Take it back and get another one.
This is the reason why I get most of my rifles second-hand, the foibles have been sorted or if they haven't then I can strip the gun, relube and tweak any QC issues that have been missed.
Generally these are excellent rifles, sounds like you were unlucky and got a duff one. The internet will give the impression of faults being more frequent than they actually are, the rifle is extremely popular for a reason, and it is possibly one of the best springers made in terms of design.