Marvel: I traveled through time a little early

Chapter 26 Winchester Company
After George modified the car that day, he asked the driver to drive it around the block twice, then turn it off and on again, and then drive it around twice again, testing it constantly.Try to verify the practicality of the vehicle battery and electric start.

The next day, George was taking a call from Woodruff, Georgia.Woodruff told George that they had now changed the slogan to the one George told him.And the response is pretty good, at least it’s catchy.Then he invited George to go to his ranch in autumn and winter to watch the autumn hunting activities.

But when George heard about hunting, he immediately remembered that a famous arms company would go bankrupt and be resold within two months at the latest.Thinking of the firearms knowledge from Deadshot in his mind, George felt that he could give it a try.

Then George asked Woodruff on the other end of the phone: "Do you know anyone from Winchester?"

"Are you talking about that Winchester? Then you have found the right person. I have met their old patriarch and current leader, Mr. Thomas Gray Bennett, several times. My first Winchester is made in their workshop. This kind of shotgun is really a custom shop that can show its identity.”

"Well, yes, can you please introduce me to him? I'm going to visit him in the next two days." George didn't tell Woodruff his true purpose, because that would make no sense.

"Okay, wait for my call, I'll call you later."

"Thank you, Mr. Woodruff." After saying that, the two hung up the phone.

Half an hour later, Woodruff called and said that he had been introduced to Thomas Gray Bennett. He could just go to Winchester Company and report his name directly. George thanked him quickly, and then the two hung up the phone. .

After hanging up the phone, George was thinking about how to deal with this matter.Winchester is not a legendary company among arms companies, but as the older generation of Winchester ages, there is simply no successor who can take up the leading role.

The current patriarch is 80 years old and still has to handle company affairs. One can imagine the family's loneliness.Moreover, with the decline of the Winchester family, Winchester Company's innovation capabilities also had problems, and it gradually fell behind under the competition from domestic companies in the United States.

George is not too worried about this. He has countless classic firearms knowledge in his mind, so he only needs to think of a suitable gun type and bring it out.

After thinking about the matter, George took out two pieces of blank paper directly from the study and considered the contemporary nature.It is definitely inappropriate to come up with something that is too advanced.Then after thinking for a while, George began to draw on the paper.

An hour later, the overall shape of a firearm was on the Yuoran paper, and the mechanical structure of the firearm was on the other paper.

The gun George chose was the M1 Garand rifle, so named because it was designed by Springfield Armory designer John Canteus Garand.Of course, it was no longer designed by the designer named Garland, so George decided to change the name of the gun to the M1 Orwell rifle.

This gun was the standard rifle equipped by the U.S. Army during World War II in George's previous life. It is also the most famous product of John Garland of Springfield Arsenal. On January 1936, 1, the US military began to equip the M9 Garand. After World War II and the Korean War, by 1, nearly 1957 million M1 Garands had been produced worldwide.

The development process of the M1 rifle is very long. The original design was started in 1921. After the preliminary design was completed, it took more than ten years to change the design of various details to cater to the stubborn but demanding requirements of the U.S. Army. The design requirements were inconsistent, and after a long period of repeated revisions, the design was finalized and mass production began in 1936. However, after it was put into production, it underwent major modifications again, and it was not until 1940 that it became the M1 Garand rifle we are familiar with.

This gun also has an official name, named "U.S. .30 Caliber M1 Rifle." The M1 rifle has high reliability, high shooting accuracy, and is easy to disassemble and clean. It has proven to be a reliable, durable and effective rifle. The M1 rifle has passed the test of all extreme environments with excellence.

Considered the best rifle of World War II.It has even been evaluated as "the most amazing combat weapon that has ever appeared."

而且可以在M1步枪的基础上，加装2.5倍瞄准镜、枪口消焰器、腮垫等专用附件，命名为M1C/D狙击步枪。可以取代M1903A4狙击步枪。

Most importantly, it also has the next-generation product M14 automatic rifle and the later M16 automatic rifle.Even Winchester Company invented a gun called the M1 Carbine during World War II, and George also had specific parameters.

This gun was a self-defense weapon that the U.S. Army wanted to provide for second-line troops during World War II to replace the standard pistol.

Compared with the M1 Garand rifle, the M1 carbine has an easily replaceable magazine and a larger ammunition capacity. It has a higher actual rate of fire and lower recoil. Its shooting accuracy and penetration are better than submachine guns that use pistol bullets.With the addition of a speed switch and a large-capacity magazine, the M2's firepower is "almost" equivalent to that of an assault rifle (the reason why I use "almost" is because its effective range is still too close).Therefore, the M1 carbine and its variants were a very effective infantry melee weapon during World War II.

Therefore, George has prepared all rifles that can be improved in the future. In other words, George has prepared a series of firearms for Winchester.

This series, even in a new arms company, will achieve good results.And the reason why George fell in love with Winchester Company is

If necessary, George will also launch various types of pistols, sniper rifles, etc. according to the actual situation. These will have to wait, there is no need to take out too many things.

First, this company represents a kind of sentiment and has an inherent advantage in promoting new products. Second, it has connections in the U.S. military that George cannot match. This is what George values ​​most. Third, he already has production lines and skilled workers.

Therefore, coupled with George's financial support, winning Winchester should not be a problem.He just hoped that there would be no other disturbances in the middle, because George remembered that during this same period, the Winchester family sold the company to a company called Western Arms.

Thinking of this, George immediately informed Paul to come and have a round with him early tomorrow morning.Then we drove together to the Winchester company address.

Fortunately, it's in New Haven, Connecticut, which is very close to New York and you can drive there directly.The next day, early in the morning, before George had finished breakfast, Paul arrived.After George had a few bites, he asked the driver to drive Paul's car, and Paul drove the newly modified car.

The purpose of driving two cars this time is to test the performance of the newly modified cars on long distances.Driving an unmodified car is just a precaution in case the car breaks down halfway.

After telling Paul their destination, the two cars set off.On the way, George also told Paul the purpose of going to Winchester Company.However, George did not say anything about the current situation of Winchester Company.Because those were all predicted by George based on the trend in the previous life. Only when George sees it in person this time can it be used as a basis for judgment.

After all, the experience of the previous life can only provide him with reference, and he cannot follow the historical dates of the previous life completely.Otherwise, sooner or later, you will suffer a loss. George has always warned himself this.

George leaned on the back seat, his head resting on the fixed headrest he installed, which was much more comfortable than before without support.This set of headrests was only modified by George himself, and there are still many things that are unsatisfactory.

After chatting for a while, George watched "Of Mice and Men" brought by Paul this morning in the back seat.Yes, the book George wrote is finally out.According to Paul, the book sold more than 200 copies on the first day of publication.

Paul also said that the publishing house wanted to arrange an interview and get a signature or something, but George thought about it and asked Paul to tell the publishing house that if it was just to do it in New York, he still agreed, and forget about other places.Transportation was very inconvenient in this era. It took a week to travel by train from the east coast to the west coast.

Paul then told him he would contact the publisher.

In this era, entertainment is relatively scarce, and people usually pass the time by reading newspapers or books.Americans have always had very good reading habits. Reading a book when you have nothing to do is a good choice.

After dealing with newspapers this time, George also learned that the newspapers of this era mainly published violent and pornographic magazines, which greatly attracted attention, represented by "minions".

The structure is mainly based on regionalization, that is, across the country, states, cities and counties work together to form a news group.There is no truly national publishing newspaper.

Originally, George's plan was to take a certain share of the newspaper group during this economic crisis.However, it is not that easy to buy directly from the newspaper group, but if there is a chance, George still wants to fight for it.

From this, George thought of the future television project.The first television capable of displaying images was not shown to people until 1924, and there was still huge controversy about the inventor of television in his previous life.

It won't happen in this life. George kept this matter in his mind and waited for the Winchester company's affairs to be dealt with before he could start making arrangements.

Time passed through George's thoughts.By the time George came to his senses, they had arrived at Winchester Company in New Haven.

After Paul communicated with the front desk, an assistant took George and the two to a reception room.Then after serving two cups of coffee, he told George that Mr. Thomas Gray Bennett was receiving guests and asked him to wait a moment.

After waiting for forty seconds, four people came out from a side door in the reception room. According to George's observation, these people should belong to two groups.

Needless to say, the old man who was accompanied by the assistant just now is the person George wants to meet this time, Mr. Thomas Gray Bennett.The other two people were led by the tall middle-aged man in front.

After the four people walked out of the room and saw George and the two of them, the old man smiled and nodded to George.The other two people were expressionless. They just glanced at it, turned their heads, and then said to the old man: "Mr. Bennett, please seriously consider our company's proposal. I believe that now only our Western Ammunition Company I can give you such generous conditions."

"I will think about it seriously. Just give me a little more time. An old man will always think much slower." The old man replied with a smile.

It can be seen that although the old man's situation is not very good, his calm demeanor is indeed not comparable to that of an upstart like George.

George also had guesses about the two people opposite the old man.These two people should be the Western Ammunition Company that took the Winchester Company into its hands in the previous life.

It seems that this trip has really come at the right time. If it had been a month later, Winchester Company might have been bought by Western Ammunition Company and then transformed into a factory focusing on distribution production.

After shaking hands with a few people over there, the two people from Western Ammunition Company left without looking at George again.But it doesn't matter if George is here. He doesn't have a me-centered mentality. It doesn't matter if people ignore him.I didn’t offend him, so I didn’t have the mentality that if you ignore me, you don’t give me face.

To be honest, if his arrival this time succeeds, he will still be trying to pry the opponent's corner.Let Western Ammunition's plans go haywire, so...

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