Re : cocking position

If you have a dual power HW45 then the cocking arm has two locking positions.
On low power, it cocks at about 90 degrees, on full power you pull it further round, nearly 180 degrees fully open.

If you can only go straight to the almost 180 degrees position, you have a single power model. As said, unless it's an import it should be 'full power'.

I've had both a .22 and .177, both developed 5ft lbs measured over a chrono at full power.
Nice pistol by the way, worth learning to shoot right.