A corner of the royal private shooting range at Charlottenburg Palace has been changed beyond recognition.

The site is scattered with various obstacles composed of wooden planks and masonry, high and low, and half-body and full-body target boards, standing or hanging or half-covered, are arranged in this scattered area.

Originally, the shooting range of Charlottenburg Palace was a green forest with green grass, mainly for the emperor to provide a place for double multi-directional skeet shooting, so that when the emperor could not go out hunting in bad weather, there was a shooting range that could maintain the shooting level.

But now this beautiful green meadow seems to have been eaten and trampled by countless cattle and sheep, and many places have exposed black dirt and even small puddles.

In the face of all this, Joey opened his arms proudly and introduced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce to you that what I see now is a miracle of the nineteenth century, a great, actual shooting range ahead of this century. ”

"Oh my God! Jojo, what did you do to ruin Grandpa's shooting range? Princess Alice did not feel that there was anything to be proud of in Joey's work, and she was surprised by Joey's audacity when she looked at the chaotic scene in front of her.

"Jojo, this place is so ugly, worse than the forbidden woodland behind Hagrid's hut where Harry has been!" Princess Fiodora also added with a frown.

Ernst Mandolfel, as Joey's best friend, is also concerned about the evaluation of the two princesses.

I've been to Charlottenburg Palace a few times before, and I know how beautiful this green space is, but today with the serious big brother Hasso Mandol by his side, he only nodded secretly but didn't dare to answer.

Showing too much affection for royalty is not what a Junker should do.

Hasso Mandol squinted, seeming to see something in the chaotic field, but he was not sure if it was really what he thought.

Joey was quite depressed, this was a standard practical design standard field designed by himself based on the IDPA experience in his previous life, and he was actually criticized by this...

Fortunately, Joey, who has a strong heart, decides to ignore the criticism of his sisters.

As the palace attendants took the pistols from the armory, Kaiser Wilhelm's collection. A pile of nineteenth-century pistols soon covered the long case in front of Joachim, both large and small.

This is an era when revolvers ruled the world of pistols, and on the table was also the era when two American products ruled the world, the famous Colt Company and Smith & Wesson Company.

Joey, who was familiar with revolvers, did not find out what he was familiar with in his previous life, produced by several other famous revolver companies.

For example, the revolver of the American company Luger, which has the same pronunciation as the German Loger company, and the famous Brazilian Taurus company (transliteration: Taurus), which is famous for its copycat Smith Wesson products, and the German company Koss, which is known as the Ferrari of the revolver.

The reason for the lack of existence is simple: the companies that dared to challenge the supremacy of Colt and S-Wei in the revolver world were all founded after World War II.

Of course, the Europeans of the 19th century also wanted to challenge the two American supremacies in the field of revolvers, but after Colt and Swaye set up their own manufacturing plants in Scotland, the Europeans broke off this idea.

On the one hand, Colt and Swee basically monopolized all the patents in the field of revolvers before 1879, and on the other hand, it must be admitted that the products they produced were indeed classics of the times.

Joey had several Colt revolvers in front of him, but the first thing that fell into Joey's eyes was the Colt M1873, a 0.45-inch (11 mm) single-action revolver, and two types of cavalry with a long barrel and an artillery model with a short barrel on the long case.

Beautiful carved handles in mahogany or ivory are carved with beautiful foals, the company logo that Colt is proud of.

After the body of the mahogany handle is oxidized at high temperature, the entire body shines with a blue-black glow. The ivory handle has a chrome plated body, and the silver body is engraved with delicate and intricate patterns.

Worthy of the name of Colt M1873 "Peacekeeper".

After reluctantly looking away from the "Peacekeeper", Joey's eyes fell on the revolver of the equally famous Smith Wesson.

The Swayway products on display are also two models, the M2 and Schofield, with a diameter of 0.45 inches.

Everything is afraid of comparison, especially when the products of the two companies are put together, the difference in details determines that Colt's products are more beautiful than Shiwei's products.

God has long made up his mind that the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are.

Colt M1873 "Peacekeeper" with a long bullet of the Colt .45.

The gun is definitely a good gun, and the bullets are strong enough

But Joey has a problem, that is, he is too young and his palms are smaller, and he does not have the ability to hold a gun with one hand.

After the Colt M1873 was loaded with 6 rounds, it was close to 1.3 kg, and the weight of the gun plus the recoil when firing, Joey was really not confident that his little hand could grasp it with one hand.

Joey's purpose in holding the gun with one hand is to improve the firing speed of single-action revolvers in this era, which is the way of "masturbating" hammer commonly used by cowboys in the western United States, specifically, Joey holds the trigger with the index finger of his right hand, and uses the palm of his left hand or thumb to quickly flick the hammer.

If you shoot with both hands, Joey may be able to hold the gun well, but it is also a waste of the advantages of single-action revolvers in this era, with light triggers and short strokes.

It becomes, before Joey pulls the trigger every time, he needs to manually press down the hammer, let the hammer hang with the trigger, raise the gun to aim at the target, and then pull the trigger, wait for the trigger to disengage from the hammer, let the hammer hit the strike pin forward under the action of the spring, the firing pin strikes the primer of the bullet, and finally fires the bullet.

The tall and strong Joachim obviously has no disadvantage in this regard, and in the state of the empty position of the M1873, he skillfully "strokes" the hammer, and the Colt M1873 in his hand makes a crisp snapping sound.

Turning my head to look at Smith Wesson's M2 and Schofield, the problem was still the same.

Looking at Joey, a sense of powerlessness enveloped Joey, and Joey had a feeling that he was digging a pit and jumping by himself.

The gun he made about was finished with tears.

The Colt M1873 himself was useless, and just when Joey was hesitating what gun to choose, a silver chrome pistol in the corner of the long case caught Joey's eye.

It was a small pistol with a short barrel and a silver body, at least in this pile of pistols, so delicate and small, like a beautiful woman, standing in the middle of a group of black and thick strong men.

When Joey picked it up, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a 0.38-inch caliber, short-barreled Colt M1877, double-action revolver. Although the accuracy is not as good as the single-action version, the double-action version is better because the shooting procedure is simple and the gun is drawn quickly, Joey only needs to hold the gun with both hands, aim at the target and pull the trigger to shoot.

With the right gun in hand, Joey's soul in his previous life IDPA marksman is possessed again.

The rules of shooting at the actual shooting range are not complicated at all, to put it simply, it is to rely on obstacles during the shooter's march, through standing, kneeling, and lying positions, to shoot quickly at the target plate in the three areas of A, B, and C, and shoot the target plate in area A without adding time, adding 0.5 seconds to the target plate in area B, and adding 1.5 seconds to the target plate in area C.

The calculation of the penalty is also very simple, 2.5 seconds for missing the target, 3 seconds for foul play (not shooting in the cover of the obstacle), 5 seconds for hitting the wrong target, 20 seconds for missing the target board after the normal game, and the game score will be deducted if the muzzle is pointed at the safety zone or the ammunition is not discharged according to the regulations before, during and after the game.

To be fair, before the official game began, Joey took the brothers Achim and Mandolfer to familiarize themselves with the venue. In the process of familiarization, about Achim asked Joey about the rules of the game because he was going to play, while Hasso Mandolfil did not say a word, listening carefully to Joey's explanation.

The two princesses were holding umbrellas, and one of them was chatting on the grass standing beside them.

At the start of the official game, the little Mandolfil followed behind Joey with a Louis-Monet stopwatch, while the big Mandolfil followed Joey with the same stopwatch, doing the work of recorder and referee.

At the beginning of the game, from the way he held the gun, Hasso found the difference between the big and small Joachim, about Achim is one-handed, straightens the arm, turns sideways, and closes the eyes of the aiming method, which is also the most common and popular pistol shooting method in Europe and the United States.

And Joey's way of holding the gun, Hasso has never seen it, if you describe it specifically, it is probably slightly arched upper body, legs front and back apart, knees slightly bent, the whole body is a reverse S-shape from the side, Joey's pistol is not far from the body, but is held by both hands close to the chest.

In the eyes of the two princesses, Achim's figure was chic and graceful, while Joey was already short, coupled with the posture of holding a gun in a ball, there was really no aristocratic atmosphere in it.

But in the eyes of Hasso, who participated in the Franco-Prussian War at the age of 16 and witnessed the cruelty of the war, he felt the threat brought by Joey's way of holding a gun, like a leopard ready to pounce at any time.

The tall Hasuo narrowed his eyes again.

As the game progressed, Hasso felt the difference again, unlike Joachim's unchanging shooting stance facing the target, Joey sometimes shot with his hands fully straight, his hands forming an equal triangle with his body, sometimes twisting his upper body 45 degrees, his right arm holding the gun straight while his left arm flexed, and tilting his head to the right so that his right eye, gun, and target were in a straight line.

And that's just Joey's standing shot, and when he encounters a low obstacle, Joey shows how to shoot in a kneeling position, taking a step forward with his left leg, kneeling down with his right leg, his whole body down, his hips on his right foot, and his left elbow on his left knee.

There is even a very unsightly squatting shooting, an Asian squat that a nobleman would never do, of course, there is still a slight difference, that is, Joey's left elbow is placed on the left knee to shoot.

Although due to the reason for the rear-loading rifle, the armies of various European countries have popularized the skirmish line attack, and even the appearance of lying shooting, but Hasso found that Joey's lying position is very ....

I saw Joey first kneel on both knees, holding the gun in his right hand, leaning forward and holding the ground with his left hand, stretching out the gun with his right hand, and at the same time pushing his body to turn right with his left hand, and at the same time bending his left leg, pressing his calf against the knee of his right leg, and finally stretching out his left hand, holding the pistol with his right hand, and pressing his elbow against the ground to shoot.

"It should be reasonable, the army should consider using this method to train infantry to shoot in a lying position." After watching this set of movements, Hasuo finally had his own answer, "Maybe the legs don't have to be so troublesome, and it is more convenient to directly support the ground separately."

Although the Colt M1877 is slow to load, can only be loaded one by one, the recoil is not small, and it can't "stroke" the hammer to be a cowboy, but with more than 100 years of advanced shooting posture and methods, Joey relied on his experience as an IDPA sharpshooter in his previous life, and won the game quite easily.

But when Joachim stood before the two princesses after the game, one was neatly dressed and had blonde hair in the slightest, and the other was covered in mud and had blond hair covered in mud and grass clippings, and Princess Alice and Princess Fiodora. Immediately had his own decision on the winner of the game.

"Prince Joachim wins!" Alice and Fiodora both raised Joe's hand, completely ignoring Joey's feelings.

"Sophie, Maggie, please note, this game, it should be me who won!" Joey couldn't help but remind his two sisters out loud.

"Dear Jojo, no matter what the book tells us, the victor looks as decent as Big J, and the loser is always muddy, just like you." Princess Alice proudly came to a conclusion.

"That's right, Jojo, the knight who defeated the dragon won't lie in the mire like you!" Fiodora chimed in.

"It's not fair!" Joey complained, "Who says heroes have to be well-dressed?" ”

"In my opinion, Sophie and Maggie have a unique vision and are very insightful." About Achim forced a laugh and interjected with a look of genuine concern for me.

Even if you win the game, you are not necessarily the winner of life, and life has taught Joey a lesson.

Looking at Joachim, who had a wicked smile on his face, Joey, who was embarrassed, couldn't help but threaten his two sisters, "Sophie and Maggie, if you insist on this point of view, I guarantee that the next Harry Potter will be more embarrassed than me after every battle!" ”

"No, you can't! You can't do that to Harry! That's not fair! Princess Alice clasped her hands and said angrily, "Jojo, if you dare, I will go to my mother to complain, you just behaved, but there is no etiquette at all, a nobleman should have etiquette when shooting!" ”

"Sophie, let's go now, tell Mom and Doris Etiquette Teacher that Jojo not only ruined Grandpa's shooting range, deliberately soiled his clothes, shot without image, and bullied us with no grace!" With that, an angry Fiodora took her sister Alice by the hand and turned to leave.

"Joey, we're going to sue Mary!" Although Fiodora took her sister's left hand, she still tried to turn around, waved her right fist, puffed out her cheeks and threatened Joey, "You, wait and see! ”

"Hi Jojo, who is Mary?" About Achim couldn't help but ask, "Why did Maggie say that?" ”

Even with his stern brother by his side, Ernst's gaze on Joey contained the same inquisitive curiosity.

"Ahaha, the weather is so nice today!" Under the curious gaze, Joey looked up at the sky and said a nonsense when the British met for no reason.

Hasuo obviously felt Joey's predicament, although he was not interested in this female name named Mary, but he was very interested in Joey's shooting posture just now, and couldn't help but help Joey find a step, "Dear Prince Waldmar, can you ask a question, Your Highness, the reason why you chose M1877, in addition to the fact that the grip of the gun is suitable for His Highness's hand, it seems that the simplicity of the use of the dual-pistol is more suitable for His Highness's shooting posture just now?" ”

"Your Highness's method of shooting, is firing preceded by aiming?"

Joy looked at Hasso-Mandolfel, who was wearing a royal Prussian Army captain's uniform, and became more and more convinced that the person who led the Prussian Army's Sixth Division across the Western Front in World War I was the military Junker of the Mandolfir family in front of him.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen the advantages of the Weifa shooting method and the C.A.R. holding the gun posture so quickly.

"Hey, dear Hasso, we fought together at Easter, so, as my friend, please call me Joey, and if you like, call me Jojo." Joey didn't want to miss the chance to be friends with a great future general.

What's more, his son, another Hasso Mandolfer, was a famous German tank general in World War II in Joey's previous life, and he was also the recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Diamond Double Sword Oak Leaf.

After Hasso was willing to call Joey Joey, he even took Ernst Mandolfel, Joey's best friend, and these could be chatted in the form of friends, and it was really boring to meet on the aristocratic shelf.

Ernst quickly explained that he and his brother accompanied his father, the old Marshal Mandolfel, into the palace, and it was said that the emperor specially summoned them, and he learned from the attendants of the Charlottenburg Palace that Prince Joachim was in the palace, so he specially came to find him, and Hasso-Mandolfel, who was the elder brother, was not worried about his younger brother and came with him.

After Ernst finished crackling, Hasuo couldn't help but ask again, "Jojo, can you tell me why you took such a shooting position just now?" ”

Someone liked the shooting method after a hundred years, and Joey was happy.

The revolver, even the semi-automatic/automatic pistols that will appear later, are the last weapons used to save their lives in the last minute of hand-to-hand combat, and the highest demand of a soldier for a pistol is always the shortest output of the maximum firepower, not some slow aiming and accurate shooting.

Leave it to the rifle for precise aiming.

Joey was glad to be able to tell Hasso Mandolfer about more than 100 years of shooting experience in the 19th century.