[He’s just sitting in a corner, tinkering with a Winchester, when he looks up and notices Flayn. Odd! He wouldn’t have expected to see her here. He remains quiet for a moment, simply observing, until she speaks up.]
Different guns for different functions. You wouldn’t kill a bear with a pistol.
["you specifically wouldn't kill one with a rifle, either, apparently" is something she's not quite rude enough to say. why don't i play someone more rude.]
[WOW!!! He could have if it was a normal bear????? That's not his fault.]
It's mostly a matter of distance and location... For example, if I was indoors, I wouldn't use my rifle. It's unwieldy in narrow spaces. Conversely, the effective range of a pistol isn't long enough for sniping.
Different guns take different sized bullets, have different chamber sizes, and have different levels of stopping power. A lot of that comes down to personal preference. A Murata rifle only carries a single round before reloading, so it's not ideal for a combat situation. However since they have greater stopping power, some more talented big game hunters prefer them over the Arisakas. [To no one's surprise, he has a lot to say about guns. Perhaps a bit surprising is how engaged he seems to be when talking about them.]
[it's like a whole different ogata. but, this is pretty neat! flayn is learning a new skill today: how to identify which guns would be best for various situations.]
Some of it is just from experience. I used to carry a pistol as a sidearm as well but lost it before I even came to the island.
But when my commanding officer took an interest in turning me into some sort of specialist, he allowed me access to some reference materials as long as it was relevant to my job. [So he just taught himself about guns.]
Not especially. But I’d already known how to use a rifle when I joined the army, so it was just a matter of adjusting to the difference in size and range.
[He seems surprised at the question. Clearly he wasn't expecting her to ask that.]
I could. [Turning to the wall, scanning the firearms, before grabbing a pistol that I refuse to actually identify because then I'd have to do research.]
This one should do. It doesn't have a lot of firepower, but that means the kickback isn't that strong. Good for a beginner. [handing it over to Flayn.]
[I've already done more research than I'd like about guns bc of this idiot.]
Mm. Kickback, recoil, whatever you want to call it. When you fire a gun, it generates a great deal of forward force very quickly on the bullet. To do that, an equal amount of force in the opposite direction is generated. There's varying factors in construction to mitigate this, but generally, a larger weapon with more high gauge ammunition will have more recoil.
[And he starts heading out of the room, presumably assuming she'll follow him.]
Some guns are built in such a way that some of the force is absorbed by the mechanisms of the gun itself.
But for the most part, it comes down to your handling. [He unslings his rifle, which is of course, empty, but he can at least demonstrate what he's talking about.
So he'll sit down, propping an arm up with one knee, before resting his gun in it... grasping his shooting arm with the hand of the cradling one. It's an odd position, but he certainly looks stable.]
This way, one of my arms is supported by my leg, and the other by my arm. [He reaches up, chambering the empty bolt out of habit, before loosening his posture to look back at Flayn.]
But my rifle has a lot more recoil than that pistol.
Most people don't use this position, but it works for me. I'm not going to make you copy me, especially not with a pistol. [Standing back up, shouldering his gun.]
You can brace your shooting arm with your free hand. Hold it stead that way. [Hoevering over her, but not touching. Because, y'know. He's a cagey little cat.]
[He hesitates just a moment recalling how they got stuck together last week, trying to remember if he’s touched anyone since then....
No, surely Flayn would say something if that was still happening. So he reaches out, squaring her shoulders, a few other minor adjustments.]
You should stand with your feet further apart. When you’re ready, look down the barrel of the gun and aim it where you want to shoot. Brace yourself and pull the trigger.
[she'll take careful aim, then! ...since since she's got some experience with a bow, her aim isn't totally terrible. the recoil does catch her slightly by surprise, though, and throws it off just a bit - so it hits the patch of moss, just very close to the edge of it.]
[Ogata watches he defiantly attempt to take another shot immediately. Nothing happens. It's not an automatic.]
Well, trying to fire a shot without chambering another round isn't going to get you very far. [His tone is level but there's a hint of a smirk on his face.]
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fishingforcompliments) wrote2020-06-07 04:32 pm
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Different guns for different functions. You wouldn’t kill a bear with a pistol.
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What functions do these have?
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It's mostly a matter of distance and location... For example, if I was indoors, I wouldn't use my rifle. It's unwieldy in narrow spaces. Conversely, the effective range of a pistol isn't long enough for sniping.
Different guns take different sized bullets, have different chamber sizes, and have different levels of stopping power. A lot of that comes down to personal preference. A Murata rifle only carries a single round before reloading, so it's not ideal for a combat situation. However since they have greater stopping power, some more talented big game hunters prefer them over the Arisakas.
[To no one's surprise, he has a lot to say about guns. Perhaps a bit surprising is how engaged he seems to be when talking about them.]
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[it's like a whole different ogata. but, this is pretty neat! flayn is learning a new skill today: how to identify which guns would be best for various situations.]
How did you learn all of this?
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Some of it is just from experience. I used to carry a pistol as a sidearm as well but lost it before I even came to the island.
But when my commanding officer took an interest in turning me into some sort of specialist, he allowed me access to some reference materials as long as it was relevant to my job.
[So he just taught himself about guns.]
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I could.
[Turning to the wall, scanning the firearms, before grabbing a pistol that I refuse to actually identify because then I'd have to do research.]
This one should do. It doesn't have a lot of firepower, but that means the kickback isn't that strong. Good for a beginner.
[handing it over to Flayn.]
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anyway, flayn reaches for the pistol]
..."kickback"?
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Mm. Kickback, recoil, whatever you want to call it. When you fire a gun, it generates a great deal of forward force very quickly on the bullet. To do that, an equal amount of force in the opposite direction is generated. There's varying factors in construction to mitigate this, but generally, a larger weapon with more high gauge ammunition will have more recoil.
[And he starts heading out of the room, presumably assuming she'll follow him.]
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I see... I suppose that makes a certain amount of sense. [All that energy has to go somewhere, after all!] What sorts of factors could mitigate it?
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But for the most part, it comes down to your handling.
[He unslings his rifle, which is of course, empty, but he can at least demonstrate what he's talking about.
So he'll sit down, propping an arm up with one knee, before resting his gun in it... grasping his shooting arm with the hand of the cradling one. It's an odd position, but he certainly looks stable.]
This way, one of my arms is supported by my leg, and the other by my arm.
[He reaches up, chambering the empty bolt out of habit, before loosening his posture to look back at Flayn.]
But my rifle has a lot more recoil than that pistol.
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[huh. that's definitely a position.]
I do not know what I was expecting, but it was not that.
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Most people don't use this position, but it works for me. I'm not going to make you copy me, especially not with a pistol.
[Standing back up, shouldering his gun.]
You can brace your shooting arm with your free hand. Hold it stead that way.
[Hoevering over her, but not touching. Because, y'know. He's a cagey little cat.]
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[she holds the pistol the way a first-time shooter would]
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Do you mind if I correct your position?
[hands hovering, expectantly.]
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[well]
That would be fine.
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No, surely Flayn would say something if that was still happening. So he reaches out, squaring her shoulders, a few other minor adjustments.]
You should stand with your feet further apart. When you’re ready, look down the barrel of the gun and aim it where you want to shoot. Brace yourself and pull the trigger.
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no it's fine. as he squares her shoulders and speaks, she adjusts her stance, then looks down the barrel of the gun.]
I simply press down on this thing under my finger?
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[It's not an especially large patch, but they're also not positioned that far from the wall.]
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[she'll take careful aim, then! ...since since she's got some experience with a bow, her aim isn't totally terrible. the recoil does catch her slightly by surprise, though, and throws it off just a bit - so it hits the patch of moss, just very close to the edge of it.]
Ah!
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... I suppose I have to give you passing marks.
[Why can't he be nice.]
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[SHOOTS AT THE MOSS.]
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Well, trying to fire a shot without chambering another round isn't going to get you very far.
[His tone is level but there's a hint of a smirk on his face.]
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