Chapter 92 (2/2)

They rode to the tribe together. On the way, the stone bear asked, ”Patrick, is the rifle barrel you are using made in that way?”

Second lieutenant Ferguson nodded, but his interest improved significantly.

As long as it's about firearms, he's very interested.

”What do you think of the power of the rifles you are using? Well, I mean range, penetration. ”

”Now the penetration of the standard rifle we use is fairly good. After all, the caliber of the rifle we use is up to. 75 inches and the projectile weight is enough, so the lethality is still very good. It's just that the effective range is shorter... ”Lieutenant Ferguson was a little embarrassed.

”Have you ever thought about adding rifling to the barrel? This will increase the effective range

”Rifling is a good thing, and it has been around for a long time. But the processing technology of rifling is too difficult. It can only be made by hand. The output is too low, and it is not suitable for large-scale equipment.”

After a pause, he continued: ”I once suggested that my officer build a small number of rifles for the use of skilled soldiers, but the officer refused.”

”Can you pull the rifling?” Asked the stone bear.

Lieutenant Ferguson nodded. ”It's not easy to pull rifling, but I'll do it. Now in the colonies, many immigrants from the old world would pull rifling with simple wooden machinery, especially those immigrants from Germany. Many of the ”Jagger” guns they used were rifled. Now some hunters in Pennsylvania have also made their own long guns in this way, and it is said that the effective range is very good. ”

The stone bear nodded silently. This kind of ”Jagger” gun, referred to by Lieutenant Ferguson, was brought from German immigrants for hunting and self-defense. Most of the hunters in Pennsylvania used this technology to make guns, so the rifles made with this technology are called Pennsylvanian rifles. Later, this kind of long gun was spread to Kentucky, where the hunters improved the gun. The caliber of the gun was reduced to. 50 caliber, the barrel was lengthened, and the butt of the gun was added. The bullet was also wrapped in leather or cotton cloth soaked with grease to facilitate the loading of the muzzle. Therefore, this kind of rifle became a famous Kentucky rifle.

Stone bear is also very clear that in the original historical time and space, the second lieutenant Ferguson around him was injured by this kind of rifle with an effective range of 180 meters at the beginning. After learning from the bitter experience, he developed the Ferguson rifle. But the fate of reincarnation, Lieutenant Ferguson did not escape and Kentucky rifle duel fate, because he was finally killed by this Kentucky rifle

”Come on, I'll teach you to make a rifle that can be reared. If this kind of gun is equipped with rifled barrel, not only the loading speed will be much faster, but also the effective range will be more than twice that of the standard rifle you are using now! ” Stone bear light of say, quite some pretend to force of suspect.

”Really? Do you really have a way to make this rifle? ” Ferguson is excited.

”Of course, as long as you call me brother or boss, I'll give you what to do immediately.”

Lieutenant Ferguson immediately fell into a tangle