Pardini K12 cocking lever

[AmSam]

Hello all. My K12 cocking lever has all of a sudden become more difficult to close, it is much stiffer than before. I wondered if this sounded familiar to anyone and if there was a solution? Should I be greasing anything? Pardini manual is not that informative! Thanks in advance

[rmca]

Did you tighten the two screws on top?
The ones that hold the barrel.

[David M]

Common problem on early K12's.
Contact Pardini to see about the later upgraded loading lever.

[AmSam]

Did you tighten the two screws on top?
The ones that hold the barrel.

Hi, no, I haven’t made any adjustments.

[AmSam]

Common problem on early K12's.
Contact Pardini to see about the later upgraded loading lever.

Thanks. This K12 was bought quite recently. I’m in the UK so repairs can be a challenge. I will contact the distributor. I appreciate your reply.

[PirateJohn]

Happens to me all the time. A couple of drops of FP-10 clear it right up.