Chapter 146: Good Things Are Coming
Lu Yuan got up very early, because today's weather is very good, not only the sky is clear, but also you can't feel the wind when you stretch out your hand, it is a good weather to test the gun. Hoffman hadn't been to the No. 3 barracks for several days, and Lu Yuan also seized the time, while continuing to improve the heavy sniper rifle, he also upgraded the 6.5 caliber assault rifle that had almost been finalized, so that the accuracy of the gun was further improved.
Hogg was very unhappy with the busyness after breakfast, but when he couldn't leave the barracks at will, going out to test his gun might be a good opportunity to enjoy the scenery outside. It was still Hogg who was busy arranging the gun targets with those escort soldiers, while Lu Yuan and Schuchmann only cared about loading the magazine after determining the shooting position, and the two of them were completely leisurely. About half an hour later, Hogg, who had all the targets arranged, blew his whistle and scattered with the guards to the perimeter of the range.
"Schuchman, I'll hit the close-range target first, and you can help me see the results." Lu Yuan loaded a magazine into the assault rifle, gave an explanation to Shuchman beside him, and then knelt down on one knee in the firing position intently. Hogg's targets were slowly extended from 200 meters to the edge of the woods at a distance of 1,300 meters according to Lu Yuan's instructions.
When Lu Yuan fired at the 200-meter target, he habitually fired a two-shot shot, and in Schuchmann's line of sight through the telescope, the two shots Lu Yuan just fired were completely accurate, and the target ring was not low. "9 rings, 10 rings, very good, both shots are on target." Schuchmann did not hesitate to praise that he could shoot 10 rings from a position of 200 meters, which is already an excellent marksmanship.
Schuchman's praise did not satisfy Lu Yuan, he just focused on the target at the 300-meter position, and the "pop" gunfire soon rang out, and there were two consecutive shots. Schuchmann, who was holding the telescope, immediately set his eyes on the target at a position of 300 meters, and then let out another exclamation, "God, it is still two shots on the target, one shot with 8 rings, and one shot with 9 rings, which is very good." ”
Lu Yuan used the upgraded assault rifle in his hand to hit from the 200-meter position to the 450-meter position, although with the continuous extension of the shooting distance, the number of rings of Lu Yuan's shot target is also decreasing, but as a bystander, Schuhman thinks that if Lu Yuan continues to fight, he will definitely be able to extend the shooting distance to a position of 600 meters. What's even more rare is that Lu Yuan has been using two consecutive shots from the beginning, and each time two bullets are all on target, like this kind of marksmanship, to be honest, Schuhman has never seen it.
"Very good, the current performance of this gun is what I am happy with." Lu Yuan was also very satisfied with his shooting results, a 6.5 caliber semi-automatic rifle could cover the range from 100 meters to 450 meters, which was already very ecstatic to Lu Yuan. Because in his original vision, this semi-automatic rifle using Japanese-style Tomosaka rifle cartridges can reach a firing distance of up to 300 meters, which is already very good.
After firing at a distance of more than 450 meters, Lu Yuan switched to an improved semi-automatic sniper rifle of Mauser rifle caliber, in order to increase the firing range, Lu Yuan lengthened its barrel, but at the same time, in order to reduce the recoil of this caliber rifle, Lu Yuan added a heavy butt and a short bipod for it. The double-row 10-round reloading magazine can ensure that the shooter can carry out continuous and uninterrupted shooting, and Lu Yuan is already eager to know what its firing limit is at the moment.
After switching to an improved sniper rifle of Mauser caliber, Lu Yuan no longer used two consecutive shots to shoot, but a serious one-shot shot-by-shot target. Schuhman, who was in charge of reporting the target, did not dare to relax, and the telescope in his hand was never put down, staring at Lu Yuan from a position of 450 meters to 850 meters. 850 meters, which is almost the firing range of a light machine gun, although the effective range of a light machine gun rushes through 850 meters. But in reality, no light machine gunner has ever dared to guarantee that his firing range will be more than 800 meters.
After accurately hitting the target at 850 meters, Lu Yuan was ready to change his gun again, but Schuhman knew that Lu Yuan did not use all his strength, and he concluded that this improved sniper rifle of Mauser caliber could have a range of at least more than 1,000 meters. The distance of the target was already more than 850 meters, and Lu Yuan continued to change his gun, this time using a heavy sniper rifle that Hogg had already called a single cannon. As the first 12.7 caliber bullet was fired by Lu Yuan, the target at a distance of 900 meters was instantly torn apart, and Schuhmann, who had been staring at it, did not have time to see the bullet on the target clearly.
Schuchmann had automatically stopped reporting the target, but Lu Yuan's shooting had not stopped, starting from the 900-meter position, Lu Yuan used a heavy sniper rifle to hit the last target that Hogg placed at a position of 1300 meters. With each shot, a target will be split, and with each bullet, Lu Yuan's face will be filled with joy, because the recoil of the improved heavy sniper rifle is also relatively small.
In Lu Yuan's continuous shooting, the last three remaining large-caliber bullets in the magazine were all shot out, and in the distant woods, the big tree that Lu Yuan had been aiming at finally fell. "God, the tree is already 1,500 meters away." Shuchman threw away the telescope in his hand, pointed to the woods in the distance with a face full of disbelief, and shouted to Lu Yuan, who had already stood up.
"Calm, Schuchmann, calm, I know the distance of that tree." Contrary to Schuchman's disbelief was Lu Yuan's calmness, and in Schuchman's shouting, Lu Yuan took out a silencer from the box and screwed it on a 6.5 caliber assault rifle. "Schuchmann, continue to help me report the target, I want to confirm the range after the silencer is installed." Lu Yuan was ready to shoot, and immediately spoke to bring Shuchman, who had fallen into ecstasy, back to reality.
Lu Yuan's silencer made of high-quality materials is more effective than the silencer originally made in Shanghai, and Schuchmann is only a few meters away from Lu Yuan, but all he hears in his ears is the sound of iron hitting leather. After installing a silencer, the shooting range of the assault rifle in Lu Yuan's hand only extends from 100 meters to 250 meters, and if it is farther away, Lu Yuan will have no way to ensure accuracy. And the Mauser caliber sniper rifle, Lu Yuan can extend to a distance of 450 meters, as for the heavy sniper rifle, Lu Yuan does not feel that there is a silencer that can be attached to its muzzle.
This is really enough, the results of the test gun made Lu Yuan very satisfied, these three guns of different calibers can cover the short-range, medium-range and long-range three kinds of firing range, and the shooting distance can be extended to 1300 meters away. If it is just about individual weapons, Lu Yuan doesn't know what other individual weapons in this world can hit 1,300 meters away, and Lu Yuan believes that his heavy sniper rifle is already the king of individual weapons in this world.
It took a morning, and less than half an hour after Lu Yuan and the others returned to the barracks, Hoffman reappeared in the barracks. "Lu, I heard that you went to test the gun again? The result? I guess it must have gone well, because I saw the answer in your expression. Unlike the previous times, Hoffman was particularly happy this time, Lu Yuan stared at Hoffman carefully for a while, and finally discovered the difference in this product.
"Ha, Hoffman, I should have said congratulations, I didn't expect you to be a major now." The rank mark on the collar of Hoffman's military uniform has been replaced with the rank of major, how can Lu Yuan not see it, looking at the triumphant look on the face of this goods, it is not difficult for Lu Yuan to guess that this goods are specially brought to the barracks to show off. Hoffmann was promoted to SS major, and he came to the barracks not only to show off to Lu Yuan, but mainly to give Lu Yuan a newly completed scope.
"Lu, I actually have to thank you for this, if it weren't for the location of the oil field and the design drawings of those weapons you provided, I wouldn't have become an SS major so quickly." Hoffman told the truth and did not keep silent about the relationship between his promotion and Lu Yuan, which made Lu Yuan a little surprised. After handing over the scope he brought to Lu Yuan this time, Hoffman did not leave in a hurry, but chatted with Lu Yuan for a while before leaving.
"Boss, why didn't Hoffman say when he would let us out of here?" Seeing Hoffman drive away from the barracks, Hogg hurriedly came to Lu Yuan's side. "Count the days, we've all been in this barracks for almost a month, and we can't always be so bored here and not go out." Hogg obviously remembered that Lu Yuan had said that he had made a fortune, but he had been staying in this barracks, and Hogg had no chance to get rich.
Hogg's eagerness made Lu Yuan grin, "Hogg, don't worry, since Hoffman has been promoted because of me, what I said is pretty much the same." Lu Yuanzhi was calm, Husky had no confidence in his heart, seeing that it was already mid-March, the counterfeit money plan he handed over to Hitler was still nowhere to be heard, if Hitler did not support his counterfeit money plan, the fortune opportunity he promised Hogg and Schuhmann might come to naught.
In Hogg's anxious waiting, Lu Yuan was still nesting in the workshop without night or day, using the materials sent by Hoffman to process small things that he could use. At Hoffman's begging, Lu Yuan even helped Hoffman make a Mauser caliber assault rifle, but it could not be compared with Lu Yuan's own assault rifle in terms of appearance and efficiency.