I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

The next day, before dawn, Zhou Weiguo hurriedly left the courtyard and headed towards the steel rolling mill.

The reason is simple: whenever he stays at home, he can always faintly smell a strange odor.

Despite the three of them working for several hours to clean up last night, that unsettling feeling just wouldn't go away.

After a bumpy ride, Zhou Weiguo finally arrived at the workshop.

As soon as I stepped inside, I saw Dashan and Erniu engrossed in studying a box.

Zhou Weiguo stepped forward, and the two men, seeing this, quickly straightened up and greeted him in unison, "Master, you've arrived! Master, please have some tea! Master, please have some steamed buns!"

He didn't refuse, took the bun and started taking big bites.

Over this period of time, the group had already developed this habit. Of course, Zhou Weiguo had given them the money and coupons in advance to buy the steamed buns.

"What is this?" Zhou Weiguo asked curiously.

Da Shan scratched his head and replied, "I don't know, Master. Chief Engineer Song said that these are the things you requested, and they arrived last night."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo was so excited he almost choked.

The thing that made Uncle Song say that must be a reciprocating spring! He stuffed the remaining buns into his mouth, swallowed them with water, and then eagerly opened the box.

Sure enough, a whole box full of recoil springs appeared before my eyes.

This made Zhou Weiguo extremely happy. He had been waiting for so long, and it was finally here! He quickly ran to the cabinet in the corner, opened it with a key, and took out a box of parts.

Perhaps influenced by Leng Feng's military skills, he felt extremely familiar with the parts of the August 1st rifle as soon as he got them, and quickly and skillfully completed the assembly.

Holding the brand-new August 1 rifle, Zhou Weiguo was so fond of it that he didn't care about anything else and ran outside with the gun in his hand.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Colonel Zhang sitting in a jeep.

Colonel Zhang, with his sharp eyes, spotted the gun in Zhou Weiguo's hand at a glance. He jumped out of the car with a "whoosh," his eyes fixed on the Type 81 rifle.

Zhou Weiguo smiled and waved: "Colonel Zhang, snap out of it!"

Colonel Zhang stared at the gun, speechless for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "Colonel Zhang, this is a gun I just 'tinkered' with, a modified version of the AK47. I was just about to try it out, want to come along?"

Colonel Zhang's serious face instantly broke into a smile, and he exclaimed in a thick northern accent, "Zhong Zhong! Let's go! Goodness, I knew this thing looked familiar! I've fired an AK47 a few times before, but I really didn't know your workshop could manufacture guns!"

Zhou Weiguo handed the gun over directly: "You can play with it for a bit, then we'll go to the shooting range. By the way, do you have any bullets? This gun also uses 7.62×39 mm bullets."

Colonel Zhang took the Type 81 rifle and played with it with it with great interest: "What a good thing! I've heard that our country is copying the Soviet AK47, but we've been waiting for years without any news, which has made us soldiers very anxious! Come on, come on, the steel mill firing range has bullets of this caliber."

After saying that, he got into the jeep with his gun, and Zhou Weiguo, along with Dashan and Erniu, followed him into the car.

About ten minutes later, the car arrived at the steel rolling mill's firing range.

This shooting range was built by the factory itself. The area is not large, and the shooting distance is only two or three hundred meters. There are two teams shooting at the moment.

Colonel Zhang, gun at the ready, shouted, "Stop! Stop! Everyone move aside! You there, go get me a box of 7.62×39mm ammunition!"

The soldiers around him cast curious glances at the gun in Colonel Zhang's hand.

A short while later, the bullets arrived.

Colonel Zhang skillfully removed the magazine and began loading ammunition.

After loading the bullets and chambering the chamber, it was time to fire.

"Hey, hey, stop, stop, stop! Colonel Zhang, wait! This is a handmade gun, it's not safe. We need to stabilize it before firing, otherwise it will be a problem if it explodes!" Zhou Weiguo hurriedly stopped him.

Colonel Zhang waved his hand with a smile: "It's alright! I can just fire it horizontally with one hand. Even if it explodes, it won't hurt anyone. Don't worry, I have the experience!"

Without waiting for Zhou Weiguo to persuade him further, he raised his hand and started hitting in semi-automatic mode, "da da da da da".

In less than twenty seconds, all 30 bullets were fired.

Colonel Zhang, still not satisfied, loaded and fired again, emptying four magazines in semi-automatic mode, then switching to fully automatic mode and emptying four more magazines before finally shifting to a prone position and aiming to fire.

This fight lasted for more than half an hour.

Zhou Weiguo, who was standing to the side, was itching to watch. Even the security personnel and military trainers who were practicing target shooting gathered around, curiously watching Colonel Zhang test the gun.

Finally, Colonel Zhang stood up, gazing lovingly at the Type 81 rifle in his hand: "Engineer Zhou, this gun is amazing! I've fired nearly 500 rounds and it only jammed twice. And its accuracy at 200 meters is far superior to the AK47! The recoil is also much less. It's a real gem! When will this gun be mass-produced?"

Zhou Weiguo was getting impatient. He glared at Colonel Zhang and snatched back the Type 81 rifle: "I've been tinkering with this gun for over a month and haven't fired a single shot yet, while you've fired almost 500 rounds!"

Colonel Zhang chuckled sheepishly, "Engineer Zhou, you're the technical expert. This kind of rough work, testing the gun, is definitely something we should do!"

Zhou Weiguo shook his head helplessly and asked, "How do we measure the effectiveness of shooting at a distance of 400 meters here?"

Colonel Zhang was taken aback: "Engineer Zhou, the effective range of the Goose AK47 is only 300 meters, and you want to test 400 meters?"

Zhou Weiguo was somewhat displeased: "Who says our domestically produced goods have to be inferior to Goose's? Just tell me, is there any way to fix this?"

"Yes! Yes! Look at that hill behind us, we can measure not only 400 meters, but 1000 meters. We just need to send people to guard both ends!"

Zhou Weiguo nodded: "Okay, you make the arrangements, and we'll give it a try."

After saying that, he ignored Colonel Zhang and started loading ammunition, first measuring a distance of 200 meters.

The semi-automatic mode fired one magazine, then the fully automatic mode fired another magazine.

Those watching thought he was just messing around. A security guard kindly stepped forward to remind him, "Engineer Zhou, if you haven't fired many guns before, your shoulder won't be able to take it when you get home tonight."

Zhou Weiguo laughed: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll just give it a try."

Just kidding. With Leng Feng's physical fitness and military skills, what's a little shooting?

However, since the other party meant well, he could only shake his head helplessly.

"Reporting, sir! The 400-meter, 500-meter, and 600-meter targets are ready!"

"Alright, back to the team!"

"yes!"

At this moment, Colonel Zhang walked over and said, "Engineer Zhou, shall I take over the next test?"

Zhou Weiguo understood that the other party was afraid he would embarrass himself.

He replied with a smile, "Colonel Zhang, just you wait and see!"

After saying that, he raised his gun and fired, "rat-a-tat-tat-tat," emptying all 10 bullets in a few shots.

Colonel Zhang looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Zhou Weiguo gestured: "Have the target reporter check."

Colonel Zhang chuckled and said to the people around him, "Go check the results and see how many shots our Engineer Zhou hit the target."

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