The Black Iron Glory
Shooting Exercises

Chapter 51

Shooting Exercises

"alright. Point with both of your firing points. Concentrate them and steady your hands .. Watch the slow match. Close your eyes .. Shot!"

As Welikro shouted, Claude closed his eyes and pulled the trigger.

Click, hiss. . . Bam!

He felt a pull through his flat ass to his shoulder. Surprisingly, the retreat of the aubass sign 2 was not as big as Claude had imagined. It was much weaker than the Welikro 3 gally mark, which felt like it was being hit hard on the shoulder. If he wasn't prepared, it would be great if he just blown a few steps back. If he was not careful, he would probably fall backwards altogether.

Welikro didn't see the target at all. Instead, he came and received Claude's gun and examined it lovingly. He praised enviously, "What a great weapon. Actually, I should try it first. When I saw you shoot, I realized that you can use this without closing your eyes."

Huh huh?

Looking at Claude and Borkal's hesitant appearance, Welikro explained, "I initially wondered why the flash pot of the aubass sign 2 would be so far from gunstock. Look, this gun's wooden stock is longer than usual, about half a foot. away from the end of the gun barrel. That was to ensure that the sparks from the gunpowder ignited would not hurt the eyes. Also, the rifle can be placed more comfortably on the shoulder and allows for better stability. Length also allows the shooter to aim better with two firing points.

"You've seen my gally 3, right? The flash pot is pretty close to the back, so the shooting point is a bit too blurry when you try to aim because you have to focus directly in front of you instead of further forward too, too, I noticed that the tightness of your new 'flash wok' weapon is rather good. Not much splash out after you pull the trigger. That's why I believe that you don't need to close your eyes to shoot. "

Welikro raised the gun and tried to aim at him. "Look, this flash pot is much further into my eyes than it was before. You really don't need to close your eyes to shoot and will be able to maintain greater accuracy with it. This wooden gunstock really feels a lot better and helps with balance Oh, I forgot to ask, is the wave big? "

Both shook their heads. They don't think it's a big deal.

As for the location of the flash pan, Claude discovered that it was not something surprising. Ergonomically speaking, Claude thought that the weapon was somewhat similar to a modern weapon in his past life, only with an ancient firing mechanism.

Welikro weighed the gun with his hand and stood up to compare it to his height. "It weighs about a catty lighter than my old gun and is about 20 centimeters shorter, making it much better for long troop marches and operations. I remember my father saying that the 2s aubass sign can also be fitted with a bayonet on the front for close combat. Did your weapon come with that attachment? "

Claude thought back to everything that came with the box and shook his head. "No, I don't remember seeing anything like a bayonet. If anything, I wouldn't have bought this fish bone dagger at Wakri's."

Borkal said the same thing.

"I was curious to see how the bayonet would fit on the barrel at first," Welikro said as he felt the barrel upward, "This barrel is straight and the muzzle is the same size, unlike mine, which is not the same size, it spreads outwards like a cone. I heard that these new weapons have their bayonets mounted right outside the barrel and that would not interfere with the shooting as well. "

Claude had seen Welikro's bayonet before when he brought it with him on the way to Egret. The length is not much different from the word short; one eyed one and the other, double. However, the dagger did not have a proper handle and was difficult to grasp. Welikro explained that it should be put in a barrel.

"It's actually pretty simple. If you make a metal ring on the back of the dagger, you can mount it on top of the barrel and it won't interfere with the firing process." Although it didn't come with a bayonet, Claude could easily figure out what it was like.

"Let's check the target first. I wonder if Claude and I managed to hit them" Borkal said in annoyance. He didn't want to stand there listening to unimportant things. He can't wait to check how he did it with the shooting.

So, the three of them walked to the target that was 50 meters away. That was the distance that Welikro set. He believed that because they used type 1 gunpowder, they could shoot up to 50 meters with a reasonable margin of error. They will be able to see the target clearly and take into account the goal offset easily. Moreover, they did not need to consider other factors such as wind speed that would affect long-range bullets.

The three realized that the target was fine and pure with no holes on them. Obviously, Claude and Borkal didn't make it about them.

The target was not a round one, which Claude preferred. Instead, they were wood cutouts of boars and goats.

They were modeled after the outline of a real animal. During archery practice, they would use straw targets shaped like humans, but in the era of firearms, they switched to using wooden cutouts instead. As a military unit, the accuracy of each individual is not important. They are trained by firing the entire line and they will calculate their volleyball coverage based on bullet holes on wooden targets.

Welikro had heard his father say that for a line of 100 soldiers, reaching ten targets was an excellent result. Eight out of ten is considered good while six is considered decent. Which is lower than that and the unit should be punished.

The target of the goats and wild boars that Borkal got from his shop was actually the product to be sold. However, not many people buy them; they only make one or two sales each month. So, he used it for shooting practice.

"Where was your goal?" ask Welikro.

"I'm aiming for the boar center" Borkal said. He's the one who tried to shoot the boar piece.

Both targets were laid against their respective trees.

Welikro lowered his head and checked the bullet marks in the manner practiced.

"This was supposed to be Claude's shot" Welikro said as he found a bullet hole in the ground near the goat cut.

"This was supposed to be Claude's shot" Welikro said as he found a bullet hole in the ground near the goat cut.

Claude looked at the hole and returned to where he was aiming. It is impossible. . . It drops 30 centimeters vertically and close to the foot horizontally. . .

At the very least, Claude's shot could be traced. On the other hand, Borkal is invisible. Welikro could only give up after a grueling quest. It's possible that Borkal's hand twitched as he shot, causing the bullet to fly to who-know-where. Fortunately, they were training in an uninhabited forest. Otherwise, the possibility of accidentally shooting someone is very real.

Borkal is not satisfied and he and Claude begin to recharge their weapons. They poured gunpowder, used ramrod to make sure it went inside, loaded a bullet and used ramrod on it again before they filled the flash pot, cut off part of the slow match and tighten it on the gun and point it over the break properly. Then, they lit a slow match and started aiming.

This time, Claude did not close his eyes. He could see slow matches descending into the flash pan, followed by loud explosions, flashes of sparks in the flash pan, and puffs of smoke.

Borkal shot a few seconds after Claude did. However, he complains that he was startled by Claude's shot and that may have caused him to miss out.

They checked the target once again and they looked genuine as usual. However, there are bullet holes and flat bullets embedded in the tree not the distance of the finger from the target.

Claude estimated his shot to be about 20 centimeters this time.

They found Borkal's bullet as well, but it was half a meter away from the target. Too many.

Claude compensated for the offset during the third shot. He tilted one finger to the side after he locked up with his two shooting points and opened fire.

This time, he finally managed to leave a mark on the target. But, he had hit the back of the goat even though he was aiming at his head. Welikro laughed and said that if they really hunted, the goat could still escape into the forest without any problems.

Borkal's shot was not what he used to be.

This time, he finally managed to leave a mark on the target. But, he had hit the back of the goat even though he was aiming at his head. Welikro laughed and said that if they really hunted, the goat could still escape into the forest without any problems.

Borkal's shot was not what he used to be.

Welikro used a brush and painted on the bullet mark so that it would not be mixed with the shot made later. They also do not need to exchange new targets.

Claude kept shooting.

After Borkal shot ten times, he lost interest and handed his weapon over to Welikro for him to calibrate the offset for him. He then drove the train back to the dock to search for Eriksson, excusing her by saying that he would check if the damaged fins had arrived.

The other two just watched with bitter smiles on their faces. It was the Borkal they knew. It was not that he was not smart, he simply did not have much patience for weapons, as was the case with swordsmanship. If they were all given an account book, Claude and Welikro would just flip it over without much interest, either, but Borkal will keep reading diligently throughout the day and even tell whether the person who created the account is playing around or not.

Welikro looked much more capable compared to Borkal. Using the same 2 aubass mark, he could estimate the offset after ten shots. Its offset is diagonal to the bottom left at the rough finger distance. Eight of the ten shots he made after adjusting for a hit on target.

Claude is still calculating the offset of his own gun. He felt that no matter how he adjusted his goal, his shot always did not hit where he wanted to be. Maybe it was the target goat. It was very difficult to aim and he could only get a rough mark and it was already good if he could hit any part of his body. The bullets didn't seem to be heading to where Claude wanted them to.

Borkal drove the train back and he said that the fins had been brought to Eriksson's property. Right now, he is grilling fins near the dock with Pegg.

"Why should they bake it?" ask Claude.

Welikro laughs. "They'll disassemble the fins. Did you not know that part of the structure is held together by adhesives? They used a mixture of fish glue, animal horns and cow tendons as adhesives which they had to melt by heating "Otherwise, the entire assembly would break due to the adhesive. Those things really put it all together."

Ah, so. Suddenly Claude remembered something he had to do. "Ah, Boa, send me to the bookstore. I need to buy papyrus paper to make some target sheets. You don't have to bring this target tomorrow. I'll give you some measurements and get your company carpenter to make me two simple targets that we can use for shooting practice tomorrow. They must be better than the two we have now. "