"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
At the shooting range, the testers holding the flintlock guns fired in an orderly manner.
Although it was only a small change, compared with the matchlock gun, the firing process of the flintlock gun was much smoother, and its firing efficiency had improved as well.
Judging from this alone, it was already fully capable of replacing the existing matchlock guns.
"I don't see any problems with the flintlock gun's performance. What's preventing it from entering mass production?"
"Your Majesty, please wait."
The researchers clearly had no intention of concealing the flintlock gun's shortcomings.
Or rather, the main purpose of this test was to report this problem to His Majesty.
Taking the flintlock gun from the tester, the researcher reached out, pulled back the hammer, and locked it in place.
"Your Majesty, the main problem with this flintlock gun lies in the spring inside it."
As he spoke, the researcher gestured in front of Zhou Xu.
"The hammer needs to strike with a certain amount of force to create a spark and ignite the gunpowder. This operation relies primarily on the spring inside, but as the process is repeated again and again, frequent use causes the spring to lose its original elasticity. This lowers the flintlock gun's firing rate and may even prevent it from igniting properly at all..."
At this point, the researcher's voice trailed off.
"Simply put, the spring isn't durable enough."
The researcher's voice carried a hint of helplessness as he said this.
"In larger machinery, the problem with the spring can be solved by using more material and increasing its size. But the flintlock gun's size limits us, so that method isn't as effective here."
At this point, the researcher's voice trailed off again.
"Actually, we can already mass-produce it if necessary. But we