Chapter 616: Training
There are two types of revolver clips, one is the Half Moon Clip, which holds 2-3 bullets, requiring two Half Moon Clips to load; the other is the round moon clip, which holds 5-6 bullets in a circle around, inserted all at once into the chamber.
Jimmy is using the round moon clip right now, after opening the chamber, you just need to align and attach it.
If it were an ordinary person, they might need to carefully align the angle before inserting the clip, but Jimmy's reaction speed is very fast. By slightly twisting his hand as he picks up the clip and places it in, he can adjust the clip's angle, basically not wasting any time judging the angle between the chamber and the clip. It's even possible to rotate the angle after the clip is placed on the chamber, overall very convenient.
He was casually playing with the revolver while sitting in his chair when the phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and answered, "Mr. Green, may I ask what's the matter?"
The call was from Alex Green, the father of the child Elliot in the child kidnapping case Jimmy handled before.
Alex: "Detective Yang, is it convenient for you to take a call now?"
Jimmy: "Of course, please go ahead."
Alex: "Do you have time recently? I'd like to invite you to our home to talk, for Elliot's sake."
Jimmy: "What's happened to Elliot?"
Alex: "I think it might be better to talk in person. When would be convenient for you?"
Jimmy glanced at the calendar on the desk, "How about the weekend, I've been quite busy lately."
Alex: "OK, then I'll wait for your message. Goodbye, Detective Yang."
Jimmy hung up and sighed. Although Alex didn't say it, from last time when he went to give Elliot psychological counseling, he estimated that there might have been some conflicts between Elliot and Alex.
Kevin had previously mentioned that Alex Green seemed to be in the gun control faction within the Democrat party, and the thoughts Elliot expressed last time were very likely about hoping to practice shooting and own a gun...
This is an opposing father and son situation, quite tricky, so it'll be necessary to improvise when the time comes.
Looking at the time, Jimmy picked up his phone and called a familiar person from the SRT team to schedule a session at the shooting range on Staten Island, planning to practice there in person later.
There are quite a few shooting clubs in New York City, mostly indoor ranges, but due to Jimmy's profession and his shooting habits, it's not convenient to play in such public shooting clubs. The FBI's SRT training base is the most convenient place—no one interrupts, and the key thing is the range is relatively large.
Right now, there are no cases, so Jimmy doesn't feel any psychological burden sneaking out at work. He mentioned to Mark and Julia, then took two boxes of bullets from the drawer, went downstairs, got into the car, and left Federal Square, heading to Staten Island.
He used to truly believe that a single revolver with quick manual reloads was enough to apply fire suppression against enemies. With three guns and over thirty bullets on him, unless in special circumstances, he never really ran out.
This time, the almost-mishap made Jimmy realize what it means to be "a sky above the sky." He has his own hacks, but so do others, especially bulletproof ones—there's no reasoning with that. Besides a small folding knife to cut some ropes and clothes, he has no other weapons.
About the specific situation of being possessed, he'll have to have a good talk with Priest Rodney later on. This time, it's inconvenient outside. Additionally, when Priest Rodney returns, they need to figure out a way to get a weapon.
The short swords held by Priest Rodney and Father Rivera are obviously standard issue. Grabbing one of these suitably sized things for self-defense or special occasions would be quite effective. Even if he can't get such a sword, getting a protective dagger to replace the folding knife he's currently using would suffice.
This time, Jimmy faced off with that middle-aged man holding dual revolvers; the risk was quite high. If other people hadn't restrained the man, it would've been hard for Jimmy to take him down with sheer force. He didn't have time to move away and reload the revolvers, and the Glock couldn't penetrate the opponent's defense.
However, there's a piece of good news. The 1875 Demon-breaking attribute Roland gave indeed exists, but it seems to be slightly missing something. Perhaps Jimmy just doesn't know how to use it. Roland could topple so many resentful spirits and demons with two revolvers alone—even with so little demon-breaking capability, Roland didn't have nearly as many bullets on him.
At the training ground, Jimmy showed his credentials and entered smoothly, then arrived at the handgun range, where there were targets of 10-20 meters available. Jimmy didn't need the training ground to supply ammunition—he just took a target paper from the side, hung it up, and started organizing his guns and bullets, practicing fast loading in clip mode.
The sound of revolver gunfire is quite special. Wearing range earmuffs, Jimmy fired in the outdoor range. The continuous booming gunfire gradually attracted the attention of nearby people, and soon a few people gathered around him.
These are all SRT team members. They usually ensure that there's an on-duty squad and a training squad as backup, and those who gathered were from the training squad.
Their handgun training is minimal, with most of the time spent training with rifles and tactics. It's normal to be drawn over after hearing the shooting sounds near Jimmy, because Jimmy almost turned the revolver into a semi-automatic rifle.
Firing six bullets at a time, then resuming firing after just a one or two-second interval—such speed is certainly something they can't achieve.
Jimmy had played at this range before, but not everyone had seen it. Seeing Jimmy play with the revolver now is indeed fluid and full of flair. Quite a few even wanted to try it themselves.
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