Thanks for replying!
I went to test the escape button opening the menu and it does in fact work! I had to change my resolution settings to get it work though, my screen is native 21:9 3440x1440 and it doesnt work in that resolution. But when I put the game into 1920x1080 it worked as expected. I also checked the game out in 2560x1440 and that showed me that I wasn't seeing a lot of the bottom of the game when I played it last night. Seems that the 3440 resolution was the cause of many issues including parts of the tutorial appearing.
Also, for localization the 'middle' part of the gun in english is called the Action.
I also confirmed that in 2560x1440 I am seeing the notebook appear during the tutorial where I did not see it before.
And lastly I noticed that when facing up (W) with a completed rifle it disappears from my characters hands.