Daisy 7XX Hard Closing Bolt?

I have a Daisy 777 air pistol that it is hard to close the bolt.  It seems to be catching on something when chambering a pellet.  Anyone else have this problem and possibly a fix for it?

I usually have to work mine at least twice when chambering a pellet to get the bolt to close and lock properly. Seems to be the nature of the beast.

Mine is the same way.   I try and make sure the pellet is in the chamber nicely before closing the bolt since it's plastic.  It seems to work smoothly that way and easy to close at that point.  I do tend to drop some pellets, which my wife always seems to find.

I wonder if when someone had it apart to replace the valve and o rings they did not put the plastic bolt back correctly?  Do not ask how I may or may not know this