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    Gentlemen, many thanks for all your time and advice. Have since  also received excellent detailed advice from Julian Bond (of Air Arms) who confirmed my conclusion the problem was likely the result of the top sear failure. Upon removing the stock and dismantling the trigger guard and sear cover plate found all was intact (nothing broken). However there was much grease blackened with age and well dried out. Further consultation with Julian - he agreed with me that over greasing at the factory and aging probably was the cause of the problem. Cleaned it away with cotton buds, a little gun oil lubrication and reassembly. Tried it all again and perfect shooting again!! 

    Brilliant and thanks to you all again and especially Julian for his patience. 

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    Apart now from having my son's rifle not working to return to him, the magpies now seem to realise it's safe to be in the garden again - I can't have that! Not sure what to do with the rifle so hoping for some inspiration from the experts. Please help. Thanks in advance, John
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    Hi All, thanks for replies. I've passed a gun cleaning rod through to make sure all is clear - so that's OK. The cocking lever does travel all the way with no addition load or resistance although I will need to listen to hear if I can hear any cocking action. Not sure if this will repeat cocking as the rifle seems already cocked as the trigger when pulled does not cause the rifle to shoot The magazine does index correctly with no change I can detect. When I pull the trigger it moves as usual but nothing happens with the firing mechanism and no air sounds, leaks or action. A real puzzle! Sure there must be a reason but what has me beat. Appreciate any thoughts please.
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    I've used my son's rifle to deal with a couple of local magpies but the third shot did nothing - no shooting action. I checked after the 3rd magpie had flown off to confirm I had correctly cocked the rifle and released the safety catch. I checked the pressure (which was 150 bar) and have now pressurised it to 190 bar but still it does not shoot. Can anyone please advise what might have happened and how I can resolve the problem - my son will not be happy with my returning his rifle in a non operational state. Thanks for any pointers
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