353: Chapter 351: Blade of Satan 353: Chapter 351: Blade of Satan “A truly unique barrel, it took only a few hours to make this barrel, but the preparation time was two months.
The barrel is 23 inches long, I added an inch to the length of the barrel, which is more advantageous for long-range shooting.”
“The action is based on the M14, but I made some modifications.
To match this barrel, I made eleven sets of actions, and all parts were polished and assembled by hand.
To select the most perfect set, I used up sixty work hours, but the result is, you have three sets of accessories that can be swapped at any time without affecting the accuracy.
I’m referring to a full set of accessories.”
“Based on the original data, this barrel can fire thirty thousand full-power shots while guaranteeing no reduction in accuracy, and at fifty thousand shots, the accuracy can still remain within an acceptable range.
Buddy, this gun can last you a lifetime.”
“The gun retains mechanical sights and has a carbon fiber stock tailor-made for your physique, full-sized Picatinny rails, and to reduce weight while maintaining strength, both the Picatinny rail and the bipod are made of titanium alloy.
Although titanium is slightly heavier than aluminum, it has much greater strength.
Overall, this gun weighs less than an army-type EBR while guaranteeing the strength of the gun body, and with all the accessories, it weighs 7.8 pounds.”
“Additionally, to cope with extreme situations, I’ve preserved the full-auto firing mode for you.
If you have enough ammunition, you can use this gun like a light machine gun.”
“After my tests, I chose for you a 3X12 power scope.
Of course, you can choose to use your own preferred scope, but I recommend using a high-power scope, because the range of this gun is beyond your imagination.”
“For more details, you’ll have to experience them in use.
In short, this is a unique gun, the only one in the world, completely incomparable to any other semi-automatic weapon.
Buddy, this is my magnum opus.
You can’t think of this gun as a variant of the army-type EBR; it is unlike any existing M14 variant.”
“I’ve given this gun an official name: J.M -M14 -Super, which means Jack Morrison’s Super M-14, the ultimate modification of the M14 family.
Since this gun is customized for you, I started to nickname it Ram’s Horn, but I think the name is not very catchy, so I thought of another, more imposing name.”
“The ram is the embodiment of Satan, you are the leader and soul of the Satan Mercenary Corps, and your nickname is Ram, so I named this gun the Blade of Satan!
Of course, this gun is for you to use, so I have officially named it, but what you want to call it when you use it is up to you to decide.”
In Arilan Morrison’s studio, Jack held the rifle custom-made for Gao Yang with a serious expression as he introduced it.
Once Jack’s introduction had finally concluded, an extremely excited Gao Yang immediately said, “Let’s call it the Blade of Satan, that’s an awesome name.”
Jack nodded, pushing the rifle forward towards Gao Yang, and said in a deep voice, “Now, it’s yours.
Treat it well, and do not betray the name Blade of Satan.”
Gao Yang held his breath.
One of his most important purposes for coming to the United States was to pick up his gun, and now, that moment had finally arrived.
Gao Yang took the gun that was unique to him from Jack, a one-of-a-kind, the sole superweapon in the world.
When Gao Yang took the rifle, Jack took a deep breath and then pointed to the left side of the receiver above the magazine, “Look here, I hand-carved this myself, and there’s also the right side of the stock.”
Carved above the magazine on the receiver was a ram’s head with a frontal view of the head sporting huge curved horns, next to the ram’s head was an inscription reading J.M -M14 –S.
The carving of the ram’s head was very lifelike, especially the eyes, which were remarkably expressive.
Although just simple lines, an angry and fiercely intimidating ram leaped out from the steel of the gun.
On the right side of the stock, there was also a frontal carving of a ram’s head, but the one on the stock was bigger and more detailed.
On the black carbon fiber stock, the pattern of the ram’s head was not easy to make out at a glance, but once seen, it was hard to shift one’s attention away from the majestic and menacing head.
Gao Yang shouldered the rifle and made a shooting pose.
In just a brief moment, he felt the gun in his hands as if it were part of his body.
The length of the stock and the curve at the end fit his shoulder perfectly, truly, even a fraction more would be too long, a fraction less too short.
The distribution of the gun’s weight was also very reasonable.
Although the gun weighed 7.8 pounds and reached around ten pounds with a high-powered scope, Gao Yang hardly felt the weight when he held it.
Gao Yang let out a long sigh and said, “Impeccable, perfect, beyond my wildest dreams of perfect.”
With a proud face, Jack said, “The perfection of this gun is not just on the surface.”
Gao Yang’s excitement began to transform into thrill, and he hurriedly said, “So, what about the accuracy?
Tell me the answer now, I really can’t wait to know the incredible level your masterpiece can achieve.”
Jack said very proudly, “With a perfect barrel made of the most cutting-edge technology steel, combined with an unparalleled action, after my testing, this rifle achieves 0.6moa accuracy with 7.62NATO rounds, 0.3moa with the carefully selected bullets I picked out, and 0.1moa with the bullets I loaded myself.”
Gao Yang was stunned, because the figures mentioned by Jack had already reached the limit of firearms accuracy.
No matter what type of gun, it would not be possible to exceed the accuracy of this rifle.
Now, among all the guns, not to mention semi-automatic rifles, even bolt-action rifles couldn’t reach this level of precision.
In concepts related to firearms accuracy, if the accuracy of a rifle reaches 1MOA, it means that at a distance of 100 yards (which is about 91.44 meters), the spread of the bullets falls within a circle of 1 inch (2.54 centimeters).
And 0.1moa means that at a hundred yards, the bullets will group within a 0.1 inch range, which in metric terms, is practically hitting a 2.54 millimeter spot every time.
It implies that if Gao Yang’s marksmanship was good enough, at a distance of nearly a hundred yards, he could hit a person’s pupil and not the whites of the eye.
Such high precision isn’t very meaningful at close range but really shows its value at long distance.
Simply put, at a distance of a thousand yards, a 1moa rifle’s bullet spread can still barely maintain within the range of hitting a person’s torso, and whether you hit the enemy or not is up to luck.
Whereas with a 0.1moa rifle, you could guarantee hitting a football with absolute certainty, in other words, blowing someone’s head off would be a breeze.
Gao Yang let out a breath and smiled, “It looks like I’ll have to prepare some good bullets, using ordinary ones would waste the precision of this rifle.”
Jack smiled smugly again, “You think that’s all?
Wrong.
When a top-notch rifle is paired with the most premium bullets, they can create miracles.
Take a look at this.”
Jack took out a bullet from his pocket; although it was the same length as a 7.62NATO round, the bullet’s nose was sharp.
Gao Yang asked in confusion, “Is this an M948 sabot armor-piercing bullet?”
Jack smiled, “These are sub-caliber sabot armor-piercing bullets, but not M948.
This is a completely new design with a tungsten steel bullet and a new propellant.
When you need to shoot at armored targets or enemies with heavy armor, you can use this bullet.”
Gao Yang took the armor-piercing bullet from Jack’s hand, but before he could take a closer look, Jack already took out another bullet that was a bit odd in shape.
Normal bullets have a conical tip, but this one was slightly longer with a waisted section in the middle.
Gao Yang sighed, “Brother, is there anything else?
Can you bring it all out at once and tell me?”
Jack said with a smile, “It’s still a new bullet and propellant design.
The shape of this bullet was originally intended for .300win rounds, but when found on 7.62x51NATO rounds it also helps to increase the range and has a very flat trajectory.
Combined with a more powerful propellant, this bullet can increase your range up to 1300 yards.”
A good gun needs good bullets to match, and the importance of good bullets is no less than that of a good gun.
Watching Jack take out two more treasures, Gao Yang was thrilled and asked, “That’s amazing, where did you get these from?”
Jack shrugged, “They’re two types of bullets currently in the testing phase.
I won’t mention the company’s name, but they are already being trialed within the military and are about to hit the civilian market, starting with the match bullet market.”
Gao Yang was very excited, and Yelena, who was with him, smiled brightly.
After kissing Gao Yang on the face, she whispered, “It looks like you’re really very happy, dear.
Congratulations.”
Gao Yang laughed heartily, “I’m not just happy, I’m so excited I’m about to faint.
Jack, please, take me to the range right now, I can’t wait a minute longer.”
Jack shrugged, “Before you go to try shooting, there’s still something I have to give you.”
After saying that, Jack turned around and took out several sheets of paper from a drawer, “These are the ballistic tables, for sniper rounds, soft-point lead core rounds, steel core rounds, tracer rounds, sub-caliber sabot armor-piercing rounds, and for the new long-distance rounds.
Furthermore, here are the ballistics tables for both heavy and light bullets that I reload.
If you decide to load your own bullets, you’ll have to spend quite some time making ballistic tables.”
Because the barrel length was modified, and each type of bullet’s trajectory would perform differently, Jack could only map out the ballistics for the commonly used rounds for Gao Yang’s particular rifle.
It was an extremely complex and tedious task, yet critically important.
Without knowing the bullet trajectories, hitting the target would be sheer luck.
Gao Yang sincerely said, “Wow, Jack, thank you so much.
I’m extremely grateful for everything you’ve done.”
Jack just shrugged, turned back to the drawer, and took out a few more items, “Additionally, before heading to the range, one last thing for you.
Here are three types of gun slings: canvas, calf leather, and nylon.
Try them and see which one you like.” (To be continued.
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