"Claude, why do you use copper sheets to make bullet casings?"
"Why is the bullet case larger than the bullet head?"
"Why is the bullet head not round? You want to make it conical?"
"Why can the bullet shoot so far without putting the entire bullet in the barrel?"
"How did you come up with the concept for the revolver?"
"Also, Claude, your design of the continuous fire wheel is really a genius idea. Can you tell me how you came up with it?"
"By the way, Claude, if I lengthen the barrel of this revolver and add a butt to the back, can I make a long revolver rifle?"
Mrs. Sonia will now turn into a hundred thousand why babies, holding a revolver in one hand and looking at it lovingly, and grabbing Claude's arm with the other hand and constantly raising her own questions.
Claude had already rolled his eyes and said to himself: How do I know the reason why the bullet casing is larger than the bullet head? Anyway, the success of this revolver is just based on the structure of the model pistol of the boss in the previous life and the impression left by western movies. If Claude was really asked to explain, he could only make up some specious concepts. After all, there was Master Bird next to him with his ears pricked up, ready to listen to his answer. This was related to the question of whether the recruitment could be successful. Lorde was more careless.
"Let me go first, Sonia. In fact, many of the questions you just asked are connected and repeated." Claude coughed twice and replied seriously. After Sonia let go of his arm, he invited: "Uncle, Sonia, please come back to the laboratory with me first. There is paper and pen there. I can tell you my thoughts and ideas when designing this revolver."
The only people who returned to the laboratory were Claude, his sister Anna, Sonia and Master Bird. Little Mark wanted to learn to ride a horse, so Claude asked Michael to take good care of his first godson. As for the big man, Germi, Still standing guard outside the laboratory door.
"When I was very young, I didn't like short guns. Compared with long muskets, their power was too small, and loading was equally cumbersome." Claude started like this: "I often couldn't think of it at that time. Understand why the length of short muskets is half or one-third of that of standard muskets, but the range and power are so different?"
Claude looked at Sonia and gave her a smile: "During the war in the Eastern Region ten years ago, I was still a lieutenant-level officer and needed to lead troops into battle in person. According to the weapons and equipment of a lieutenant-level officer, I needed to carry a short Sword, standard musket, and a blunderbuss strapped to the side of the thigh.
In fact, this short musket was useless on the battlefield and became a liability. My colleagues often fired at random places and threw away their short muskets. They went into battle lightly with a long sword or a musket with a bayonet and rushed to the battlefield to fight the enemy hand-to-hand. From then on, I wanted to design a Reliable short firearms that allow us to defend ourselves on the battlefield. net
The biggest weakness of the short gun is the trouble of loading. Although the current short gun uses fixed paper tube bullets, you still need to clean the barrel after firing, and then insert the fixed paper tube bullet through the muzzle and use the set rod. Put the bullet firmly in place, then open the tinder box, use a fire needle to break the paper tube to expose the gunpowder inside, then pour the tinder powder into the fire box, make contact with the gunpowder exposed in the paper tube, and then clamp the lit match rope to the fire box, so that you can prepare to aim and shoot
This series of operations is too troublesome and cumbersome. There is not much time on the battlefield for a lieutenant-level officer to use a short musket to defend himself or destroy the enemy. At that time, I was thinking about whether this process could be simplified. After thinking about it, I came up with the idea of custom-loading paper tube bullets.
My initial idea was to directly ignite the gunpowder in the fixed paper tube bullet, without the need for a fire box, fire needle, match rope or other things. At that time, my idea was very simple, which was to put the flint behind the fixed paper tube bullet, and then use the short A hammer is attached to the back of the gun and the flint is struck, igniting the gunpowder in the paper tube and firing the gun. ”
"I was in Squirrel Village at that time, and that's when I met you." Claude nodded to Sonia, who blushed.
Claude continued: "We discussed the possibility of breech loading at that time, and the first short gun I designed at that time was like this"
Claude drew a short blunderbuss on the paper. It had only one barrel. Behind the barrel was a large hammer device, a wooden stock, a gun body and a trigger. There was no mess like a fire box and a matchcord on the barrel. The thing looked very simple, and then Claude drew a bendable curve under the barrel.
"At that time, I wanted to design such a short blunderbuss. The barrel could be bent down, a bullet inserted from the back, and then fired with the hammer. This would be much easier on the battlefield. If possible, I would also like to use it on the battlefield. Add one or two barrels to the butt, so that you can fire three bullets at once or three times in a row." Claude shrugged and made a helpless expression: "But my design failed, I think It’s beautiful, but the result is unachievable.”
Sonia interjected at this time: "Claude, the first breech-loading musket I designed was actually similar to yours. It was also bent down to load the ammunition. Later, when gunpowder became available, I tried it again. Looking at this loading mode, it turns out that its range is only about 260 meters."
Claude nodded: "You came up with the result from the actual operation test. I am not as convenient as you in the army, but I also did some tests with several damaged muskets on the battlefield, and found that the biggest problem lies in the bullets." , instead of the barrel. Paper tube fixed bullets are not suitable for breech loading mode. For example, if flint is installed at the bottom of the paper tube fixed bullet and then used to hit the fire with a hammer, sometimes the hammer will break the paper The fixed-barrel bullet is pushed forward into the barrel without causing sparks. Net
Or the bullets loaded in paper tubes will shrink into a ball due to impact. These are the reasons why the misfire rate of flint is too high. Not every hammer blow can cause the flint to spark and ignite the bullets loaded in paper tubes. Gunpowder inside. After discovering this problem, I thought about what I should use to replace this paper tube as a bullet casing
While stationed in Squirrel Village, I discovered a reclusive magician in the back mountains. With her help, I did a lot of experiments, and finally found that the most suitable material for making bullet casings was brass, because brass has very good properties. ductility. If iron sheets are used to make bullet casings, the iron bullet casings will split every time a bullet is fired, making them unable to be reused like copper bullet casings. In addition, gold and silver are too expensive, lead and zinc are too soft and easy to deform, and steel shells are too hard and too brittle. None of them have as good performance as brass bullet shells.
After using brass sheets instead of paper tubes for fixing, another problem arose, that is, the cartridge case easily got stuck in the barrel after the bullet was fired, and it took a lot of effort to take it out. This question puzzled me for a long time. It was only during a practical artillery exercise that I finally figured out the reason. ”
Claude picked up a piece of paper again and drew a very simple cannon shape on it: "Have you noticed that all cannons are thick at the bottom and the barrel at the top is thinner? I was also curious at the time and asked a question Old artilleryman, why is the bottom of the cannon made so thick?
The old artilleryman replied that if it were not made thick, so much gunpowder would explode inside and it would easily explode the cannon. Because of the thick casting, after the gunpowder explodes at the bottom, it is bound by the bottom and the barrels on both sides. The huge power generated by the gunpowder explosion can only impact along the direction of the barrel, thus pushing the heavy solid projectiles out
The words of this old artilleryman gave me a revelation. Since cannons are fired like this, isn't it the same for muskets? The two are actually the same situation, except that one is bigger and the other is smaller. I summarized it, and to launch a musket, a space with only one opening in one direction and a sealed space around the rest of the perimeter is required, so that the power generated by the explosion after the gunpowder is ignited will shoot the bullet in the direction of the opening.
If my assumption is correct, then my brass bullet case has actually replaced the role of the barrel. The gunpowder ignites and explodes in the bullet case, just like it does in the barrel. Next, I only need to align the bullet head with it. Just get the barrel right. That's why I made the bullet casing slightly larger than the bullet head, so that the bullet casing would never get stuck in the barrel.
The rest I just need to find something to hold the bullet case in place and prevent it from loosening. It can also prevent the bullet case from exploding and deforming when the bullet is fired. So I don’t need a better barrel to withstand the explosion of more propellant powder. Filling more propellant powder in the barrel to increase the range of the bullet like Sonia did is actually a detour."
Sonia burst into tears, and Claude's statement made her feel really embarrassed. As a firearms manufacturing expert, she now only hates that she is single-minded. She only knows how to increase the gunpowder and barrels of bullets. As a result, she has wasted more than 800 barrels and wasted half a year on research without finding anything. Why? You can't change your mind and start with bullets like Claude did.
"With this copper-cased bullet, you can make a short blunderbuss pistol. But the problem is that the misfire rate is too high. As I just said, installing flint at the bottom of the bullet does not guarantee that the hammer will hit every time. Hitting sparks. No one on the battlefield can guarantee that you will always be there to hit the hammer or change bullets without the enemy turning a blind eye to you, so the short blunderbuss pistol I designed is still not very practical.
For a long time, the production of short blunderbuss pistols could only be drawn on drawings because of the inability to find the powder to make a fire with one hit. Later I saw a waterwheel, which is the kind of waterwheel that is equipped with a bamboo tube to scoop water in the canal and then turns to the top to pour the water in the bamboo tube into the fields. I believe you must have an impression, right? It gave me an idea. If a bullet misfires, then immediately move to the next bullet. After a round, there will always be two or three bullets fired. This is better than staring at a misfired bullet and desperately trying. Better to hit it with a hammer
So I started designing the revolver we have before us. Through calculations, I found that a runner is most suitable for loading five to six bullets. Too many bullets are complicated and error-prone, and the hammer cannot even hit the flint at the bottom of the bullet correctly, so I designed this six-gun runner. A bullet runner, and then continue to design the barrel and gun body. The final result is the three revolvers in front of you. ”
Claude picked up a revolver, opened it, took off the wheel, and put it back on again: "When I was designing this wheel, I also thought about how to load bullets quickly on the battlefield. Later I thought After shooting the bullets, there is no need to reload bullets one by one. It is more convenient and faster to directly take a rotating wheel filled with bullets
But I have to thank Sonia here. If you hadn't invented the gunpowder, in fact, the revolver I designed would still be stuffed in a box and never see the light of day. Because the misfire rate of using a flint hammer to start a fire is too high. My sister Anna did an experiment. She once hit the wheel twice, but not a single bullet could be fired, so I could only stuff them. In the box"
Master Bird clapped his hands gently: "I have to congratulate you, Claude, you make us so-called gun masters really ashamed. You have successfully designed a new firearm that is completely different from the matchlock type. , it is already very perfect and excellent, with almost no room for improvement. But I still have a question, why do you call it a revolver instead of a revolver?"
Claude Khan has come down, yes, why is it called a revolver instead of a revolver? Where can I ask? I finally managed to figure out how to design and manufacture this kind of revolver. What I was most worried about was that the old man would suspect that I was just an amateur in firearms design. How could I design and manufacture such a perfect and mature firearm?
Fortunately, Master Bird did not question the design process, but was troubled by the name. Claude wiped the sweat from his forehead and unconsciously took apart the revolver of the revolver in his hand. Suddenly an idea came to him: "That's it, uncle, didn't you notice that every time I dismantle this revolver, I take it off from the left side, so I habitually call it a revolver. In fact, a revolver can also be used, but This revolver doesn’t sound as pleasant and cool as this one”
"By the way, uncle, can you and Sonia stay here and help me?" Claude asked.
"Help you?" Master Bird looked at Claude with some confusion: "The design of this revolver has been successful. How can I help you?"
"That's it, uncle, you also know that these three revolvers were refined by my sister in the alchemy magic talisman array. If you want to carry out large-scale production, you must carry out standardized design of each component to achieve Requirements for mechanized production and manual assembly.
In addition, a standard bullet production line also needs to be designed and manufactured to specialize in the production of bullets with this brass bullet case. If my sister were asked to assemble the alchemy magic talisman, I believe she would not be able to assemble hundreds of them in a day, and she would get bored very quickly.
When it comes to standardized design and mass production, my sister and I are both laymen and have no idea where to start. In addition, I also want to design a long gun that also fires bullets with this kind of brass shell, but designing a revolver has made me rack my brains and I can't figure out the firing structure of the long gun.
So I hope you and Sonia can stay and help me. If you are willing, I can build a firearms laboratory for you alone to meet all your requirements."
A firearms laboratory costs a lot of money, requires a lot of machinery, and consumes a lot of materials for testing. Especially since Master Bird and Sonia are both rune magicians, the consumption of some magic materials is a huge expense. Claude has been to the laboratory established by Master Bird himself at the gun repair workshop. It can only be said to be very crude, and cannot be compared with the conditions of his sister's laboratory. So Sonia could only use the name of Master Bird, the director of the gun repair workshop, to test the good barrels. Too many barrels were wasted, which attracted protests from the inspector.
Sonia beamed and agreed to her lover's request: "I can stay and help you."
However, Master Bird pondered for a while and said with a wry smile: "Claude, it's not that I don't want to help you, but there are no external conditions here, because a good firearms manufacturing workshop or a production line must have enough water resources power”
Claude laughed: "Uncle, we don't need water because we have firepower." l0ns3v3