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As Dark Angel said, you have to cradle the cylinder when cocking the rifle, not only does it reduce the wear on the cylinder and bolt handle, it makes a strong spring easier to compress.
And never slam the cylinder forward, ease it forward so you can feel the BB load or if it won't go any farther. The follower sticks up in the way of the nozzle after the last round has been shot, and hitting that with the nozzle forces the follower to cant up, which chews away at your feed lips, which causes double feeding every shot or two. At least that can be fixed with cutting and shaping one or two pieces of thin brass the same size as the feed lips and using instant glue to hold them on. I'd been doing that for years with my two CA mags, lasts a few thousand shots, then have to either reglue or make new ones.
Another thing, due to the mag design, it's normal for misfeeds, what I do is use a piece of velcro sleeping bag strap, wrap around the foregrip where the mag is, and use that to keep the mag from sticking out, never misfeeds that way, and to reload, slide the strap forward then back over the fresh mag.
Lastly, you should take your mags apart and see if there is any obstruction causing you to only be able to load 20 rounds. Typical is 24 rounds, as 25 will keep you from pushing the mag into the rifle with the cylinder full forward.
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