Hong Tao has already thought of this method, and only needs to use a thin copper skin to stamp it into a small bowl, and then fix it into the groove behind the cartridge case. This process is the primer of the bullet in later generations, but many of the primers in later generations are screwed in, and now there is not so high technology to make threads on this gadget, and it can't be done, and it can be used to press it in with pressure and then dip it with gum. I just don't know if this hybrid primer will maintain its original sensitivity after putting a small copper shell on the outside. It is also unknown if it will have a chemical reaction with copper. It's useless to think about all this, and if you want to prove it, you have to actually try it.

At this time, Hong Tao and Bush were both acute, and Qi Zu was the same, the three of them didn't even eat dinner, and they nested in the mechanical workshop for hours, not only getting the primer out, but also replacing the charge in the shell with collodion, and adding an extra cork to the remaining space to increase the airtightness in the shell.

"Tom...... Tom ...... "In the middle of the night, the three men ran to Swan's shooting range with gas lamps and began to test the performance of a shotgun loaded with new gunpowder and a new primer. Hong Tao's first shot was successful, and the two bullets fired one after the other, and the debris flying on the wooden target fifty meters away, which was evident under the illumination of the gas lamp.

"Your Majesty, it's all pierced, there are sixteen small holes on it, it seems that the new gunpowder is really good, you can try the target of eighty meters again." Qi Zu didn't care about his legs and feet, and acted as a target reporter with a gas lamp.

"This time you come to try, I'll go and see the target." Hong Tao watched Qi Zu limp around, a little unbearable to enjoy himself and let the old man suffer.

"Hey, hey, hey...... This trip is not in vain, and it is a good omen, but this is the first time I have seen something that can light its own fire without using sparks. It's better for Your Majesty to try, my eyes are not very good, I may not be able to hit a target of 80 meters during the day, and even less at night. I'm not going to run away this time, let Bush go, bastard, I heard you made this thing? Okay, you have a chance, this place raises people, you are smarter than me, an old man, you have long known that you are a master craftsman! Qi Zu understood what Hong Tao meant, and he also wanted to try a new gun, but unfortunately his eyes were not strong. The old man gave great praise to Bush's invention. Although he doesn't understand what chemistry is, he can see at a glance whether it is easy to use or not, and he is also full of confidence in his future life.

According to the current situation, this kind of primer is much stronger than matchsticks, and it is enough to be able to fire 100 percent, as long as it can have more than 60 percent. Why did he want to build a more complex double-barreled shotgun, Hong Tao had a purpose, that is, to make up for the lack of fire rate. Two bullets, as long as one shot, can deal with ordinary battles, can't stand it, let's reload quickly!

Now it seems that there is no problem with replacing a double-barreled hunting rifle with a single-barreled shotgun, and it is easier to manufacture. However, Hong Tao does not plan to replace it, the double tube still has the advantage of a double tube, as long as it is not mass-produced, and a hundred and ten shotguns are made, it is not slow.

"What are you doing! The big night doesn't let people sleep! Which squad are you from, and who told you to shoot at night? "Before the second shot was reported, there was a sound of human voices and horses' hooves behind me.

"Shut your broken mouth, it's worse than an owl in the middle of the night. Is this range owned by your family? Who said that you can't shoot targets in the middle of the night? Hong Tao didn't have to look back to know who was coming, Swan's voice was not much stronger than his own, it was all broken gongs, but his confidence was more and the gongs were more broken.

Swan didn't have to look closer, listening to a voice similar to his own, and then looking at the tall back, he also knew who was shooting the target in the middle of the night, and his face was immediately stacked with a smile, and the smile was very cheap. In the past, as long as he was present, Hong Tao was embarrassed to touch the gun, and only on the shooting range could he be able to suppress Hong Tao, and he was the oppressed master every minute out of the shooting range.

"Hey...... Why did you come here, you want to hit the target and call me, I'll accompany you...... Hey, what kind of gun are you holding, how can there be two barrels! After approaching, Swangang wanted to kill the emperor's majesty, and suddenly found that the gun in Hong Tao's hand was different, very different, and he reached out to grab it.

"Oops...... You are too ruthless, it's all hot and blistered...... "What I caught was not the body of the gun, but the barrel of the gun stuffed by Hong Tao, and the hot Swan jumped straight up."

"Your Majesty, there is a shot that hits five of them, and it is also penetrating, why don't you try a hundred meters!" At this time, Bush ran back, and it was not at all strange to see Swann there, this guy lived in the barracks on the edge of the shooting range, and he must have been the first to run over when he heard the gunshots.

"Come on, General Swan, you can shoot this shot, which can be regarded as compensation for your sweet dreams." Hong Tao reloaded the two bullets, then handed the handle to Swan.

"This gun is a bit light, the barrel is still so big, how much medicine does it have to be loaded with......" Swan took the gun, did not aim at it first, but looked carefully at the front and back, left and right, and gave a not too high evaluation.

......Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Swann stopped talking about it, picked up his gun and aimed at the target in the distant light, and pulled the trigger. However, he may not be able to use this double-barreled gun, and the trigger behind it did not pull all the way down, and only one bullet was fired.

"Don't put it down, keep buckling, there's still one that hasn't started." Hong Tao saw that Swan habitually put down the shotgun, and hurriedly reminded him to fire the bullet in the barrel again.

"I'm on insurance! Your Majesty, the recoil of this gun is not small, is it too much of a charge? "Swann is worthy of being a professional gun player, and as soon as he got started, he found out where the insurance was, and he also found another shortcoming.

"Well, it's a bit big, wait to see the results of the shooting before deciding on the charge. If I had to give you a choice, would you rather have this new gun or would you rather use the original rifled gun? Hong Tao fired two shots, and he also felt that the recoil was a little too big, probably because there was no ignition port, and copper cartridge casings were used, the sealing effect of the barrel was better, and the chamber pressure increased. However, this is not a major flaw, first find the range and damage, and slowly adjust the charge to solve it.

"I'm still willing to use the old gun, this thing definitely doesn't go as far as the old gun. However, depending on the speed of your reloading, this gun is more suitable for soldiers, it is lightweight, fast in fire, easy to use, and can reduce a lot of training time. I'll forget it, I like to fight enemies from a distance, and it's not fun to get close. Swan's answer was very annoying, he was boasting about his shooting skills and belittling Hong Tao in disguise.

"You're fucking good at knives! Let's go see the target for yourself, a turtle. Let's go, Uncle Qi and Bush, let's go back to sleep and give him the rest of the bullets, so that he can slowly understand. "Hong Tao is also old, if it was ten years ago, he would have gone to a shoulder car in the morning to let Swan go to the ground and brag, but unfortunately, if you don't accept the old, you can't afford to provoke us to avoid you and shame you!

The inadvertent discovery of silver nitrate, a small primer, produced a very, very great effect, and if you only calculate from the power of the weapon, it almost pushed the musket that had just been born for a few years to a new level, and improved it by more than one generation.

With a reliable primer, copper-shelled bullets are possible; Once the copper-shelled bullet became a reality, the development of the musket was out of control. Because this method of loading is simple, convenient and efficient, it can be applied not only to rifled guns, but also to smoothbore guns. From then on, the musketeers no longer had to hang a small bottle or jar with bits and pieces, they only needed a cartridge belt to get all OK.

And with smokeless sensitive words, primers, and copper-shelled bullets, a wide variety of firearms for different purposes can be developed. If you want to shoot at a long distance, then lengthen the barrel, increase the rifling, increase the charge in the case, and increase the weight of the warhead. If you want to improve the lethality, then replace the warhead with a softer lead alloy, and then smooth out the tip of the pointed bullet. If you want to increase the intensity of firepower, then develop repeating guns and even machine guns. As long as the idea is put forward, and then there are suitable materials, after continuous experimentation, it will always come out.

These things are in Hong Tao's mind, you don't have to be a military fan or a military expert, when the overall level of science and technology has a certain foundation, you only need a correct way of thinking, you can promote the development of science and technology in great strides. And these ideas in Hong Tao's mind must be correct, because he only has the ideas after knowing the answer, and there is no need to verify them.

However, the more this time comes, the more you need to be calm and think more comprehensively. The level of technology is too advanced, too much beyond the current level of productivity, and sometimes it is not a good thing. For example, submachine guns or machine guns, is it really good to get them out? Hong Tao thinks not necessarily. These guns are too wasteful of bullets, and processing them is still a laborious task. There are no ready-made molds and stamping equipment, and stamping machines and simple molds that rely on water power alone can only be roughly formed, and most of the work needs to be done by hand.

Just having a gun, without enough bullets, still can't play the role it should have. Moreover, as long as science and technology are invented, there must be a possibility of proliferation. If you choose to make a leap forward in science and technology, it is equivalent to jumping with the world's scientific and technological level. In this way, the power of those knowledge reserves in one's mind will be reduced invisibly, and what is needed now is not to improve quickly, but to move forward steadily and give full play to the advantages of one's own traverser.

To come up with a new technology, we must let it spread as much as possible, and in the process of diffusion, create the greatest benefits for ourselves. When everyone thinks they can do it, they have made a lot, and then they will come up with a more powerful one, so that they will be chased by others, and if they don't chase, they will be beaten. I will get what I need from this update again and again, and the more steps, the greater my initiative.

(To be continued.) )