My FX Ranchero cocking lever has given problems occasionally in the past. What happens is that is that all at once it will not cock the mechanism smoothly. Applying a little force finally gets it to cock and then it might be ok for another dozen shots or so.
Today it quit working. It can be pulled back about half way and then meets a "solid wall" of resistance and no reasonable amount of force will get it to cock.
I own a machine shop and have reasonable mechanical skills but could not figure out how to take the gun apart. Does anyone have step-by-step instructions on how to dismantle a Ranchero? I believe it is similar to several other FX models.