TX200 will not cock.

[MarkCharlie]

Mint condition but unused for some time.
Bought on Sunday from a forum member but did not test before leaving.
Set up my bench today to zero in the scope and it will not cock.

The cocking arm releases fine and the cocking cycle is very smooth. Then Click, click, click and it 'feels' cocked.
Upon release though, the arm is still under spring tension until returned.
Safety is not engaging.

Took it to the local (30 mile round trip) gunshop just now who initially said 'give me a minute. I think I know whats wrong' before disappearing out the back (as there was a pellet in the breech) but returned a few minutes later to tell me it needs to be seen by a gunsmith as they have no on site facilities.

Feeling a bit dejected.

Any help gratefully received.

[muzzle]

May be pop the stock off take alook, might be spring guide / top hat to long or might be the main spring becoming coil bound???

Hard to say really


Daryl

[Neil54]

Take the spring out and try cocking with nothing inside. If it won't cock then it's trigger adjustment.
Then try with spring guide and top hat and try again. If it won't cock the guide is touching top hat.
Then try with the spring installed. If it now won't cock then probably Coil bound.

[tinbum]

Did you try it before you bought it? The "TX Tug" is a thing, and the name given to the final pull many need to actually cock.

[TonyL]

Yep, absolutely as above. Try that final hard "yank" to see if that works. Failing that, as per post #3.

[MarkCharlie]

Thanks fellas....
Tried the hard yank technique but just the same. I guess I'll be taking a rifle apart for the first time tomorrow....

[mdunn]

Have you spoke to the person you got it off,and a good pull as has been said. Atb mick