After the grenade test was completed, the effect was very good, Li Yao said to the guard: "Bring the pistol here!" ”

The guards took two sui pistols, and Li Yao handed one to the craftsman king and asked, "Grandpa, how much gunpowder is loaded in the pistol to have the greatest effect?" ”

The craftsman said to the guards, "Bring the gunpowder bag!" ”

The guard handed the one-pound gunpowder bag to the craftsman king, and after the craftsman opened the gunpowder bag, he took out a small spoon from it, dug out a spoonful of gunpowder and said: "I have already done experiments, and a spoonful of gunpowder is just right!" ”

Li Yao looked at the one-pound gunpowder bag and said: "Grandpa, time is life on the battlefield, I think you can put some articles on the packaging of gunpowder, such as wrapping the appropriate gunpowder with oiled paper, so that it can be moisture-proof to the greatest extent, and the soldiers do not need to master the amount of gunpowder, they only need to tear the oiled paper to pour the gunpowder into it, and the remaining oiled paper can also be stuffed from the muzzle to fix the projectile!" What do you think of this idea? ”

After listening to Li Yao's suggestion, the craftsman king praised: "Yao'er is really powerful, why didn't I think of such an easy way?" ”

Li Yao smiled: "This idea is nothing, even if I don't say it now, as long as I use it for a while, you will understand!" ”

Li Yao took out a small spoon and dug out a spoonful of gunpowder and poured it into the powder pool, then stuffed the projectile, compacted it, and said, "Grandpa, then I'll test it first!" ”

The craftsman king saw that Li Yao's movements were faster than his own, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Yao'er, have you used a suifa pistol before?" ”

Li Yao shook his head and said, "Although I haven't used it, but I gave you this drawing, I still know a little bit about him!" ”

The craftsman king also loaded the gunpowder at this time and said, "Yao'er, since you haven't used it, let's compare who can hit it accurately!" ”

Li Yao smiled: "Okay! But one shot is not enough, at least better than three! ”

The craftsman nodded and said, "Then it's up to you, each person shoots three shots, and the more targets you hit, you win!" ”

"Okay, that's it!" Li Yao agreed!

Although Li Yao has never used such an old-fashioned gun, he is also a person who often shoots, this kind of musket because the amount of gunpowder is not fixed, and the shape of the projectile is also not fixed, so it can't shoot far at all, and it is about the same as the range of ordinary crossbow arrows, about fifty paces!

Because the firing range is only fifty paces away, the wind speed and the humidity of the air can be ignored for the time being, three points and one line, after Li Yao aimed at the target, he decisively pulled the trigger, and with a bang, the projectile flew out!

But only hit the edge of the target!

The craftsman king also finished shooting at this time, and his results were much better than Li Yao's, although he didn't hit the bull's-eye, but he was not very far away!

Li Yao clapped his hands and said, "Grandpa, good marksmanship!" ”

Seeing Li Yao's results, the craftsman king said: "You can hit the target the first time, it's already very good, I probably broke a gun to hit the target, you are really good at playing this!" ”

Li Yao smiled: "Grandpa, let's continue to fight, the three shots haven't been finished yet!" ”

After saying that, Li Yao picked up the starting gun, he did not fill the gunpowder, but adjusted the sight, to be honest, the workmanship of this sight is very rough, and it is not adjustable, so he was stunned and fixed there, Li Yao took out a knife, carved a trace on the front sight, and the next time he aimed at it, he aimed according to this trace, and after adjusting the sight, Li Yao began to load the gunpowder and the projectile, and after the preparations were done, Li Yao raised it to shoot. Bang', the projectile hit the bull's-eye directly, and the craftsman king, who finished shooting early, saw Li Yao's second bullet hit the bull's-eye directly, and said in surprise: "Yao'er, in terms of shooting, you are really good, I can only hit the bull's-eye once in an average of 100 shots, how did you do it?" ”

Li Yao handed the gun he had adjusted just now to the craftsman king, and said: "Grandpa, this sight designed by our Firearms Bureau is completely useless, so after firing the first shot, I adjusted it a little, and the musket with the right sight will naturally be able to hit the bull's-eye, and the distance of fifty steps to be honest is really not very difficult to shoot the bull's-eye, it seems that our Firearms Bureau still has to study the sight well!" ”

The craftsman sighed: "Yao'er, the sight is really not easy to tune, the sight on this is filed by us with a file, it is impossible to form it at one time, and the file sight is too delayed, so our sight is a little simpler!" ”

The most important thing is that the life of the rifle is really not very long, about two or three hundred gun barrels will cost, and the continuous firing cannot exceed ten times, otherwise the barrel will also explode! The sight is fixed to the barrel, and sometimes a gun can be damaged in a single battle, so the sight is not so finely designed!

After listening to the words of the craftsman king, Li Yao asked, "Two or three hundred rounds will destroy the barrel?" ”

The Craftsman nodded!

Li Yao said secretly: "It's impossible, even the rifled guns of later generations can shoot tens of thousands of times before grinding off the rifling, not to mention this kind of rifled rifle, there is not even rifling, how can the barrel be broken?" ”

Li Yao is no longer entangled in the problem of the sight, the sight is just a small head, as long as he shoots a few more times, he can find a sense of adjustment, but the problem of the gun chamber must be solved, even according to the most powerful situation, shooting 300 rounds with a waste gun, Li Yao really can't afford such a high weapon as a gun!

Li Yao's psychological endurance is at least 1,000 shots, and the cost of the gun is at least twice as high as that of a military crossbow, if it can only shoot two or three hundred times, then Li Yao might as well use a military crossbow, at least the beef tendons of the military crossbow are cheaper! And the crossbow can also shoot continuously!

Li Yao said: "Grandpa, haven't you thought about using other metals to make the barrel? ”

The craftsman shook his head and said: "The strongest steel now is the strip steel, isn't it good to use this kind of steel to make the barrel?" Our swords are all made of this steel, and you know how sharp they are! ”

Li Yao said: "Grandpa, you'd better use more materials to make the barrel of the gun, the strip steel is not necessarily the best, my requirements are not high, the barrel must withstand at least a thousand shots, otherwise it is unqualified!" ”

The craftsman asked, "A thousand times, Yao'er, are you sure you didn't talk nonsense!" ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "It's a thousand times, grandpa, this matter still depends on your Firearms Bureau, if the research comes out, I will give you a hundred thousand taels of silver to reward you!" ”

Seeing that Li Yao's attitude was so resolute, the craftsman king had to nod and said, "When I go back, I will announce this matter and let them start tackling this gun barrel matter!" ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "Then it's so hard for you!" ”

The craftsman king looked at the target and said, "Yao'er, the gun hasn't finished yet, let's go after we finish it?" ”

Li Yao smiled and said: "Grandpa, I want to shoot a live target, let's find a livestock, and I'll let you see what the most powerful state of the gun is!" ”

(To be continued.) )