[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.]
[It's fine neither do you or I, really. Case in point; me pulling gun mechanics out of my ass because I only know how bolt action rifles work. Ogata takes the gun from her hands, for a moment.]
You have to lift the hammer here and rotate the chamber in the middle here, so that there's a bullet in line with a barrel. See how this section is empty now? [He turns the gun in her direction, showing how the chamber of the six-shooter is empty now, because I decided it's a peacemaker arbitrarily.
Then he turns his hand away, holding it out straight and effortlessly sending a shot into the center of their haphazard moss target. When he fires, you can barely see the recoil, and that's without a hand to steady his shooting arm. He hands the gun back to her.]
[Flayn supposes that makes sense. She nods, and when he hands the gun back, she lifts the hammer and rotates the chamber, then sets it all back into place and aims.
This time, she hits closer to the center of the moss.
Maybe at this short range. But the trajectories of arrows and bullets are affected differently by weather conditions. Not to mention bows don't have the same range firearms do.
[Unslinging his rifle again, flipping open the sight, pointing to, numbers marked off on it in increments of 200.] You see? The ladder sight on my rifle goes up to 2400 meters. I bet your bows can't shoot nearly that far.
No? Some people might tell you that's a good thing. Firearms completely changed the way men fight wars. Some people say that his rapid addition of arquebus units to his army was a major factor in how a small-time warlord like Oda Nobunaga was able to conquer half of Japan.
[He is just a font of knowledge when it comes to guns.] Most men couldn't land an accurate shot from that distance, though. Even I couldn't guarantee anything from that range. Still, I have an effective range that outpaces most people.
[Well, he looks.... pretty happy with that. Flayn found the one thing he takes pride in.]
I'm confident I'm the best sniper in the 7th Division if not the entire army. If we could find a rifle in the gun room that has some ammunition in it, I could show you. [The question is does Flayn want to see him show off.]
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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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Teach me how to chamber another round, then!
[a beat.]
...please.
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You have to lift the hammer here and rotate the chamber in the middle here, so that there's a bullet in line with a barrel. See how this section is empty now?
[He turns the gun in her direction, showing how the chamber of the six-shooter is empty now, because I decided it's a peacemaker arbitrarily.
Then he turns his hand away, holding it out straight and effortlessly sending a shot into the center of their haphazard moss target. When he fires, you can barely see the recoil, and that's without a hand to steady his shooting arm. He hands the gun back to her.]
Now you do it.
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This time, she hits closer to the center of the moss.
Beginner's luck, honestly.]
...hah!
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You seem to have a surprising knack for it, given you don't seem the type to want to shoot anyone.
[Just a general reminder of what Guns are For.]
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[not to mention the recoil.]
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Maybe at this short range. But the trajectories of arrows and bullets are affected differently by weather conditions. Not to mention bows don't have the same range firearms do.
[Unslinging his rifle again, flipping open the sight, pointing to, numbers marked off on it in increments of 200.]
You see? The ladder sight on my rifle goes up to 2400 meters. I bet your bows can't shoot nearly that far.
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[yikes! what a weapon]
We have nothing like that in Fódlan...
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[He is just a font of knowledge when it comes to guns.]
Most men couldn't land an accurate shot from that distance, though. Even I couldn't guarantee anything from that range. Still, I have an effective range that outpaces most people.
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...it sounds as though you must be quite the impressive soldier!
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I'm confident I'm the best sniper in the 7th Division if not the entire army. If we could find a rifle in the gun room that has some ammunition in it, I could show you.
[The question is does Flayn want to see him show off.]
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