When testing a gun, you must naturally have gunpowder and bullets.
The Taoist boy who had just sent the iron spear brought another box of bullets that were melted into mushroom-shaped.
Li Chongrun picked up one and looked at it in the palm of his hand. The bullet was about half a pound, gray and white, and it should not be any valuable metal.
Li Chongrun knew that this was the remaining slag when the mint was refining silver. Most of the slag was lead and Japanese lead, that is, lead-tin alloy, and it was very flexible and very suitable for use as bullets.
Moreover, Li Chongrun had the idea of a Minni rifle because he knew that he had a lot of this lead-tin alloy.
As for making it into a mushroom head, it was not because of the bad taste, but simply because the manufacturing process was too backward. Li Chongrun found that the shells sometimes had a tolerance of one or two millimeters, so he had no choice but to think of such a solution.
As a front-loading gun, in order to be able to be smoothly stuffed into the barrel, the bullet must naturally be slightly thinner than the barrel, but this will lead to a deviation in the airtightness and lead to a decrease in the range and accuracy of the bullet.
Li Chongrun's method of improving is that a round cork is stuffed into the hollow of the mushroom head. Theoretically, gunpowder will first push the cork into the bullet, allowing the mushroom-shaped warhead to expand behind it, which is equivalent to adding bullets.
The diameter makes it fit the barrel more closely.
He took the gunpowder and prepared all the preparations, and Li Chongrun was preparing to inspect the gun.
Li Chongrun first checked the mechanical structure of the gun. The force required to pull the trigger was relatively large. The hammer hit the anvil and made a series of slender sparks.
Some medicine powder was poured by the fire door, Li Chongrun pulled the trigger and tried it, a small cloud of smoke spread out, and Mars successfully ignited the gunpowder.
With the first step, the next gun test went much smoother. After two empty guns tested, they both fired smoothly. However, it may be because of the first time I did it, the fire door was a bit big and sprayed out.
The flame is very high, but fortunately the butt is very long, and Li Chongrun, who is not rich, has not suffered any further damage.
However, a few pieces of gunpowder residue that had not yet burned out were still soaked with a few small water on Li Chongrun's right hand.
"I remember to wear a pair of leather gloves to play with this thing in the future."
Fortunately, scalding in the Bluestone Laboratory is very common, and there are many supporting treatment methods.
While smearing the incense ash-dried hemp juice used to treat scalds, Li Chongrun followed the Taoist priest who was recording the other side and began to prepare a live ammunition test gun again.
Thanks to the recent incomparable taste of the West Factory, there is no people in a few miles. You can shoot at will without worrying about hurting people by mistake.
But today, Li Chongrun was about to ask Gongsun Lan for a handkerchief to wrap it. Li San took the initiative to pick the gun and said, "Prince, I'll do it."
After looking at the thick calluses on Li San's hands, Li Chongrun felt that he seemed to be more talented than himself.
"When firing the gunpowder, be sure to be careful not to use too much force. Before each launch, be sure to carefully check whether the fire door is blocked by gunpowder residue, otherwise it may not be fired."
This thing was caused by Li Chongrun's brain heat. Although it was almost handmade, Li Chongrun had no idea whether it could work, so he was inevitably a little verbose.
The first shot still sounded very proud, and a large cloud of smoke and debris instantly exploded from the straw stack a hundred steps away.
Except for the smoke and dust when shooting, the other performances are perfect.
Because there is no preparation for sightseeing and sightseeing, there is naturally no accuracy. A rough man who has never shot a gun can hit this straw stack as big as a hundred steps away for the first time. I think the accuracy is not special.
Difference.
"There are Wangshan on the Kanglong cannon. If you can add one to this thing, you should be able to hit it more accurately."
Li San's words made Li Chongrun feel that he had made a mistake. It seems that Li San has been practicing with the Kung Dragon Cannon in Japan, and his idea of finding a cute newbie has been considered a failure.
After cleaning the gun chamber, carefully checking whether there were any remaining ammunition fragments inside the barrel, and poking them back and forth four times, Li Sancai, under the guidance of Li Chongrun, prepared for the next launch.
"The efficiency is too slow, let's use it first. If it really doesn't work, you can use three-stage shooting."
Li Chongrun comforted himself in his heart, but now he only has this trick, so he naturally can't make any tactical arrangements, just to spend his time with his mouth.
However, the second shot went silent.
After careful inspection, it must be that Li San was too careful and the gunpowder was not compacted. According to the video introduction I had seen at a station in my previous life, Li Chongrun put the butt on the bluestone floor and thrust it hard, and then poured it back.
When the gunpowder is fired, it will start easily.
This time I hit the straw stack two hundred steps away.
After several tests, Li Chongrun calculated that the gun's silence rate was about 30%, which was barely acceptable.
However, the shooting range is much better than expected. Li San is a little experienced novice, and can hit a big straw stack four hundred steps away, which is equivalent to having a goal as big as a horse, which is already quite good.
If the accuracy is not considered, the damage to the straw stacks four hundred steps away is not much smaller than that of the straw stacks one hundred steps away. It can reach at least eight hundred to one thousand steps, which is even more important than a mile.
A little farther away.
"Have the master made the bayonet?"
Li Chongrun was just focusing on the gun, and then he remembered that he had asked the blacksmiths to make matching bayonets.
Li San groped through the box where the gun was loaded and found a four-pyramid-shaped spike. His tail was knocked into a sleeve, which could be placed on the tip of the gun.
When I saw this, the whole gun turned into a short spear. Even if it was seen by outsiders, it would be regarded as a very gorgeously decorated iron gun at most.
"That's it, this thing is called a iron spear!"
Li Chongrun gave this thing very hasty name and asked Li San to put it on his back, preparing to return to the garden to collect it.
"Let me go back and give me a message to the Weapon Bureau. I won't be carved next, just be solid and accurate."
"Yes, Prince. I don't know how much to do?"
"The Weapons Bureau has not made any work recently, so I just do it as I do it until I call to stop."
Li San responded to Li Chongrun's arrangement, and the matter of trying the gun came to an end for the time being.
But Li San realized that it was really no difference whether to do this matter by himself. For some reason, the prince insisted on pulling him over.
"Look back, you can choose some young men with good eyes from the first battalion or the ten-person group. Don't have too many, exercise first. It will take a few days to make such a gun, so don't look for too many people, look for thirty people
Six are almost done. With new weapons, we naturally need to use them."
"My junior brothers have good eyesight."
Hearing the prince's meaning that he wanted to lead the army, Li San was surprised to find that he had already enjoyed the treatment of the direct line that Jianzhen had enjoyed before. He couldn't help but feel a little excited, so he thought to help his junior brothers.
"I still use them, don't take them away."
When Bing'er came back, he vaguely told me that the master and the others came to Yangzhou to send Bing'er back and sent the order to pass the order. Another reason was that he had another task and asked him to prepare some people to cooperate.
"Yes, Prince."
"I have just figured out this thing for a while, and I don't know how to use it. You can think about it more and go back and sort out the rules for me."
Li San originally thought that he would be easier after being promoted, but who knew that he was the commander alone and was a handful of Li Chongrun’s workplace. He arranged for a living without even drawing a big cake.
When Li San heard that he had to write the charter, he felt much more angry and felt that he might as well practice with his master.
However, now he is a fake, and he is also an official position, which is better than the treatment he enjoys from the serious direct descendants Jianzhen and others, so Li San turned his mind to happiness.
While they were talking, they came to the place where the gun was being tested. Just now, a few figures in gray sermon robes were busy here. Li Chongrun walked in and found that they were wearing only the common sermon robes.
However, when there are too many dirty things, they turn gray.
"Prince, we have finally successfully tested the cement you arranged before. The next door East Factory has already made a furnace a few days ago!"
I saw several Taoist chiefs' eyebrows and beards stained with cement, and there were still many water stains on the mouth, nose and corners of their eyes. I guess it was because of the mucosa. This is not possible. Li Chongrun finally cultivated several chemical enthusiasts.
I got pneumoconiosis and the like, and in this way, Datang, which lacks medical treatment, is really too late to make a comeback: "Why didn't I wear the mask I gave you?"
"Your Majesty, it's really hard to breathe with that thing."
"It's all for your own good, otherwise no one can save you if you have any problems in your lungs. I'll find out next time I don't wear them, and I'll deduct five silver coins!"
"Yes, Prince!"
"Go and wash first, and let's talk about it when you come back!"
Several Taoist priests hurried to the well as if they were pardoned.
While they were leaving, Li Chongrun pointed to the things they left on the table and started talking to Li San.