Chapter 9 Psychological shadow
Thailand can legally own guns, so there are many shooting ranges in Thailand, and the prices are actually not very expensive. However, the shooting ranges for foreign tourists are actually quite expensive.
This time it was not for gun practice, but for Gao Yi to familiarize himself with the use of firearms and the feeling of shooting, so he shot a few more guns and fired ten rounds of bullets from each gun.
The staff took out the gun, clicked the bullets, and then started loading bullets.
There are three short guns, namely Beretta 92F, Glock 17, and M1911, which are gun types that can be found in almost all shooting ranges in Thailand.
There are four long guns, which are the most common types of guns in the shooting range, including an MP5 submachine gun, two automatic rifles, AR15 and AKM, and a double-barreled shotgun.
Luca is naturally familiar with guns. He said calmly: ".22 bullets are meaningless. You mainly need to familiarize yourself with the shooting feeling and recoil of 9mm bullets. I chose Beretta 92F and Glock 17 for you.
The most common pistol, as for the 1911, just try it."
The pistol ammunition was loaded, and the staff loaded the magazine of the 92F pistol. Before handing the gun to Gao Yi, he said seriously: "The muzzle of the gun must never be pointed at anyone at any time. After shooting, put the gun away."
On the table, do you understand?"
Because Gao Yi is obviously Chinese, the staff is a Chinese who can speak Chinese. After explaining the precautions for shooting to Gao Yi very seriously, the staff just put the gun in Gao Yi's hand and taught Gao Yi step by step.
After learning how to hold the gun and how to aim, he pulled the slide, opened the safety, and said in English: "You can shoot."
Shooting was too easy. Gao Yi held the gun with both hands and aimed at the pistol target ten meters away. After carefully aiming at the bullseye, he held his breath and fired a shot.
His hands shook, and the muzzle of the gun jumped up uncontrollably. After falling back, it naturally pointed at the target again.
The electronic target screen immediately displayed the number of rings, seven.
Luka said from the side: "Not bad."
Gao Yi's hand was very steady and strong, but the recoil of the pistol was not controlled by force. Although the muzzle of the gun was still roughly facing the target, if he wanted to aim at the bullseye, he still had to aim again.
Taking aim carefully, Gao Yi fired the second shot, and then the target indicator immediately gave the data, four rings.
The second shot was not as good as the first shot. Gao Yi held his breath and fired the third shot, six rings.
"Try shooting with one hand."
Luka reminded him from the side, and Gao Yi also thought it was time to give it a try, so he held the gun with both hands instead of one hand, and then shot eight rings with the fourth shot.
One hand seemed to be more accurate than both hands, but as soon as Gao Yicai thought so, his fifth shot missed the target.
"Why did it miss the target? I obviously aimed, how could it miss the target?"
Gao Yi was puzzled, and then he became angry. He had been aiming carefully for more than ten seconds, but he missed the target. This was unacceptable to him.
Luca said nonchalantly: "You took too long to aim. Otherwise, you could give it a try by taking a rough aim. In fact, the pistol doesn't have to be so accurate, really."
Gao Yi was neither angry nor convinced, but after he fired the remaining five bullets according to Luca's instructions, he finally recognized the reality.
The reality is that Gao Yi is not a shooting genius, but he is not a shooting idiot either. He is just the most normal ordinary person.
I fired ten shots, and one shot missed the target. The best shot was a nine-ring shot, and the worst shot was a four-ring shot. Overall, it was very consistent with the level of a pure novice who was shooting for the first time.
After playing the highly accurate Beretta 92F, Gao Yi changed to the Glock 17.
The first feeling is that the Glock is more comfortable and lighter to hold, and it does feel more natural when pointing at the target.
After firing ten rounds, Gao Yi discovered the advantage of Glock, which is that it is indeed much more friendly to novices.
The all-steel 92F shot a total of 52 rings out of 10 shots, and the Glock 17 shot 63 out of 10 shots out of 10 shots.
The lowest is five rings and the highest is eight rings, but Glock is indeed more stable in Gao Yi's hands.
This result disappointed Gao Yi, but Luka was very satisfied.
"Not bad, good fight,"
Gao Yi could only place his hopes on the larger caliber M1911. For him, the 1911 with a thinner handle felt more comfortable to hold. He felt that maybe this would make his shooting performance better.
The 1911 is still very heavy, but Gao Yi feels that a heavier hand feels more comfortable, but the result is still the same, not bad, but not good either.
After firing seven bullets, Gao Yi placed the empty gun on the table, and then an uncontrollable look of disappointment appeared on his face.
"Seven shots, 45 rings, 10-meter target, this result is not bad for a first-time shooter, but why do you look so depressed?"
Gao Yi shook his head and said: "I have to be very accurate in my shooting. I should be a marksman. If I fight like this, I will embarrass the old Gao family..."
Luka looked confused and said: "What? What are you talking about?"
Gao Yi shook his head and said: "Everyone in our family is accurate in shooting, so I should be very accurate too. However, maybe I am accurate in shooting with a long gun, so let's try it with a long gun!"
Gao Yi saw some hope again. He suddenly felt that maybe the pistol was not accurate, but the long gun was accurate. Maybe he was a natural sniper. This possibility was not small.
But the hope was shattered very quickly, because it soon proved that Gao Yi was an ordinary person in shooting short guns, and he was still at the level of an ordinary person in shooting long guns.
It's not good, but it's not bad either. It's at the same level as everyone else, that is, seven out of ten people are similar to him.
Gao Yi was disappointed that he was not a talented shooter, but Luka thought it was normal.
"Your level is what a beginner should be. I don't know why you are frustrated. I can only say that it doesn't matter. What you need next is to practice regularly. The more you play, the more you will get better."
Luka comforted Gao Yi a few words, but he did not intend to let Gao Yi start practicing today.
Marksmanship cannot be practiced in a day or two, nor can Luca practice it in advance.
Gao Yi wanted to fight again, but Luka didn't want to.
"Let's go, let's go. It's enough for you to be familiar with these guns today. It's enough for you to know how to use them. We still have a lot of things to do. It's time to go now."
Half coaxing and half persuading, he pulled the reluctant Gao Yi out of the shooting area. Luca breathed a sigh of relief and said: "We still have a lot to do, and we have to buy you a passport, otherwise you won't even be able to take the plane.
, we are leaving tomorrow, we have to get this done today, and then I can book a flight so we don’t have to drive to Chiang Rai…”
"Fake passports? You can buy them on the dark web, right?"
"It's a real passport, but it's not yours. Come on, I've made an appointment with someone who sells passports. Just pick someone who looks more like you."
Gao Yi didn't care much about the passport. He was still immersed in the frustration of not being a shooting genius. After getting on Luca's motorcycle, he couldn't help but said: "Can one really practice marksmanship?
?”
"certainly."
"Just like the kind of killer in the movie, he is always on target and hits wherever he points..."
"First of all, killers rarely use guns, and secondly, killers cannot all be shooting geniuses, so the shooting level of most killers is just like that. Of course, there are killers who have good marksmanship, but after all, they are a minority and very few. The most important thing is
, we usually call this kind of person a shooter rather than a killer."
The motorcycle started, but Luka was not in a hurry to drive out. He was patient and half-turned his head and said: "A killer using a gun to solve problems is the last choice. It is a helpless choice. If you want to be a killer, you should consider it."
It’s not about how to practice marksmanship, but how to approach the target more effectively.”
"I still want to practice my marksmanship well."
"Then go to the United States, find yourself a good gun, the kind that can improve your shooting skills, find a professional shooting instructor, and then practice every day, practice hard, fire tens of thousands of bullets, and you will be good at it, but
Now, what you have to consider is how to complete the task at hand, understand?"
A good gun, a good trainer.
Gao Yi nodded and said: "I understand, thank you."
Putting the gear in gear and twisting the accelerator, Luca asked in confusion: "Why are you so obsessed with shooting?"
Gao Yi thought for a while and said helplessly: "Because I have been hit by a gun. It takes many years to practice kung fu, but I can't stop a bullet fired by just a random person with his finger. So the gun is more powerful than kung fu. Since the gun
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