Chapter 503 A Big And Powerful Gun (1/2)

Chapter 503: A Big And Powerful Gun

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The old man nodded. ”We noticed a lot of things and I'd be happy to share them with you.” He touched the muzzle and said, ”I said that this is a shotgun, but that's not specific enough. This is not a traditional shotgun—this is a double rifle.

”This gun has a coordinative structure and a smooth bore barrel. I mean, look at the structure of the barrel. It's parallel—isn't it beautiful? It uses solid bullets with copper coating.

”Not just the barrel, but every part of the gun is well-made. Look at its breech—it's very strong. I would say that the breech is more than half-an-inch thick. Isn't it amazing?”

Li Du nodded when he saw that Hans was nodding. He had no idea what Maurice was talking about. When it came to guns, Li Du knew nothing about the subject.

”After studying the gun with my assistant, we believe that the steel structure of the gun consists of both hardened and tempered steel. The taper between the barrel and the muzzle is one-quarter inch.

”This design can absorb maximum shock pressure energy. I must admit, I've never seen a gun with a thick barrel like this. I might need to do more research on it.”

Li Du asked, ”What does it mean if it has a thick barrel?”

Maurice glanced at him and replied, ”It means that it has a great power endurance. With this kind of thickness and material, it can endure more than 31,000 pounds of pressure, which means 14 tons!”

”This is a tough fella indeed,” said an impressed Hans. ”Look at this—I bet after someone reloads it, looking at these metals makes him believe that this gun is as safe and strong as a house!”

”No,” said Maurice's assistant, Lynch. ”As safe as a fallout shelter!”

After hearing their explanations, Li Du gasped, ”Oh, my god, the barrel has to withstand that much of pressure? No wonder the barrel is so thick.”

Maurice grabbed a bullet—which looked like a small cannonball—and said, ”This is a bullet for .750 Nitro Express rifle. If you want to use this bullet, you must have a bore like this. If not it would be like a giant f*cking a human—they'd be torn to pieces!”

The metaphor Maurice used was pretty crude and distasteful. Hans and the others laughed while Li Du forced a smile.

After the introduction, both parties began to negotiate the price. Hans asked, ”From the way you spoke of it, I can tell you would like to collect it. You hope to have a tough fella like this in your collection.”

Maurice nodded in agreement. ”Why wouldn't I? If I had a tough fella like this, I could kill an alien or a zombie with one shot!”

He was not exaggerating. The .75 caliber bullet was the largest bullet designed by humans. It could hurt a bear or an antelope, but also a rhinoceros or an elephant badly.

This gun could even hurt a small whale if it were shot at point-blank range.

Lynch said, ”But this gun has no practical value. It's just for show and collection purposes.”

Li Du knew that he was trying to bargain, so he remained silent and let Hans do his work.