Release that Witch - Chapter 481

[Chapter 474 Killing Machine]

Two days after the enlarged plenary meeting ended, Iron Ax once again received an order to test fire a new weapon.

Since the northwest may be attacked by evil beasts at any time, the new shooting range was set up on the other side of the Chishui River. When the iron ax arrived, the prince’s personal guards had already surrounded the open space with hemp rope and red flags, and set up a shooting range on the other side of the steel bridge. Checkpoints were set up at both ends to prohibit the passage of irrelevant personnel.

Obviously, His Highness attaches great importance to this weapon test.

Walking quickly in the snow of different shades, looking at the friendly eyes the guards cast on him, Iron Ax couldn’t help but think of the scene when he participated in the first musket test.

At that time, I was just an unknown sandman of a foreign race, and the people of Graycastle always showed suspicion and vigilance towards him. Even though he had lived in the small town for five years, he impressed the surrounding hunters with his superb archery skills. , but outside the old district, no one would give him a second look.

He originally thought that he would live in seclusion in this barren land as a hunter, and either die of old age on the bed, or die under the claws of evil beasts or prey. Let yourself see the power of Skyfire and Thunder.

The next transformation was so fast that he couldn’t see it. From the formation of the militia to fight against the evil beasts, to the establishment of the First Army in Border Town, he jumped from the captain of the Orion team to the commander-in-chief of the First Army.

What was even more surprising was that because of His Highness’s attitude towards witches, he also met the heir of the Osha clan, Mr. Drow Silver Moon again in the small town, making up for his greatest regret in this life.

For this trust and appreciation, as well as the compensation for his own fate, Iron Ax has already vowed in his heart to dedicate everything to this new master.

Approaching the center of the testing ground, Iron Ax saw His Royal Highness Roland. To his surprise, besides His Royal Highness and the chief knight, there were several sleeping island witches.

“Your Highness, Iron Ax is reporting to you!” He took two steps forward and saluted the prince.

The latter nodded, “Now that everyone is here, we can start.” He sent two spears to Iron Ax and Carter, “This is one of my newly developed weapons, and it is still in the prototype trial stage. The number is limited, so let’s take turns to try.”

Iron Ax took a closer look at the new gun in his hand – its appearance was very similar to the revolver rifle, the only difference was in the loading part: the new gun did not have a cylinder.

He was stunned. Could it be that this gun, like the earliest flintlock guns, needs to be loaded from the front of the barrel?

“Its name is a bolt-action rifle,” fortunately His Royal Highness quickly explained, “The bullet uses the latest smokeless double-based propellant powder, with a caliber of 8mm. Although it is lower than the 10mm revolver rifle, its power is on the contrary. Bigger.” He turned the gun body to one side, “The ammunition is inserted from the front of the trigger, and each clip can hold five bullets, but it cannot fire continuously like a revolver, and needs to be manually ejected and loaded.”

According to the demonstration by His Royal Highness, Iron Ax quickly understood the operation method of the new rifle, and raised the gun to test-fire a clip of bullets-the new gun is quite powerful, and every time he pulls the trigger, he can feel the impact of the butt against the gun. The impact of the shoulder, and the sound is much louder than the revolver.

After the five shots were fired, he noticed that there was almost no smoke in front of the muzzle. If it was an old-fashioned rifle, the smoke from the five bullets would be enough to completely cover the sight.

This is probably due to His Highness’s so-called “smokeless ammunition”. However, the gun itself has nothing unique about it. It’s not as good as a revolver.

The most obvious place is that the rate of fire has slowed down.

Compared with the former, which can fire continuously after aiming at the target, the new gun is extremely inconvenient when standing and shooting. After manual reloading, the gun body has to be re-aimed. Although this process is much faster than the flintlock gun, it takes a short time. Overpowering the enemy—such as clearing out rebel nobles in Longsong Fortress, close quarters encounters on street corners or inside houses, the new rifle is far less useful than the revolver.

After Iron Ax expressed his feelings about the test shooting, Carter also expressed the same opinion.

The prince nodded and said, “It is true that it is not as convenient as a revolver, but its advantages are also very obvious. Andrea, please demonstrate.” He handed a rifle to the witch, “Remember to use the ability to shoot.”

“Yes Hmph,” the blond witch took the gun, and skillfully pulled the bolt to load it, and it was obvious that it was not the first time she had been exposed to this weapon, “Look out!”

Following three deafening gunshots, Iron Ax was surprised to find that the three wooden targets placed at the farthest point fell one by one—the bullet not only hit the nail-sized target, but also hit the part below the target pole.

You must know that they are at least 400 meters away from the target!

“Your Highness, this is…” Carter dared not answer.

“Andrea’s branching ability allows her to hit the target accurately, no matter whether the weapon in her hand is a bow or a gun,” the prince said with a smile, “but it does not directly affect the crossbow bolt or bullet, but the accuracy of the weapon’s performance.” Mastery—in other words, if you throw a stone by yourself, it is estimated that you can only hit a target about ten meters away, but if you throw a bird, you may not hit anything.”

“You mean… Ordinary people can reach this level as long as they go through training?”

“Yes, this is the biggest advantage of a bolt-action rifle. It will not leak air due to the gap between the cylinder and the barrel. The shooting range and accuracy are greatly improved.” Roland nodded, “When paired with a scope, even in the hands of ordinary soldiers, it can accurately kill enemies at about four to five hundred meters away, while the precise shooting distance of the revolver gun is less than 100 meters.”

Iron Ax immediately understood the horror of this weapon. Most people would not be wary of a sneak attack at this distance. As long as they hide in residential houses or high ground, they can easily take the lives of important targets. , if Master Nightingale held it, almost no one would be able to guard against the bullets fired from the corner.

“Your Highness, you promised to give me a hand when it was ready for mass production,” Andrea covered her mouth.

“Of course.” Roland retracted the two rifles, walked to the other side, and uncovered a raised piece of cloth. “In fact, the bolt-action rifle is just an appetizer before the test. This thing is the focus of today’s test.”

When the weapon hidden under the sackcloth revealed its true body, Iron Ax immediately fell in love with it—compared to the rifle made of wooden handle and iron pipe, this new musket was completely black, as if its whole body was made of metal. It is also much larger, and with the tripod below, it is almost half the height of a person.

The long gun barrel is as thick as half a wrist, and the shiny bullets are densely hung on a cloth belt, connecting with the wide gun body. No matter its shape or posture, it is completely different from the previous weapons.

(To be continued.)

[End of this Chapter]