The shooting range of ordinary bows and arrows is 150 steps, and the effective shooting range is also 100 steps.
The effective range of this firearm is only ten steps, which is zero less than the effective range of an ordinary bow and arrow.
Forget it if it takes less than twenty steps. Only within ten steps can the maximum power of this weapon, which can barely be called a firearm, be exerted. This is really beyond Xu Qing's expectation. It seems that he wants to make a real fire gun and
It's not that easy.
Mo Heng said from the side: "Originally, as long as more gunpowder is stuffed in the chamber, the lead bullet inside can shoot farther, but in that case, the chamber must be enlarged, which will be more inconvenient both in terms of carrying and appearance."
"Moreover, the toughness of iron is not enough. The more gunpowder plugs there are, the thicker the iron sheet of the gun must be. Otherwise, the chamber of the gun may burst open, directly injuring the user."
"Furthermore, you said that this kind of lead bullet cannot be equipped with feathers like a bow and arrow to keep the arrow flying straight. If the range exceeds ten steps, it will be deflected, and the speed of the lead bullet will also be reduced, resulting in a loss of power.
If it drops, after twenty steps it will completely deviate from the intended target."
"So, even if the chamber is expanded and gunpowder is added to increase the range, if this problem is not solved, the fire blunderbuss may not be able to function as self-defense."
"Within ten steps, for a top expert, it will be so fast that you may not even have time to activate the fire gun. If you are not a top expert, well... I feel that when it comes to protecting your safety, your wife is far more important than
Fireguns are reliable."
Is he, Xu Qing, a woman's spoiler?
When encountering danger, the first thing you do is to hide behind your wife. Is this ridiculous?
However, I did take it for granted, thinking that I could dominate the world by making firearms. This idea was really naive.
Xu Qing walked within ten steps of the target and fired the trigger on the musket. Suddenly, Xu Qing felt a warm feeling on the wooden handle, and a lead bullet was ejected, straightening the target.
It pierced a hole and did not stop after that. Instead, it hit the masonry wall behind, and the entire lead bullet was embedded inside.
Comparing the lead bullet inlay and the target's bullseye, it is true that the route has shifted beyond ten steps.
After he finished shooting, Xu Qing threw the blunderbuss with its red barrel into the bucket beside him, and suddenly a cloud of white smoke came out with a sharp squeaking sound.
If quality cannot win, you can only rely on quantity. For example, if there is an enemy attack, make thousands of firecrackers and stand on the top of the city to fire them together. Regardless of whether they are biased or not, under the coverage of firepower, they will definitely be able to defeat them.
Killed many people.
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However, ten steps is indeed a bit closer. The most important thing is not the range, but the problem of deviation from the target. The arrow can fly straight because it has feathers, but if the lead bullet wants to fly straight, it must be rifled.
Just fine.
However, in this era, it is too difficult to make rifling inside the barrel.
I could only come up with a rough idea of rifling and let Mo Heng try to improve it.
Just when Xu Qing sighed, King Xian walked in.
After Xu Qing saw the wise king, he bowed and said, "I have met the prince."
Mo Heng on the side quickly bowed and bowed after hearing Xu Qing's address: "I have met the prince."
The Xian King waved his hand to express his displeasure, then looked at Xu Qing and said, "I didn't expect you to be here. If Xue'er hadn't told me in Anding Mansion, I might not have been able to find you."
Xu Qing said: "The prince is here for something important?"
The wise king nodded and said, "There is indeed something important."
Mo Heng walked away with a wink, leaving only Xu Qing and King Xian behind.
King Xian was a little surprised when he saw the lead bullet embedded in the stone wall and said: "You can actually shoot a concealed weapon into the stone wall. You actually have such a master under your command?"
"Hidden weapon?" Xu Qing was stunned, shook his head and said: "My lord, you misunderstood, this thing is not shot by someone."
The wise king wondered: "It's not man-made? How was it caused?"
Xu Qing walked to the place where the firecrackers were placed, picked up a firecracker that could be activated with one hand, stood within ten steps of the stone wall, activated the firecrackers, and immediately a lead was embedded in the wall.
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Xu Qing said: "Your Majesty, this is a new self-defense device invented by me. It contains something called gunpowder and a lead bullet. It has an effective range of ten steps. If it is activated within ten steps, it can kill the thief instantly."
The wise king said: "Only ten steps of effective shooting range? Each bow and arrow has a hundred steps. Even a hand crossbow that can be easily carried can have dozens of steps if it is properly controlled. Your thing only has ten steps?"
Xu Qing picked up another one and fired it into the distance. You can clearly see that the ballistic trajectory started to deviate after ten steps, and after thirty steps, the lead bullet fell to the ground.
King Xian looked at the replaced fire gun in Xu Qing's hand and said, "Can you only fire this thing once?"
Xu Qing nodded and said: "It can only be used once."
The wise king asked: "What if we miss?"
Xu Qing scratched his head and said, "I've been thinking of ways to practice Qing Gong recently, and I have a wife..."
The wise king: "..."
If you can't hit the target, you can only run away? Or run behind the lady.
Even if it takes ten steps, it can only be used once and cannot be reloaded repeatedly like a crossbow. What is the use of this thing?
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and said: "If you really need it, I will give you ten crossbows. It would be too childish to put your life on this thing!"
Xu Qing shook his head quickly: "Don't give it away. It is against the law to hide crossbow arrows privately."
The wise king said: "I can show mercy outside the law."
Xu Qing refused again: "Don't open it. I am actually a law-abiding citizen of Chu."
The Wise King: "You obeyed the law and broke the legs of the son of the previous Sima in Yongzhou?"
Xu Qing: "..."
Xu Qing laughed in his heart that the wise king was ignorant and could not see the potential of the fire gun.
The wise king complained in his heart that Xu Qing didn't know how to lift. Isn't the hand crossbow much better than this thing? It's okay if this thing hits, but if it doesn't hit, it has to run behind the lady and hide...
What do you mean by running behind your wife when you encounter danger every day?
How could Dachu, which originally valued literature and martial arts, come up with such a thing?
What a shame for a great Chu man!
Xu Qing saw the Xian Wang looking at him with increasingly contemptuous eyes, and changed the topic: "Your Majesty, why don't you tell me what happened today."
King Xian said: "Do you know that the shop owner of Yongxing Casino was killed and his body was thrown into a dry well?"
Xu Qing shook his head. It was obvious that he didn't know. After waking up, he got tired of his wife and started playing mahjong.
Then I heard the good news from Mo Heng. He was busy day by day! How could he have time to take care of this?
Moreover, if you only make money and don’t gamble, why should you pay attention to a gambling house?
The wise king said: "This is exactly why I came to you."
