Anyone who has practiced target shooting knows that in live-fire shooting, in order to prevent stray bullets from injuring people, there is usually a tall object behind the target. This thing is generally called a target blocker.
Li Long's village is located on the southern edge of the Junggar Basin, dozens of kilometers away from the mountains. It is impossible to go there specifically for shooting.
So it’s not easy to find a target.
Fortunately, it freezes in winter, and the dam to the north of Dahaizi Reservoir becomes a ready-made target.
Not only our team, but the entire township is here when they shoot. Although Northern Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated, you can't help but wonder if there is someone there if you just look in the direction.
Still safety first.
The militia's shooting training is not as formal as that of the army, but the basic things are there, such as ammunition launchers, shooting ground lines, areas to be fired, etc. It's all in the snow anyway, so just scratch a patch. Set the target a hundred meters away, which is only twenty or thirty meters away from the dam. In this way, even if the bullet flies away, it will basically hit the dam.
You need to calibrate your gun before shooting. The weather today is nice and cloudy, so you don’t need to worry about vignetting.
The virtual light is actually the sun shining down. When a person aims, his eyes can see a little reflection at the notch of the front sight. This thing will affect the shooting accuracy.
Li Long was also selected as one of the school gunners. After all, he has used guns more than others this year.
The more you shoot, the more you will become proficient. This is the truth. Whether you can practice marksmanship is another question.
Xu Chengjun pulled Li Long over to calibrate his gun. One of the reasons was also clear to Li Long. Today Xu Chengjun brought an iron box of ammunition, which was 1,500 rounds.
When you calibrate a gun, you can use any bullets you want. If the gun is not calibrated well or is not calibrated well, then fire a few more rounds.
Then you have more bullets at your disposal.
Xu Chengjun gave each of the three school gunners fifty rounds of ammunition - two guns for each person.
Someone will check it after it's calibrated, and you'll basically keep the extra bullets for yourself.
The other two people were retired from the army, and it was not difficult for them to learn how to shoot.
The three of them are here to calibrate their guns, while the others are waiting behind. Shooting is not a big deal in this era. There are tools for calibrating the gun. If you miss the target and it feels wrong, you can just use the tool to adjust the crosshair gap.
The two veterans were very relaxed, but Li Long was still very concerned about it. He was still worried that if he failed to do a good job in school and the accuracy of the gun would affect his assessment results, then he would feel like a sinner.
So after receiving the two guns, I pressed the bullets, adjusted the sight, went to the target platform piled with snow, lay down, loaded the bolt, aimed at the target and fired three rounds.
There was no telescope. After shooting, he waited for the other two people to shoot, and then they looked at the target paper together.
The bullets are concentrated at the lower right nine-ring position, so the adjustment is not that difficult. Just adjust it to the upper left.
Simple, this gun is good.
Li Long thought silently, turned back, slightly adjusted the gun, and fired a few more bullets.
Let’s wait and see, the bullet is at the tenth ring.
Li Long was quite proud. He put the target paper on the target and prepared to calibrate another gun.
Xu Chengjun came over and asked:
"How is this gun doing now?"
"Okay, captain, do you want to try it?" Li Long was being polite. talk.
“Okay, let me give it a try.” Xu Chengjun took the gun and looked at it, “Are you used to using the sight gauge three to hit one hundred meters?”
"Yeah."
"Okay." Xu Chengjun didn't say much, filled the magazine with bullets, lay down and started aiming and shooting.
Xu Chengjun fired very quickly. In less than a minute, he finished ten rounds of bullets. Then he stood up. The two men did not calibrate their guns and were waiting to see.
“Let’s go over and look at the target.”
The four of them went to the target a hundred meters away and looked at it.
Li Long's sharp eyes saw at a glance that there were ten bullets, five with ten rings, and the rest were in the eighth and ninth rings, which were a bit lower. Is the gun not calibrated or is it Xu Chengjun's fault with shooting?
The two people didn't say anything and looked at Xu Chengjun. This thing is really hard to say.
“Yes, this gun is well calibrated.” Xu Chengjun boasted, “My problem with shooting guns is that when the sight is three to a hundred meters, the lower edge of the sight shows a little white edge. I habitually show a little too much. , shoot often. This gun is well trained, Xiaolong, okay!"
Li Long smiled. This level has been passed.
The second gun had slightly more problems, and Li Long passed the test twice.
Those two people also calibrated very quickly. Xu Chengjun went over to give them a try, give them some advice.
Then he turned back and asked Li Long for the gun number of the gun just now.
Obviously, Xu Chengjun should be able to use this gun for shooting later.
The results of this shooting must be recorded.
Li Long reported the gun number, then placed the two guns next to the shooter and returned to the team.
I have nearly forty bullets left, which is pretty good.
The next shooting is different from what everyone usually sees and thinks.
After everyone takes a gun and bullets, they shoot every five rounds, and one person has to shoot five groups.
Each person is given a pack of twenty-five bullets. After shooting a group, he will look at the target to see where he missed.
One group finished playing, and then another group took over.
In the past, we actually used our own guns to shoot, but most people couldn't calibrate their guns. This time, the training time was relatively short, so they specially calibrated shooting guns.
Li Long originally thought that he would not be able to get on, but Xu Chengjun still called him over, handed him a pack of bullets, and shot according to the rules.
After the three classes were finished, Xu Chengjun called Li Long and the other three people out, and then asked the others to go back.
"The four of you are going to participate in the militia competition in the township. In fact, it is not a formal competition. Since the militia is going to train, it must get results. This year, the county and township It's not a big deal, so you can just watch and compare. Now, I will give each of you four packs of bullets, and you can watch and shoot. After shooting, take the target to the old horse, Li Long, and put it aside. Continue to practice tomorrow.”
Four packs are one hundred rounds, Li Long thought, what a generous move.
That’s it, the bullets in the iron box haven’t been used up yet. Xu Chengjun carried the gun on his back. After the shooter registered the bullets, he took the rest away.
Li Long could still listen to Xu Chengjun complaining: "The village has asked me to shoot at least one box of bullets in the next few days. This box of bullets has two iron boxes and three thousand rounds. It is not easy to use them up."
< br>Well, I have been thinking about how to save some bullets, while Xu Chengjun over there is still thinking about how to use up bullets.
Go back in the evening and ask him directly for more.
But we still have to fight. Li Long suppressed the bullet and started to fight while lying there. There were three targets and four people, and one person always had to wait, so the person waiting sat on the side and watched the others shooting.
Because it is a temporary target, it is impossible for anyone to register for the target. After shooting a group to see the results and pasting the target paper, one person will withdraw and replace the person who did not hit the target.
In fact, after a few rounds, I no longer wanted to shoot. It was troublesome to press the bullets, and there was no motivation to shoot the target. There were even two people behind who wanted to quit and let another person shoot.
Li Long just stayed there and shot five groups in a row, using up a pack of bullets. Seeing that he was basically still within the tenth ring in the end, with nine rings missing, he stopped fighting and sat down. On the side.
Others saw that he was not going to fight, so they stopped fighting, so they might as well just go back.
After sending the target back, Li Long went to Xu Chengjun in the evening and said he wanted to ask him how many packs of bullets he wanted.
"Okay," Xu Chengjun didn't say much. He took out the key and opened the gun cabinet - he had a metal gun cabinet at home, with guns and bullets in it. Xu Chengjun took out four packs of bullets from the gun cabinet and gave them to Li Long:
"Is that enough? Just use snacks during the competition."
"Okay. I will try my best." Li Long smiled Then he took the bullet.
It will last for a while. (End of chapter)