Li Yu raised the dueling pistol and aimed at a large tree about five steps away, pulling the trigger.
The next moment, the flint struck the fire scythe, sparks flew, igniting the priming powder in the pan and then the gunpowder in the barrel, blasting out flames!
The dueling pistol emitted a terrifying roar, and with a puff of white smoke, a bullet flew out of the barrel and slammed into the tree bark.
Wood chips flew from the point of impact, scattering all over the ground, and the lead bullet was deeply embedded in the trunk.
"The power is decent," Li Yu said to Ge Lipeng, "but the accuracy is off. I was actually aiming at a slightly lower position."
"I didn't have time to carve rifling into the barrel," Ge Lipeng said. "Early gunsmiths used something called an Iowa Rifling Machine to rifle the barrels, which was actually a wooden lathe.
