【Chapter 713】 Gun Shop Stories (Ask for Subscription!)
"We have all kinds of long and short guns in our shop, but since you are new to guns, I recommend that you use some guns that are more suitable for beginners!" The clerk named David suddenly lit up when he heard Xiao Feng's request!
Now the economic situation in the United States is not very good, and young people like David, who graduated from ordinary community colleges, are unemployed after graduation, and it is a blessing to be able to find a job as a gun shop guide.
Therefore, Xiao Feng did not encounter the bloody scenes described in some novels, and David's posture was very low, allowing Xiao Feng to enjoy the feeling of 'the customer is God'.
Knowing that Xiao Feng lives in the ranch, David knows that Xiao Feng is not a bad person, if he is lucky enough for Xiao Feng to make a purchase here, his performance this month will be down.
David began to introduce Xiao Feng to some common guns, and he was quite proficient in the business, and also let Xiao Feng, a beginner, understand some knowledge that he had not been exposed to before.
"Colt M1991A1 pistol, a semi-automatic pistol widely used by the American military and police, the pistol has the following characteristics: first, the structure is simple, the number of parts is small, and the decomposition and combination are relatively convenient; second, the mechanism is reliable, the safety is good, and the failure rate is low. David picked up a Colt M1991A1 pistol, fiddled with it to remove all the parts, and introduced it to Xiao Feng.
From the model of this pistol, you can see the age of its birth, which is already in the last century, more than a hundred years ago.
For ordinary things, a hundred years is enough time to change a lot, but for a firearm like a pistol, it is timeless evidence!
On March 29, 1911, the 0.45-inch automatic pistol designed by Browning and produced by the Colt Company was selected as the standard weapon of the U.S. Army, and was officially named the "Colt M19110.45-inch automatic pistol". And in April 1912, it began to equip the troops, becoming the first semi-automatic pistol equipped by the American army.
Over the past 100 years, the Colt M1911 pistol has spread all over the world and has become the largest number of pistol models in existence, and even now there are still a large number of countries and companies that use various improved versions of the Colt M1911 pistol after obtaining authorization.
Xiao Feng picked up the sample, and found that it was actually printed with 'Made in China' in English, and he couldn't help but be stunned!
"What's going on?" Xiao Feng never thought that the first time he entered a gun shop in the United States, he actually encountered 'Made in China', which was really surprising!
It is naturally a well-known thing that 'Made in China' sells well all over the world, but in Xiao Feng's impression, Huaxia is not a big arms exporter, and seeing 'Made in China' in a gun shop in the United States makes me feel somewhat insancer.
"Mr. Xiao, in fact, many of the products in the gun shop are 'Made in China', after all, the technology and craftsmanship in Huaxia are not bad, and the labor cost is much lower than that of the United States!"
After David's explanation, Xiao Feng realized that over the years, light weapons manufactured by Chinese enterprises have gradually occupied the American market and become the choice of many Americans.
In the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, Chinese weapons began to enter the civilian weapons market in Europe and the United States in large quantities, including imitation M1911 pistols.
With the progress of the processing technology of the M1911 pistol imitated by Huaxia enterprises, Huaxia arms manufacturers also pay more attention to the update of product categories and brand promotion to attract more European and American customers.
At present, there are many similar situations with the Colt M1911, and the 'Made in China' in the civilian weapons market is quite popular.
Listening to David's gushing introduction, Xiao Feng was also a little speechless!
In the past, I heard people say that shopping in the United States would often encounter the experience of 'Made in China', but I didn't expect that I would have this day, and it was in a gun shop unique to the United States.
"Take a hundred rounds of ammunition, I'll try the gun at the shooting range!" Xiao Feng said to David without much hesitation in the name of 'Made in China'.
Behind the façade of the gun shop is a shooting range that covers a large area, and Xiao Feng saw that there were target tracks at different distances of 25 meters and 50 meters, and they were all fully automatic systems with extremely complete equipment.
According to David's explanation, Xiao Feng loaded the bullet slightly rustily, and started the first pistol target training with both hands holding the gun.
In the past, Xiao Feng had seen his old man's matching gun, the 54 pistol (Big Black Star), at home, but the old man was very strict with discipline, and Xiao Feng had never touched it.
Except for the shotgun he had used a few times in the ranch a few days ago, Xiao Feng was shooting targets for the first time, and he was a little nervous and his heart was beating hard.
Hook the trigger, the strong recoil caught Xiao Feng off guard, the muzzle of the gun was raised, and an anti-aircraft gun was released!
"Colt's recoil is a bit big, as long as you balance your strength, you can overcome it!" Xiao Feng's expression was not out of David's expression, he explained some of Colt's characteristics to him very seriously, so that Xiao Feng could slowly understand it in practice.
For the clerks of the gun shop, they not only have to sell the guns, but more importantly, they have to teach customers how to handle the guns more safely and avoid unnecessary dangers.
For example, the muzzle of the gun can never be pointed at yourself and others, the daily maintenance of the gun, the essentials of shooting action, this is a relevant knowledge that cannot be learned by reading books.
Xiao Feng's arm strength is amazing, after getting used to Colt's recoil, the next shooting is more and more comfortable, and the target shooting performance is also gradually improving.
In fact, it is also normal, with Xiao Feng's current eyesight and physical elements, it is reasonable to slowly find the feeling in shooting, not to mention that the 25-meter target is close at hand.
Soon, Xiao Feng began to not miss the target, and the impact point was getting closer and closer to the bull's-eye, and David next to him was dumbfounded.
If it weren't for Xiao Feng's extremely unfamiliar posture holding the gun just now, David would have wanted Xiao Feng to be a veteran of playing with guns, and this world is really full of capable people.
Soon, a hundred pistol rounds of ammunition were exhausted, and Xiao Feng couldn't finish putting down the Colt M1911A1 whose barrel was already hot.
Next, Xiao Feng tried the 56 semi-automatic rifle from Huaxia, which is a foreign trade model designed and produced by Huaxia North Industries Corporation, which is specially exported to the civilian market in the United States.
However, in 1994, President Clinton signed a special executive order prohibiting the import of all firearms and related products from China except for hunting rifles and air guns. As a result, although the Type 56 series firearms produced by Huaxia are of high quality and low price, due to the restrictions of the new law, they can no longer enter the United States, the world's largest civilian firearms market, which has a severe impact on the foreign trade of Huaxia-related products.
This 56 semi-automatic in the gun shop is considered the collection of the owner of the gun shop, and only when he meets a guest from Huaxia, the boss will release it to let the Chinese guests enjoy it.
Xiao Feng fired five bullets during military training in college, and this time it was finally enjoyable, hundreds of bullets came down, and his shoulders were faintly painful from the recoil of the gun, but it was also hearty.
In the end, Xiao Feng bought a Colt M1911A1 pistol and a MR556A1 rifle made by Deutsche HK, plus related bullets, gun locks, etc., for a total cost of nearly 5,000 US dollars.
As a famous German firearms company, Deutsche HK is one of the most influential arms companies in the world, and has MP5, G3, G36, USP pistol, "Punisher" XM25 and other famous firearms.
The HK416 rifle of the German company HK was equipped with the US special forces in 2005 and was well received by the soldiers, and the company's weapons successfully entered the US military equipment. HK Company had earlier launched the HK416 German-made civilian MR223, and in order to gain greater benefits in the U.S. civilian market, this time it launched the "American-made" civilian version - MR556A1 rifle.
The selling price of this semi-automatic rifle in the gun store is only about 3,300 US dollars, which can be described as quite cheap, and there is no pressure on Xiao Fenglai, he bought it after trying the gun for a while.
Of course, Xiao Feng is also very interested in the UPS pistol of the HK company, but he has just been involved in gun shooting, so he naturally knows that greed is not rotten, so he should go back and get the Colt MM1911A1 done before making other plans, anyway, the gun shop will not be closed for a while and a half, and the tradition of private gun ownership in the United States will not change.
Walking out of the gun shop with the lockbox containing the gun, Xiao Feng felt a little like a world away!
Gun control in China is extremely strict, and probably the people will never have this experience, even if it is an ordinary police station, the time and number of times with guns are only a handful.
In a sense, the guns in the homes of many people in the United States are much more powerful than most of the public security officers in China, which also brings huge security risks to the United States.
Over the years, the United States has continued to break out of various evil cases caused by guns, and instead of making the 'gun ban' the mainstream of society, it has stimulated the public and weapon manufacturers to promote the civilian gun market, which cannot but be said to be a kind of irony.
Xiao Feng also heard that before 1994, he said that the automatic weapon license he owned could be freely circulated in the market, and as long as he bought the license, he could configure powerful automatic weapons, which was fascinating.
However, Xiao Feng also knows that these automatic weapon licenses are either in the hands of enthusiasts or are in the hands of some super-rich, and if you want to encounter them, they can only be described as unattainable.
Back in the parking lot, Xu Mengyao and Aunt Maria had already put the things they bought in the supermarket on the body of the F150, and they also smiled when they saw Xiao Feng returning with a full load.
After inquiring, Xiao Feng learned that Aunt Maria also had an M36 women's pistol produced by Smith, which made Xiao Feng shake his head secretly.
I didn't expect Aunt Maria, who is harmless to humans and animals, to be a gun bearer, it seems that the rumors of a gun in the United States are probably too optimistic, and it is estimated that more than one per capita is a normal situation!
When he came to the United States, more and more phenomena were impacting Xiao Feng's concept, and many things that could not be seen in China were also emerging one after another, which dazzled him!R1152