rich