Yes, Claude then remembered that the agreed seven days had passed. So he apologized to Erikson and would not go to his dock to help today. He turned around and called a carriage to prepare to arrive.
Go to the Big Hammer Blacksmith Shop in the south of the town.
Then Claude found that his three companions had already boarded the carriage, and were ready to follow them to learn more about what exactly this crosshair sight was that Claude had spent a huge sum of one silver thaler and seven riyals to build.
stuff...
Just go, it’s really rare and strange. The four of them went to Big Hammer together. When Boss Mike saw Verricro and Claude coming, he consciously took out the crosshair sight that he had already built.
I have to say that although Boss Mike is a tall and thick man, his craftsmanship is really good. The well-made crosshair sight is dark and the corners are polished smooth and round, and it feels very comfortable to touch.
Claude paid attention to the size and the straightness of the center pin. He borrowed Boss Mike's measuring tool to measure it and found that there was no deviation from the size given to him. Claude showed a satisfied smile.
, express thanks to Boss Mike.
Boss Mike also breathed a sigh of relief. Customized parts like this require payment first. What he was worried about was that the customer would not be satisfied when the product came out, and even said that what he wanted was not like this. Although there were drawings,
I'm not afraid of repudiation from my guests, but it's better to do less than to do more, especially second-generation people like Claude who have the support of their parents and are the most difficult to serve...
Bosses Claude and Mike greeted each other. One expressed satisfaction with Big Hammer's craftsmanship and technology, and the other thought that if a generous customer like Claude comes to visit more often in the future, Big Hammer will definitely give him a very affordable price.
After talking nonsense for a long time, Claude said goodbye and walked out of the courtyard gate of the Big Hammer Blacksmith Shop with his friends with the crosshair sight.
Ericson said that it would be better for Claude to go home and get the gun first, and then go to his dock to try whether this thing was as useful as Claude had boasted these days.
Although it is the private pier of the Ericson family, firing a gun there might accidentally injure someone. After all, it is surrounded by stone houses and shacks made of wood. People are coming and going in the small alley, and there are still people next to the pier.
There is a small market... so Claude shook his head...
"Are you stupid? My dock is by the lake. Don't you know how to shoot into the lake? How could anyone be hurt there..." Erikson said angrily.
"But there's no place to put a target in the lake..." Bock'al hadn't yet reacted.
"What kind of target do you want? If you throw a piece of wood into the lake and let it float on the water, wouldn't it be a target? You have a wooden head!"
Erikson was right, it was a good idea. So the four of them took the carriage to the big red brick house of Claude's house. When Claude went up to the attic to get the matchlock gun and gunpowder, etc.
stuff, and took the carriage to the private dock of the Ericson family.
The carriage fare of four sunars was paid by Bockar. He was running the slowest and was caught by the carriage driver. Anyway, as soon as the carriage stopped, Claude, Vericro and Erikson jumped up in unison.
After getting off the carriage and running towards the dock, Bockaar didn't react. He originally wanted everyone to pay for their Sunar's fare...
Bockar complained about his companions' lack of loyalty and muttered as he entered the dock. He saw Claude attaching the crosshair sight to the muzzle of his gun, while Erikson and Verricro looked on.
After smearing some butter on the outside of the barrel at the muzzle, Claude successfully put the sight on the barrel. He fixed it with a small screw and a sleeve under the sight that covered the barrel.
A small hole is made on the gun barrel, and a small screw is screwed in and held against the barrel to fix the crosshair sight. However, before fixing it, Claude must first align the crosshair pin on the sight.
The central axis of the barrel.
After fixing the entire front sight, the next thing Claude had to adjust was the sight pin. Because the rear sight hole was on the plate cover of the pill box instead of the normal rear sight sight crankshaft adjustment device, Claude only had to adjust the sight pin.
The idea of distance aiming adjustment can be put on the crosshair pin.
This aim pin is divided into five parts, the bottom is thickest and then becomes thinner as it goes up, just like a stretched casing, one by one. There is no way, Claude has calculated, this aim pin
If the highest point of the needle is one millimeter lower than the aiming hole on the plate cover, then the target can be hit in a straight line at about fifty meters. If it is further away, such as a hundred meters, the target can be shot from the rear aiming hole to the aiming hole.
The center needle can only start from the second section and then go to the target. This is to adjust the crankshaft of the rear sight by adjusting the number of sections of the center needle...
After finally waiting for Claude to adjust the crosshair sight, Viricolo used all his strength to throw a small wooden block that he had prepared into the lake. Because it was a wooden block, it was light and did not exert any force, so the distance was a bit close.
, it was only thrown about twenty meters away, which was because it floated on the water for a while.
"It's okay," Claude said, "I'll test fire a few times first."
Load the gunpowder and gun, tamp it down and clamp the matchlock, light it, press the matchlock gun on the stand, and then start aiming.
Apart from anything else, with this crosshair sight installed in front of the gun barrel, Claude felt that aiming became more natural, and there was a sense of familiarity from the heart. He aimed at the front crosshair pin from the U-shaped hole on the plate cover.
At the highest point, aim at the small pieces of wood floating in the lake, pull the trigger, and the squeaking match rope is stuffed into the medicine box with the hammer. There is a "boom" and gray smoke rises...
Claude was a little annoyed that he missed the small wooden block. The shot just now only hit the lake behind the small wooden block, less than a finger away from the small wooden block...
Continue to wipe down the barrel of the gun with a purge, pour the gunpowder again, tamp it, put the gun again, continue to tamp it, clamp the match rope, light the match rope, put it on the stand, aim again, and shoot...
A total of four shots were fired. It can be said that the first three shots were shot next to the small wooden block. The distance was very close, almost close to the small wooden block. Only the fourth shot really hit the small wooden block and even knocked the small wooden block away.
Bounced from the water to a few meters ahead...
Claude turned his head and realized that he had been concentrating on shooting, while his three companions were standing there with their eyes open, staring blankly at the small piece of wood that was hit in the lake...
"How did you do it..." Verricro felt that he was going crazy. Even if he was allowed to hold the old-fashioned matchlock gun of the Galli III at home, even if he was already familiar with the habits of this musket, Vericro would not be able to do it.
Rickero didn't think he could hit this small piece of wood in the lake within four shots...
The reason is very simple. When he aims at the target, he must first subtract the error distance in his mind. For example, he should aim at the position one finger away from the upper left side of the small wooden block, but that is lake water, and there are tiny waves that go up and down.
The ripples caused by the sinking and floating of the small wooden block in the water brought trouble to Vericero's estimated distance error, making it easy to be dazzled...
Verricro can guarantee that he can only shoot small wooden blocks in the lake with a blindfold, but he believes that it is impossible for three consecutive shots to be blinded next to the small wooden blocks. It can almost be regarded as a hit, as they are all close to the small wooden blocks.
Shot in the lake...
"It's all thanks to the crosshair sight." Claude smiled calmly, picked up a small piece of wood and drew a simple diagram on the ground: "From here, align the U-shaped hole on the plate cover with the front sight.
Aim the highest end of the needle at the small wooden block in the lake, three points and one line, steady the gun body, pull the trigger, and you will be able to hit the target."
"Boa, do you understand? Come and try and do as I say." Claude handed the matchlock gun to Boquear.
With a "boom", the small wooden block was hit again and bounced out of the water...
"Haha, I told you that I am talented at shooting. If you still don't believe it, I hit the target with the first shot. Yeah! Long live!"
Claude stared dumbfoundedly at Bock'ar jumping around there, and could only curse harshly: "Shit luck!" Why did it take him four shots to hit the small wooden block in the lake? Bock'ar hit the target with the first shot.
Got the goal...
Now it was Ericson's turn to shoot, and Claude finally found his confidence in him. This guy shot seven times without hitting the small wooden block. He almost hit it every time, just a little bit short of it, and
Claude's first three shots were the same, hitting small pieces of wood and hitting the water...
Bockar danced beside Erikson and showed him how to aim, but he also forgot how to aim when he shot the small wooden block. The more he talked, the more confused he was. Finally, Claude stepped forward and pointed again, telling him
What is their three-point and one-line aiming method?
Ericson shot three more times, finally hitting the small piece of wood in the lake.
Finally it was Vericero's turn, but he only shot once and then stopped shooting, and that shot missed very hard, almost half a meter away from the small wooden block in the lake.
"What's wrong with you?" Claude felt that Vericro seemed a little strange.
Verricro smiled bitterly: "I can't shoot with your gun and your aiming method... I'm worried that shooting with your three-point and one-line aiming method will make me forget the shooting and aiming automatic adjustment that I originally mastered.
The instinct of distance error... Really, your aiming method is very simple and feasible. Even a novice can easily master the key points of shooting. Although the crosshair sight is ugly when installed on the head of the gun, I have to admit that it is
The stuff is really useful..."
Boker came over: "Claude, I'm sorry I thought you did this a few days ago. What was it called? By the way, preparing a sight is a waste of money. Now I admit that I was wrong.
Yes, this preparation sight is very useful and useful. I also want to install one on my musket. Can you take me to the Big Hammer Smithy and talk to the big boss?"
Claude also smiled bitterly: "This is called a cross-center sight, not a preparation sight. If you want to install one, it's no problem. I have all the drawings. I can accompany you to the Big Hammer to talk to Boss Mike later.
Let’s talk about it and you’ll pay the fare.”
"When you came in the afternoon, you were cheating and left me to pay for the fare." Bockaar said dissatisfied, but then he came up with the idea of this crosshair sight: "By the way, Claude,
You said if we make more of this crosshair sight and sell it, will many people buy it? Such a convenient shooting sight, three points and one line, haha, even a novice can hit the target easily
, there will definitely be great market prospects..."
Claude shook his head: "Sorry, Boa, I don't plan to get involved in this business. If you want to do it, just do it, but you have to be prepared to lose money and bleed a lot..."
"Why?" Bockaar was puzzled.
"One, this thing is expensive. I have one silver thaler and seven riaso, but Boss Mike has a preferential price just for my father's sake. The other thing is that Boss Mike has superb craftsmanship. This is polished by hand. What do you think?
Who would be willing to spend more than two or three silver thalers to buy this thing?
Second, this crosshair sight is installed on the Obas II standard matchlock gun, and yours is the same. I will have to re-install, fix and adjust it before it can be used. It is not as simple as you think.
It can be used. Who else can you ask for calibration and adjustment of this thing besides me? But I am not willing to do this calibration and adjustment work for others...
Third, old-fashioned matchlock guns are not suitable for installing this crosshair sight. For example, Vero's Galli III model has a trumpet-shaped muzzle, so you can't install it even if you want to. The other most important point is that Vero just now
I have already said that he cannot use my aiming method to shoot, because it will cause great confusion to his own shooting instincts and skills...
Therefore, your front sight business cannot continue at all. Everyone who owns a gun has his own way of shooting and aiming. People who don’t understand will not spend money to buy this thing. Do you understand?"
"That's right..." Bockaar said disappointedly.
Claude shrugged. One thing he didn't tell Boker was that the biggest customer of this crosshair sight business was actually the military. This thing was most useful to the recruits who had just entered the barracks, allowing them to use it in the shortest possible time.
Become an excellent shooter.
However, Claude does not think that Boa can get in touch with the military, and if this business is really done with the military, it will not bring any benefits to himself and his partners. There is no patent law in this world.
No one can stop you from imitating, so you might as well make it yourself for fun, there is no need to start a business and get yourself into big trouble...