Song Biao was somewhat interested in this proposal. He nodded, took an m1907 self-loading rifle from Grunt, and tried to operate it. The special thing about this rifle is that it is not based on Springfield.

The rifle, Mauser rifle, and Mosin-Nagant rifle are improved on the basis of mature modern rifles, but based on the traditional Winchester lever-action rifle.

Song Biao deliberately removed the ammunition and reloaded it. As expected, it was the same as what he had learned before. When loading bullets, only the magazine could be used. This was similar to modern automatic rifles.

As a groundbreaking semi-automatic rifle, the M1907 self-loading rifle boldly uses box magazines, bolt recoil springs and safety mechanisms. All three of these are innovative at present, and most of these come from Thomas Johnson's

design.

The Winchester Company's factory itself is located in the suburbs of New Haven. There is a large forest grassland and a ready-made experimental site outdoors. Accompanied by others, Song Biao walked to the experimental area outside the factory and faced the fixed target here.

Six rounds of ammunition were fired.

The rate of fire is definitely very good. The shortcomings of the traditional bolt action of the lever-action rifle have been reversed in this new improvement. However, compared with the rotating rear-pull bolt action, it still has the fatal flaw of insufficient accuracy.

Winchester uses .30 and .40, two of the most common ammunition in the United States. Round-nose bullets, the bullet has a large powder chamber capacity. It relies on the huge gunpowder thrust to automatically trigger the recoil spring device, but its range

It can only be tragically reduced. The shooting accuracy cannot be compared with modern rifles such as Mauser and Mosin Nagant rifles.

After firing a few rounds, Song Biao handed the rifle to Zhang Futian who was accompanying him and let him experience it. Then he asked Glenn and Thomas Johnson: "What did the US military say?"

Grunt immediately responded confidently: "The Army is undergoing intensive testing and is very interested in it. It should be officially put into service soon. This will be a huge contract. With our excellent design and

Perfect reputation, there will be no doubt about it. When the American army installs this most advanced rifle in the world, other countries will be eager to negotiate with us! Your Excellency, we have a very special relationship with you.

A great partnership, I recommend you buy it as soon as possible.”

Song Biao took out a pack of British American Tobacco cigarettes from his trouser pocket, and Grant immediately lit a match for him.

Smoking a cigarette, Song Biao thought about it in silence, and then said to Grunt: "If what you are telling the truth, at least half of it, is true, I don't think the United States will install this kind of rifle, even if it is just for trial now.

For a moment, if we consider the issue from the perspective of the military, we can only say that this is a very good civilian rifle. It is a pity."

"Did you judge such a special thing prematurely?"

Grunt seemed a little embarrassed, because the U.S. Army had rejected this new type of rifle more than once, for the same reason - the same bullet, lower range, lower power, lower accuracy, and finally...

Allowing soldiers to squander large amounts of ammunition, the prices become even more outrageous.

The comment "the price is outrageous" is definitely a bit excessive. Because the bolt and magazine structure of the m1907 self-loading rifle is very simple, it only requires very ordinary equipment to produce, and the cost is not high. At most, it is a Winchester

In the first quotation, the company was a little too confident and wanted to make huge profits. After that, it gave very low quotations twice. Even so, after all, it was impossible to lower the quotation than the Springfield rifle.

In addition, the US military's other comments are simply very appropriate.

Song Biao felt that the problem should be viewed from two angles. For example, cavalry had better results in using this kind of rifle. Therefore, for western cowboys, the sales of this kind of rifle were still good, but they were far from enough.

To the extent that the crisis at Winchester Company was resolved.

As for the crisis of Winchester Company, it is actually very simple, because there are so many small firearms companies in the United States, the market is saturated, labor costs are high, and the prices of firearms are so low that the companies lack enough profits, and this old company

The company retains too many problems related to production efficiency, so it is difficult to continue to develop.

Song Biao smoked half a cigarette before continuing to reply to Grunt: "I think you should know better than me. It should be said that this may be a good rifle, but it is a little unsuitable for use by the army. If you want

To occupy the military market, you must change to a new type of gun. If possible, you can send two hundred m

1907 comes to my army for experimental use. If I determine that I need to purchase a batch and verify that it can adapt to various complex environments, I will need you to change the bullet. I must use one that can use a new pointed bullet.

7.62mm R-type bullet, because I don’t have to buy another rifle bullet for this.”

His answer was simply the best news for Grant and Thomas Johnson. Both of them had expressions of gratitude and thanked Song Biao for giving them such an opportunity, because since the m1903 self-loading rifle was verified by the US Army

After being approved as unqualified, the subsequent two improved models did not even have a chance to be verified.

Song Biao said: "Although its range is a problem, its power is a problem, and even its accuracy is a problem, weapons are always flexible. An excellent army should be able to use different weapons to produce different effects. Consider your company

You have provided me with a lot of cheap ammunition in the past, and I heard that your recent situation is not very good. It is necessary for me to give you some help as much as I can, but I am very sorry.

In other words, the shortcomings of this kind of weapon are very obvious. Even if I finally buy a batch, it can only be used as a special weapon rather than a formal large-scale deployment of the army. In addition, if you don't give up the lever-action rifle,

Tradition, the arms market can only give up on the tradition of Winchester. It needs to move forward with the times and needs innovation and better inspiration. My friends, you should never lose money."

George Galent sighed: "Yes, you are right, but the board of directors will definitely not approve our idea."

Song Biao said: "Then change the board of directors. If they don't want to go bankrupt, I would be interested in investing in this company."

"Is that so?"

George W. Grant seemed to notice a new smell spreading in the air, which made him feel slightly surprised. Although it is always unpleasant to change a boss, it is inevitable that there will be a new manager and he will be dismissed.

Some old employees, but for an old company, this is a new opportunity.

George Grant very carefully invited Song Biao to inspect other parts of the factory. When he was far away from other employees and only accompanied by Thomas Johnson and other Song Biao's subordinates, he was more cautious and tested with Song Biao.

asked: "As for your investment in Winchester Company, how much are you willing to invest, or in other words, at what price are you willing to buy it?"

Song Biao has no serious plan to buy this company, saying: "It's hard to say. Although I have plans in this regard, even if I want to take action, I will first discuss it with my partners in the United States. Regarding Winches

Specifically speaking, this is a company with a long history. To me, this is just a business. History is used to pass on and change. Only this process is the progress of mankind, isn't it? There are always

It's such a sad fact that some companies will be eliminated, my friends."

George Galent still insisted and asked: "Can you give an approximate price?"

Only then did Song Biao realize that the shareholders of Winchester Company were indeed interested in selling the company. There is no doubt that in the United States at this time, investing in arms companies was definitely an industry with the lowest return on investment.

He thought for a while and simply replied: "In addition to the price of equipment and venue, given its special history, I might offer a price of one million US dollars for it."

George Grant couldn't help but said: "This is not possible."

Song Biao sneered indifferently and said: "Yes, the problem now is that those who want to sell want a higher price, while those who want to buy always feel that it is not worth it. In short, this is something that I am afraid will never be discussed properly.

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Chapter completed!