Shortly after the advent of Thunder [mercury], the firing gun completely replaced the flintlock rifle. In fact, the earliest front-mounted smooth-bore firing gun looked exactly the same as the flintlock rifle, but the structure was simpler.

The reloading steps of firing guns are also simpler than flintlock guns. First, you can eliminate the step of biting the tail of the paper shell, and directly load the fixed-loading bullets from the muzzle, press them to the bottom with a bar; second, you can omit the arrangement of filling the drug into the induced medicine pool. Therefore, the firing gun only requires the gunman to stuff the bullets from the barrel and press them to the bottom with a bar to complete the loading.

Originally, in time and space, during the Opium War, the British used brown bass rifles. This pre-mounted smoothbore rifle, which was born in 1714, was a flintlock rifle. After the emergence of thunder [mercury] in the 19th century, by the time of the Opium War, most of the brown bass rifles in the hands of the British had been changed to firing guns.

Whether the British army fired guns, or the Qing army or the clamps, it was two generations away. How could we fight this battle?

It is actually very simple to change the flintlock rifle to a firing gun. It is to change the original medicine pool to a firing needle, and then cancel the flint and the iron plate used to strike the flint. When shooting, the hammer hits the firing needle and fires bullets.

However, it is impossible for Zhao Peng to equip the firing gun on a large scale. After all, it is impossible to produce a large amount of thunder [mercury] bottom fire at present, so Zhao Peng considers producing a small number of firing guns, at least first turn the self-generated short tiger-winged gun in the hands of the special forces into a revolver.

With a firing gun, you can use a revolver. If you make a flintlock gun, the structure will be very complicated. If you want to consider installing a medicine pool in the magazine, not only the complex structure, but the fire rate is very high. The firing revolver has a very simple structure and a fast firing speed. Although it is a little troublesome to load a paper shell revolver in front, you can hit six shots in a row after loading it at one time. For special forces, it is a weapon to kill enemies.

After visiting the Chemistry Experimental Building, Zhao Peng walked into the Physical Experimental Building.

In the physics laboratory, there were a "jingle" sound of iron striking and the sound of files rubbing against metal, as well as the sound of grinding wheel rotating. Various weapons manufacturing tests were being conducted.

Dai Cang was busy in the laboratory with a group of students. Even when Zhao Peng came, he didn't know at all, and just worked hard. Fortunately, Zhao Peng did not require high-level officials to stop work and salute to the high-level officials when working, so Dai Cang and his students would not be punished with disrespect.

Dai Cang was originally a small official in the Ministry of Works. He never dreamed that, as an eighth-rank official, he actually caught the eye of the loyal and brave man, and became the vice president of the Ming Academy of Sciences, and from a second-rank senior official!

Dai Cang was naturally grateful for the kindness of loyal and brave waiter and worked hard for the Ming Academy of Sciences. Dai Cang also had a newly born son named Dai Zi, who was originally a historical celebrity in time and space, and was a weapon expert in the early Qing Dynasty. Dai Cang himself liked to study some guns and cannons, and was already very talented. With the guidance from Zhao Peng, he could create many advanced weapons.

According to Zhao Peng's requirements, when scientific and technological personnel and craftsmen work, except for the Emperor, no one else comes, they can stop working and salute their superiors without stopping their work to ensure that their work will not be interrupted.

Zhao Peng walked behind Dai Cang, and Dai Cang realized that it was Zhongyong Hou standing behind him. He quickly put down his work, turned his head and bowed to apologize and said, "I don't know if it's the marquis who is here, I'll forgive me for my crime."

"What crime do you have? Creating a powerful weapon in the Ming Dynasty is the primary task. You have made merits without guilt." Zhao Peng said with a smile.

While talking, Zhao Peng noticed a handgun on Dai Cang's workbench. Zhao Peng picked up the handgun and was surprised to find that it was actually a revolver!

Zhao Peng picked up the revolver and asked, "Shilarious Minister Dai, is there any ammunition in this musket?"

Dai Cang replied: "Go back to Marquis, this is empty and there is no ammunition inside."

So Zhao Peng pulled the trigger and saw the revolver's magazine rotated for a while. The hammer behind him was automatically pushed back and pushed to the bottom. The hammer pushed forward under the action of the spring and hit the tail of the magazine. Only a "click" sound was heard.

Zhao Peng pulled the trigger of the revolver repeatedly, and only heard the hammer hit the tail of the bullet casing continuously, making a crisp sound. Zhao Peng stopped pulling the trigger, held the revolver in his hand, turned it in a direction, and carefully observed that the barrel was uneven and obviously had rifled. Looking at the bullet casing, it was a honeycomb coal-shaped bullet casing with six inner chambers that could load six rounds of bullets.

"Bullet." Zhao Peng turned his head and asked.

Dai Cang took out a small iron box from his waist and handed it on it. Zhao Peng took the iron box and opened the box. He saw twelve paper shells in it. Zhao Peng took out the bullet and saw that the shells of the paper shells were made of solid thick kraft paper. Unlike the paper shells made of thin paper scrub before, there was a brass bottom plate at the tail of the shell. Zhao Peng picked up the bullet and stuffed it into the bullet chamber, and then stuffed the second bullet into the bullet chamber.

"This kind of bullet is different from the original bullet. After this bullet is fired, the shell will not burn, and the shell needs to be dug out of the shell with tools. Now the shell used for the long spear is rolled out of the sheet. After the shell is fired, the shell will also be burned to ashes." Dai Cang said.

Of course, Zhao Peng knew what the benefits of this kind of shell that would not burn. This shell would not burn out, would not leave ashes in the chamber, and would not leave gunpowder residues in the chamber, which would have a certain protective effect on the rifle. However, after the shooting is completed, it may be a little troublesome to clean the shell.

After six bullets were stuffed into the bullet bay, Zhao Peng said, "Let's go outside to test the gun."

After saying that, Zhao Peng walked out of the experimental building with a revolver in his hand and walked to the shooting range outside. He held a gun in one hand and aimed at the target thirty steps away to pull the trigger.

"Bang bang bang" the revolver spewed out flames. Zhao Peng finished the six bullets in the bullet compartment in one breath, five bullets hit the ten rings in the center of the target, and one hit the nine rings.

"The Marquis's gun technique is like a god." Dai Cang exclaimed.

Zhao Peng smiled and said, "This is the fire gun made by Mr. Dai, with high accuracy."

The rifled pistol has a much higher accuracy than the smoothbore pistol. If the rifled pistol is proficient in mastering the pistol, it will not be a problem to hit the target within fifty steps. It has achieved the same accuracy as the front-mounted smoothbore pistol, and it is even more accurate. It can be said that the power of this revolver is even greater than that of the bird gun of that year.

However, there is still a serious problem with the revolver, which is the serious air leakage.

In the original historical time and space, when the Colt revolver was born, the world's army was still loading guns with front loading, but soon afterwards, the Drays came out after the game. The Drays, which only used paper shells, loading the gun after the game, was not faster than the Minnie rifle, but the biggest advantage of loading the gun after the game is that it can allow soldiers to lie on the ground to load bullets.

In the physics laboratory, there is really a rear-loading rifle, which is a rear-loading rifle similar to the later Dresey rifle. It uses a paper shell of thick kraft paper, and a single shot is loaded with a gun, pull the bolt, stuff a bullet, and then push the bolt, and then you can shoot. After the shooting, pull the bolt, pour out the shell, and load a new bullet.

However, although there are many new weapons in the physics laboratory, they are all in the test stage and there is still a long way to go before they can be truly equipped with troops.
Chapter completed!