Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Reporting back to the emperor, the rifle has been built, but there are still many problems that need to be improved. The revolver does not have these problems. An old craftsman who is proficient in firearms manufacturing replied.

According to the various design drawings provided by the emperor, the principle of firing pin and primer formula, etc., experts developed day and night and designed the first epoch-making bolt-action rifle with an effective range of 312 meters.

However, when the bolt is pulled to eject the cartridge case, sometimes it cannot be ejected. It is necessary to use a knife or a small iron stick to pick out the cartridge case, which greatly affects the shooting speed. Experts are looking for the reasons. Only by finding the reasons can they be improved.

This problem does not exist with the revolver. After firing six rounds of bullets, you only need to take out the magazine and pour out the six shells.

Because one magazine can hold six bullets, the revolver can shoot much faster than a rifle. It has fierce firepower in close combat, but unfortunately it can only shoot from thirty to forty meters away.

Due to various reasons such as the insufficient precision of machine tools, some important parts of the rifle can only be made by hand molding and polished by hand. Currently, mass production is not possible. It can produce more than ten rifles a month, which is so inefficient that it makes people vomit blood.

The revolver gun can be mass-produced, but the range is too low. Except for officers, ordinary soldiers should not be equipped with it. Is mass production necessary?

The most critical issue is that the warhead must be plated with copper and the cartridge case must be made of brass. This requires the consumption of countless copper materials. The most widely circulated currency in the Ming Dynasty is copper coins, but they must be used to make bullets, which is a waste of money. It’s not like this.

Excellent, the revolver can be mass-produced and the rifle can be produced as soon as possible. I need a hundred of them for emergency use.

Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up. He hadn't been here for a while, and the experts had come up with rifles and revolvers? Awesome.

If there is a problem with the rifle, then improve it slowly. If mass production cannot be achieved due to precision machine tools and other reasons, then research and develop it. Once it is developed, mass produce it. He is not in a hurry.

The reason why he urgently needs a hundred rifles is for his sniper emergency use. With rifles that can shoot farther, load faster and more conveniently, and have greater lethality, the power of snipers will be highlighted.

Before pistols with longer range and greater lethality were developed, revolvers were of great use, especially in the late Ming Dynasty when hot weapons were not yet popular. Uh, no, am I not cursing myself?

I bother.

Not at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but now, it is a sharp weapon for self-defense in close combat. In hand-to-hand combat with infantry and hand-to-hand melee with cavalry, if you have a revolver in your hand, you can kill several of them within a few yards.

Therefore, it must be mass-produced. Officers, civilian officers and soldiers, guards, and cavalry can all be equipped with one. He must get at least two special ones for self-defense and style, hehe.

Everyone has worked hard. I will reward you heavily, two thousand taels of silver each. Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

Those who have made meritorious service must be rewarded, let alone for great achievements. The reward of two thousand taels of silver per person is not much, but this amount is really a heavy reward for these firearms experts.

Everyone can make a big pie, but if you cheat once, your credibility will be ruined. Only real benefits can win over people's hearts and stimulate their work enthusiasm.

Long live the Emperor.

Dozens of experts cheered in unison, and they were all so happy and excited that they had made a fortune with two thousand taels of silver.

Zhu Youjian was in a good mood, and he was thinking about whether to strike while the iron was hot and put a burst-capable repeating gun such as a submachine gun or a machine gun on the research and development agenda, but he gave up the idea after thinking about it.

If you take too big a step, you'll be in trouble. It's better to master the technology of the rifle first and accumulate enough experience. You can't rush this stuff.