Chapter 18

Translated by TravisTran, NotBlueYet Edited by Schwarzel

Rifle. It is the hunter’s most powerful weapon. It is one of the best weapons mankind has ever had, both in hunting and on the battlefield. The amount of gunpowder is different from that of a shotgun. The secret of its power is bullet speed. Compared to a shotgun with a speed of about 400 m / s, a rifle’s energy over 800 m is several times more potent than a shotgun.

Shotguns are described as very powerful in manga, games, and movies, but the impression that I actually possessed and shot was actually “no big deal.” It’s a low-powered gun that is less dangerous even if you give it to a beginner, as you can only have it first with permission to own it. I shoot BB shotguns (4.5mm) to get rid of foxes, but it doesn’t mean that foxes are bloody. You won’t die instantly. It is normal to shoot one shot, stop it, and then stop it. Where did you hit it later? You can’t tell unless you try to push through the bushy hair. That’s about it.

The rifle ammunition is made of brass with a sturdy cartridge case, right? How about a shotgun, on the other hand? Isn’t it a cartridge case plastic? That means that it contains only a sufficient amount of gunpowder. It used to be a shotgun and a paper cartridge case. It is cardboard. Shotguns are no more potent than rifles. The secret of its accuracy, which fits within a few centimeters even at a shooting distance of more than 300 m, is in the spiral rifling carved into the barrel. The reason is that by rotating the bullet and flying it, it can be stabilized and flown like a top. My shotgun is also rotated with a half rifle in Sabot Slug, but its accuracy is different.

However, no weapon is as difficult to choose as a rifle. Virtually all shotguns are hunting guns. While rifles are ideal for hunting, rifles vary in performance and purpose from shooting to military assault rifles, and there are many types.

……But I’m a hunter. You have to choose a hunting rifle.

Since this is my first rifle, I want to avoid things with a large caliber. I wonder if the ammunition is exceptionally high. Well worried. The classic is 308 Winchester or 30-06 Springfield. This is enough for deer and wild boar. Those who shoot brown bears also use the 300 Winchester Magnum. Larger calibers are for Alaska, Canada, and Africa… It’s still a long way to deal with such a massive beast.

The hunter doesn’t think about which gun to use. Think about which prey you will catch, and choose the ammunition to use for that. Which gun to buy is then. Guns have a lower priority than bullets.

308, 30-06, and 300 Magnum are the names of rifle bullets.

Yeah, let’s make it 308. It’s the first rifle. The most popular hunting ammunition in the world for beginners. Gun shops in Hokkaido do not sell weaker bullets. This is the minimum required power. It is also famous as a 7.62mm NATO ammunition for military use. Still, it was later adopted as military ammunition. Winchester originally developed it for the sake of hunting on the assumption that it can cover all wild animals in the mainland United States. Small ammunition. It is a post-war rifle bullet that has been improved from smokeless powder so that even a short cartridge case can obtain sufficient power.

For military ammunition, the 308 Winchester and the 1906 long cartridge case 30-06 Springfield have almost the same power and trajectory. If this changes significantly, the military will redo the training, and the manuals will be replaced entirely, so it is the same.

However, since 30-06 also started to use improved gunpowder, it is now more powerful than 308 for hunting. Right now, I want to stop thinking from my skill that it is too powerful and the bullets are too expensive.

In fact, these three ammunition are all 30 calibers (7.62 mm) with the same caliber. The cartridge case becomes thicker and more extensive in the order of 308, 30-06, and 300 mag, and the amount of gunpowder differs.

What to do with the warhead… This is probably the Burns bullet. Since the ban on lead bullets in Hokkaido, all bullets have been copper bullets made of copper. A little lighter than a metal jacket with lead bullets covered in copper. Therefore, the hunter who switched to this bullet immediately spread the misunderstanding that “the copper bullet does not hit.” Actually, the bullet’s weight changed, so it became a faster bullet and the trajectory changed.

As more people use it, copper bullets are actually more powerful than lead bullets. Originally, the purpose of developing the Burns bullet, which is made entirely of copper, was to realize a stronger bullet. Lead bullets are too soft, and if they hit the prey, they will fall apart in the body. Therefore, if you use it with high initial velocity ammunition such as Magnum bullets, you cannot use up the energy.

Copper bullets are hard and durable, so even if you shoot them at high speed and hit the prey, the warhead will not fall apart and rush through the prey’s body with the tip crushed and reach the key point so this one has a higher killing ability. At first, the hunters in Hokkaido who used to use copper bullets because they thought they couldn’t catch copper bullets are now convinced that they are using copper bullets.

That’s the story of the seniors of the hunting association.

In the morning, I take out my magic bag and sit down in the inn room. Put a piece of gold coin in a magic bag and think of it as “Burns Bullet 308 Winchester”. A box of 20 shots came out. Alright, you can buy it! Now you don’t have to worry about bullets. Change of nine silver coins. If it’s three silver coins in a box and Japanese yen, it’s 125 yen per shot.

……It’s cheaper than the shotgun Sabot slug… That costs $ 3 a shot.

The price of a gun does not change depending on its size and power. The cheaper it is, the more it is made in large quantities and generally available. Rare bullets are expensive even with a small caliber. Next, put in thirty gold coins and finally buy the gun body!

“Remington M700 Stainless!”

ask! I left the detailed product number to you!

…… Zushi.

The magic bag becomes heavy. It came out! Open the bag. It’s a mysterious sight at any time. If you look inside the ordinary yellow bag, you will find a long gun deep inside…

The barrel and engine section is made of stainless steel and shines silver, and the plastic stock when taken out. Bolt action rifle. Remington M700… It’s the same as my grandpa had. Grandpa’s rifle was dyed black instead of stainless steel, and the stock was made of walnut. Of course, by using stainless steel and plastic, weather resistance and durability have been dramatically improved. It’s okay to get wet. If it’s a different world, it’s definitely this. The gun’s stainless steel seems to have few components that do not rust, so it cannot be said that it does not rust like tableware. Some care is required. Let’s remember.

Turn the bag over. Twenty-two gold coins have fallen. That means eight gold coins. Is it 80,000 yen? Cheap America!

Next is the scope mount and scope.

“Remington M700 scope mount 30mm, Nikon 16x, aperture 50mm scope!”

Seven gold coins for both. The price of the scope is the same as the gun… This is still cheap. Nikon’s scope is the best. The rifle’s scope was told by my seniors that I couldn’t show its performance if I bought one that was more expensive than the rifle. After all optical products are made in Japan. The cost performance is high. The highest quality products from overseas scope manufacturers are actually made in Japan.

All Nikon riflescopes are characterized by long eye relief. That is, the distance between the eye and the eyepiece is long. So you don’t have to worry about getting your eyes hit the scope even if the rifle recoils. Even in action movies such as the United States, there are occasional scenes in which the eyes are attached to the scope’s eyepieces. It’s not a microscope or binoculars, so if you shoot like that, the scope will dig into your eyes and you’ll lose your eyesight. If it’s an air gun, that’s fine, but the distance between the rifle’s scope and the eyes must be at least 10 cm. I know a hunter who bought a weird scope, hit his eyes against the scope, and injured him, and since then he’s been stiff and his arms haven’t risen.

I recommend Nikon’s rifle scope.

Assemble with excitement and attach the scope. Finally a rifle … My rifle, the rifle I long for.

With this, I finally came to the front of the entrance to join the full-fledged people’s ranks.

“It’s amazing, but it’s smarter than the one I had before.”

Yeah, it’s slender compared to a shotgun and may look unreliable, Saran.

“But, the power and range are more than double the previous one.”

“Hmm …”

Saran is smiling because I look happy.

“I’m sorry… I’ve used 15 gold coins.”

“That’s the amount I and Shin can make in a week. Don’t worry about it at all.”

“……Thank you”

I’m going to cry.

Some people might think it’s weird that I’m in a different world and I’m using a Remington M700, which is a very common, old, and cheap hunting rifle.

They think there are plenty of military guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and other cooler, more powerful guns.

However, the best gun for hunting is the one that has been used for a long time and is still in use, and has been chosen by many hunters.

After all, it’s called a hunting gun, isn’t it?

So far, my grandfather’s choice was not wrong. I really think so.

That’s why the rifle my grandpa used was the right choice.

I could not inherit my grandpa’s rifle.

There is no way around the legal barrier of not being able to get a permit unless you have ten years of experience with a shotgun. My grandpa’s rifle was taken over by the police and turned into an obsolete gun.

…… It was old, wasn’t it? There was no one at the hunting association who would take it.

The M700 has all the major ammunition. From 22 caliber Baminto for shooting prairie dogs to large caliber Magnum against African beasts. Many autos are designed specifically for specific ammunition, but bolt-action rifles are not relevant, so you can shoot any ammunition with just a slight change in design. Even if you need a more powerful rifle in the future and buy a new one, the usage is the same. The good thing about the M700 is that you can continue to use the gun you are used to. The variety of calibers is unbelievable. It’s nice that even if you have guns of various calibers for different purposes, you can unify them all with the Remington M700. Performance, practical use first, parentheses are secondary.

“I’m going to try shooting!”

“I will go, too.”

No, I just adjusted the scope, Saran.

“I’ll only adjust it. I will only hunt. You can rest today or go shopping.”

“I will go. It looks interesting.”

“Okay, let’s go together.”

When you walk to the east gate, the farm village disappears and it becomes a wilderness. There are rocks. Do you want to go over there? Draw a cross on the rock with a spray can.

Approximately measure the distance by the number of steps, and measure more accurately with Nikon’s laser range finder away from the rock. This is golf equipment, but it’s convenient to measure distances up to 500m. Exactly 50m. First of all, it will be like this.

Place a cloth on the ground, place a backpack, place the M700 tip on it, and place the gun in a prone position. You can pull the bolt back by lifting the bolt and pulling it back and pressing the bolt stop release above the trigger guard. If you look at the gun from behind in this state, you can see the round hole in the barrel. Now look into the barrel and place the sprayed cross on the rock to be visible in the center of the muzzle. Then look into the scope to see if the crosshairs are out of alignment. This is a technique called bore sighting (* 1). Yeah, it’s mostly in the center. There is no big deviation here, which means that the gun, scope mount, and scope are made accurately. Sounds good.

Set the bolts and burns 308.

Abandoned pod.

Ejection port.

Put it in and move the bolt forward and turn it down.

“Sarang, attach this”

“What?”

“Earplugs. It makes a great noise.”

“Why?”

“See… this way…”

I’ll do it. Can’t you do it well? Ahaha. Pinch your long ears next to Saran and push in your earplugs.

“Ahhh…”

Don’t make a strange voice.

“I’ll shoot–!”

“Please!”

When shooting a gun, placing the gun on something, and shooting it is called commissioned shooting. Of course, blurring will be reduced, and accuracy will be improved, so when shooting, you should use whatever can be used, whether it is a standing tree or a fence, and entrust it as much as possible. However, even in that case, the tip must be placed on the palm of your hand. You don’t have to hold it. Just put it on. If you put it on a hard object or a soft object, the impact will change. The real gun has recoil. So put your hand on what you want to entrust and put the gun on it.

If you don’t, the landing will change when you shoot by supporting it with your hands without any consignment. It is strictly forbidden to shoot a gun directly against any structure. The worst thing is that you can put the barrel directly on something. That is no good. The barrel vibrates when it is fired, so it bounces. If you want to put it on, you should put it on the front, and the barrel should be touched.

I put my left hand on the bag and placed the rifle’s bipod and the gun’s tip on the palm of my hand.

The Rifle’s Bipod is something that was used by people even though the rifle’s scope can be adjusted by full consignment, but I still brought them to hunting…

If you adjust the scope with a bipod, there is a possibility you won’t hit your target unless you use a bipod when shooting. People who used sniper usually do that without exception.

At the Dawn…!

There is a ridiculously loud noise, dust rolls up, the scope’s field of vision is dazzled by orange flames, and the impact of being kicked on the shoulder comes. Well, let’s go see it.

“…The sound is amazing. Even if you do it, it may be bigger than Shin’s tip.”

“Because it’s powerful.”

Strangely, the two of us talk in a loud voice.

Is it about 5 cm up and 2 cm to the right?

Adjust the scope turret (* 2) to click, click, click.

The 1click = 1 / 4in-100yd written on the turret means that it moves 1/4 inch (6.35mm) at 100 yards (91m). Keep in mind that 50m is 3.5mm per click, and turn 14 clicks in the Down direction. The left and right were off to the right, so maybe about 5 in the L direction.

In the scope, 1click = 1/4 MOA may be written. MOA means Minutes of Angle. Minutes are the same as hours. In terms of angle, it means an angle that divides 1 degree into 60. It’s the same as one hour is 60 minutes. A single click means 1 / 60th of an angle and 1/4 of a degree. Actually, the amount of movement is virtually the same as 100 yds = 1 / 4in. Most American scopes have 100yd notation, and European scopes have MOA notation.

Next, take a distance of 100m and take another shot!

Bang!

This time about 2 cm below and 1 cm to the right. Remember that 100m is 7mm per click. For Nikon, 1click = 7mm / 100m is written on the turret from the beginning. 3 clicks in the UP direction and 1 click in the L direction.

Next, 150m away…

“A little thin!”

“Hmm?”

“Do you hit this far?!”

“Yup.”

Saran is surprised. That’s right.

Be careful not to cause parallax when aiming with the scope. In other words, you have to shoot with your eyes in the center of the scope so that the entire circumference of the scope looks like a perfect circle. If this is off, the landing will be off. Specifically, do not shoot when the image is missing somewhere on the top, bottom, left, or right of the scope and it is dark in a crescent shape. The method of aiming differs from person to person, so this is not the correct answer, but in my case, I prepare the scope image so that it moves up and down vertically according to breathing. It is not good if the gun is tilted or the vertical movement is diagonal. After confirming that, I hold my breath at the moment when the crosshairs match the target at the right timing, and then gently pull the trigger. I think most people naturally hold their breath at the moment of firing.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

I will shoot 3 shots. When I go to see the landings in three places… Since there is no spotting scope, it may be troublesome to go back and forth to the target. It lands in the shape of a distorted triangle. The size of the triangle is about 5 cm. It’s my first rifle, and my skill is like this. Experience with air rifles and sabot slugs is alive. It’s good.

If the center of this triangle is the landing point, the left and right are perfect. Is the top and bottom about 2 cm below? If it’s 150m, it’s 1 click and 1 cm. Go back and turn 2 clicks in the UP direction. With this, we were able to zero in at 150m. With my skill, will this area be the most used distance?

After that, change the distance and keep shooting.

50m up and down 0cm.

3 cm above at 100 m.

Up and down 0 cm at 150 m.

7 cm below at 200 m.

It will land 20 cm below at 250 m.

In other words, when aiming at 250m, aim at 20cm above the target.

Is this the limit for my skill?

There is a scale on the crosshairs of the scope, so you can decide the top and bottom by referring to it.

250m will be landed one after another. Yeah, when the scope is set to 12x, the scale fits perfectly. The Nikon scale is made like that. Remember 150m, 200m, 250m from the top. I’m not confident about 300m. With my arm, I can only expect a fluke.

“End!”

“The rocks are tattered… it’s an amazing power. The distance isn’t great.”

“Hey, isn’t it amazing?”

…….

I swell my cheeks in a moody manner. Girls do the same thing in different worlds…

“Did you bother me?”

“My turn is gone.”

Ah…, that’s it.

“That’s not the case. You’ll find a weapon that makes such a ridiculous sound, where you shot it right away. When you’re hiding and hunting, Saran’s bow is definitely better. I think I’m the only one who can use this. Please… ”

Nikka.

Yeah, the girl is smiling after all. It was simple and helpful.

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