Ballistics Range

["The Priest"]

The long hall was solid grey, about 100 Feet width, with a 1,000 Foot length.

On the cieling were pneumatic pumps and hydrolic chain systems, for the targets to either move forward or backward.

There were about 20 stations, each with a rack of weapons behind them, which included a standard Sniper-class rifle, 2 9mm semi-automatic pistols, a Mp5 Sub-Machine Gun, a SARW-50 Full-Auto English Rifle, a M-60 Machine Gun with Tripod Mount, and finally, a singe Rocket-propelled Grenade Launcher.

This, was the Ballistics Range.

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Currently, the only person here was 'The Priest'. He walked in, unstrapped the unwieldy totem, and set it in a corner, where its gem glew a low green.

He took a 9mm pistol, and the SARW-50 Rifle. Setting the rifle onto the stand, he took a step forward into the box. He pushed a button, signaling 'Pistol', and a target shot forward. He held the gun outstretched in his right hand, his entire bulk taking up the box practically. He squeeze the trigger, and a bullet shot forth, piercing dead onto the head of the target. The man's arm barely nudged. He fired off three more in quick succession, then emptied the clip. With the exception of one slight miss, all of the bullets impacted into a part of the body where it would either kill or incapacitate the individual.

He released the clip, and set the weapon down.

He then shouldered the rifle. He pushed another button, and a new target flew down the range. He fired at it, and the weapon gave a slight kick. He reshouldered it, in a more comfortable position, and fired 10 rounds, instantly they shredded the target. He called another, and then fired another 20, the target bursting into a plethora of small shards of target. He finished the clip with another 10, and the last target exploded. He released the clip on this, and reloaded both weapons, after switching their safeties on. He took them both to the rack behind his station, and then left the station. He sat down at a table, and took out his two main weapons, the 'Silver-ballers', and disassembled them. He began cleaning and checking the weapons.

[Ezra Emmerich]

More things to study. Today was chemistry and physics. For physics, he had to study projectile movement, also known as parabolic motion, while chemistry was about chemical bonds. What better way to test the physics than to go down to the firing range and pick up a few guns? As he walked into the grey hall, he reached down to scratch Zeke's head, but he wasn't there. Zeke was in the dorm, being scanned for reseach purposes. If he haded over some data on Zeke, maybe they'd stop bugging him so much to let them examine him for themselves.

When he got down, he saw the rocet propelled grenade launcher. Very, very tempting. And he was studying chemical bonds, so an explosion was appropriate. When chemical bonds were broken, such as those between linked nitrogen atoms, those broken bonds released energy. In this case, it was in the form of heat. Hey, why not?

When he got the massive thing over to his station, he set up the field to track the firing of his projectile. Then, he could print off the data and go back to his room to study it there. And while he was at it, he could get a print-out of the explosive properties as well.

Setting the thing up on his shoulder, he took a kneeling stance for stability. Aiming at the stationary target, he took his time in pulling the trigger. The rocket was way off, veering to the far left, intruding on what would be another station's target area. "Thats not good. . ." He sighed and got ready for another shot. By shooting that badly, he basically killed the data he was trying to get from the shot.

["The Priest"]

The Priest heard the magnificent explosion, and the residual cursing afterwards. He looked up, and saw a younger student who was practicing with his Desert Eagle, cursing at Ezra, the student he had helped a while back.

Standing up, he calmed the one child, restored the young man's data to its previous ones, and walked over to Ezra.

Kneeling that way, although effective, isn't always best. You should always kneel with your stronger foot down, so, probably your right foot on the ground.

Next, always have a partner when using one of these things.

Thirdly, its kick is what got you. Lean forward slightly when firing, so that your muscles are tensed when you shoot. That way, when it fires, it'll push you back, instead of up. That'll keep it straight.

And, finally. It helps to hold it the right way.

The man hefted the launcher with on hand, and turned it 90 degrees to the right. This way, the sites were more effective, and, well, one could actually 'rest' it on their shoulder. He gave a small laugh, and then sat back down at the table, behind Ezra, and started to re-assemble his Berettas.