Makes me feel better about paying taxes knowing they are helping people

No ,the pot has holes drilled in side for the air flow. Will post picture later. At work at the moment
Duncan

The reg butts up against the end of the brass pot,which has a hole in the side. I will take it out tonight and check spring and l will try and sort out a picture
Duncan

I think its time for me to admit to being outsmarted and seek professional help
Duncan

i have just put gun back together after polishing hammer rail and winding the pot out (it was not secured)
and I have gained 1.1ftlbs
Duncan

Ah i see what you mean . yes the pot is short so there are no internals . Does this part usually keep the spring pressure on the valve on the striker valve
Cheers
Duncan
I see from that video that screwing out the pot will change the power

What I was trying to say was there is no spring pressure ,if you push the pin in it stays in and the only way to get it to poke out is to hold the cylinder up and give it a tap
Duncan

Good evening People, I thought before I threw the towel in on fixing my gun I would polish the the hammer rail as advised by Blackbaronfish. the rail was very dirty but the thing I discovered is what I would imagine is the source of my problems. The valve the hammer strikes is not sprung loaded (I h...

Thanks for all your replies and suggestions . I think I am at the point of taking it to someone who knows what they are doing as there seem to be many things that it could be . the problem is the gun has been packed away for 3ish years and i dont know when it first leaked or how long it has been emp...

And no I haven't been at hammer rail . All I have done is removed reg no screws have been tweaked !