Chapter 534: Three-hundred-step rifle

One item in the shooting competition is to test the shooting distance. This is no longer a problem with the shooter. It's the gun problem. Although some guns of the Qin State are marked with a scale of more than one hundred steps. But everyone knows that if the bullet reaches a hundred distances, it's all luck.

The shooting distance competition begins. King Qin is not very concerned about this event. Because he also knows the range of the musket.

"Aim." a musket sergeant exclaimed.

Seven players competed in this event. Moreover, there are only seven people. Five of them used Lee's rifles. They want to rely on their own shooting experience and focus on the target a hundred steps away according to a certain ballistic principle.

The other two made major improvements. One person installed sights. The gun used by the other person is completely different. This is a single-shot rifle with a rotating back-pull locking method. The metal bullet is used. The shooter expressed great confidence in the weapons in his hands.

"Let it go," the sergeant exclaimed.

"Boom. Boom. Boom." The sound of the musket was loud. The gunpowder smoke covered the shooter. King Qin symbolically pulled up the telescope to see how far away the target was shooting.

King Qin couldn't help shaking his head. The situation is very bad. Looking at three targets, there is no bullet mark on them. King Qin was suddenly discouraged.

"Let them report the target." King Qin ordered.

Immediately, King Qin waved a banner here to signal the target.

In the end, King Qin was a little surprised.

"Hehe. One more hit. Let's go and take a look." King Qin said to Zhao Gao.

"What's your name?" King Qin asked when he came to the shooter who hit the target.

"Report, Lord. My name is Zheng An." The archer saluted.

"En. Can your gun still hit a 100-step target?" King Qin asked.

"My lord, yes. Not only can it hit a 100-step target, but also a 300-step target." Zheng An said.

"Oh." King Qin was a little surprised. Three hundred steps, this distance is very tempting, if the musket can hit a target three hundred steps away, this is really amazing.

"Come here. Set a three-hundred-step target, and the widow will let you fire five bullets in a row. As long as you hit three rounds, the widow will award you a silver medal." King Qin said.

"My lord, please see." Zheng An made a request. He lay on the ground, and the people next to King Qin were very close to King Qin. Because the shooting range is very dangerous. If there is danger. These people will use their bodies as a shield for King Qin to protect King Qin.

The three-hundred-step target is set. Zheng An began to load the first bullet. Although Zheng An's gun uses a rotating rear pull type locking method. But the way of feeding bombs is extremely backward. Need a reload after shooting. Complete the ejection and then reload another one. There is still much room for improvement of this rifle.

"Bang." There was a clear gunshot. There is not so much smoke from the muzzle, which is very different from other guns. King Qin is very strange.

"Bang, bang. Bang. Bang." Four more gunshots followed. Zheng An fired continuously.

"The shooting is over." Zheng An knew that King Qin was unrestrained by his side and took the initiative to leave the gun on the ground instead of holding it in his hand. The sergeant on the side inspected the guns under the instructions of the guards, and then confiscated them.

"What's the situation?" King Qin asked.

"Quickly, look at the shooting." Zhao Gao shouted. Then report the target opposite. All five bullets hit.

After King Qin heard the result. Overjoyed.

"Come here, the widow will give Zheng An a silver medal." King Qin exclaimed.

A distance of three hundred steps. This is an insurmountable distance. King Qin was overjoyed.

"Right. Call Mr. Qin. The widow wants to show him this new type of musket. Three hundred steps." King Qin was overjoyed.

Afterwards, King Qin and Zheng An talked carefully. I learned from the conversation that the maximum firing range of this musket is as high as 500 steps, but the bullets are no longer in a straight line. When shooting, you need to adjust a certain angle to hit the bullseye. After listening, King Qin was eager to try. He will also use this new gun to hit a distance of five hundred steps. The distance of these five hundred steps is almost comparable to that of a large crossbow. But the weight of the gun is better than the crossbow in operation. This made King Qin very happy.

King Qin fired under the guidance of Zheng An. The first is a target that is a hundred steps away.

Shangwen did not negotiate with Li Mu, and both parties need to digest the series of agreements reached in the previous paragraph. After receiving the order of King Qin. Shang Wen rushed over immediately.

"Mr. Qin, have you seen a musket with three hundred paces?" King Qin asked directly.

Shang Wen was stunned for a moment. Three hundred steps, at most a distance of more than two hundred and eighty meters, have naturally seen this. The farthest gun I have ever seen, a large sniper rifle. Able to shoot at a distance of more than one kilometer. If King Qin knew about this distance, he didn't know how to feel.

"Hahaha. The widow will let her husband look at such a gun." King Qin said with a smile. Obviously, King Qin thought that Shang Wen had never seen it.

"Oh." Shang Wen just reacted. Hurriedly salute.

Shang Wen took the gun and began to check the gun.

"Pull and lock after rotation. Use all metal bullets." Shang Wen said while looking at the gun.

"What ammunition does your musket use?" Shang Wen asked ably. King Qin saw it from the side. Zheng An immediately began to explain. And said the causes and consequences of this gun manufacturing.

Speaking of which, this gun has a deep relationship with the pressure cooker. The pressure cooker has a certain locking mechanism. This locking mechanism inspired Zheng An's father, Zheng Shan. His home is from Mengzhou, west of the Qin State. He used to be a carpenter and knew the technology. He first started to make butts, then slowly began to repair the guns, and finally started to make his own guns. This gun was completed under the inspiration of the pressure cooker. But this is not the point.

The point is that his other son, Zheng Ping, a student in the Department of Chemistry of Qin State University, replaced the traditional black powder of Qin with smokeless gunpowder.

But when he heard the smokeless gunpowder, Shangwen really wanted to know how the other party solved the fiber problem.

Shang Wen was surprised by the answer. In some parts of Mengzhou, there are a large number of shallows, that is, wetlands. There are a large number of reeds in these wetlands. Before these reeds bloom, there is something that forms a big stick. If you break it by hand, the inside is full of layers. Then a layer of fibers. This fiber is very similar to catkins. Although the length of the fiber is as short as catkins, it can be used to make smokeless gunpowder fibers. The nitrated fiber is made into small blocks. The power of burning is very great.

Shang Wen smiled inwardly. I paid all my attention to the catkins. Forgot to find another alternative fiber.