if (_root.shootstart eq "yes") {
		timer = eval(cowgun+"_rate");
		time += 1;
		if (time>=timer) {
			time = 0;
			// duplicating
			clipcount += 1;
			duplicateMovieClip ("_root.bullet_orig", "bullet"+clipcount, clipcount);
			name = "bullet"+clipcount;
			muzzle_x = parseInt(_root.maincow._x+eval(cowgun+"_x"));
			muzzle_y = parseInt(_root.maincow._y+eval(cowgun+"_y"));
			setProperty ("_root."+name, _x, parseInt(muzzle_x));
			setProperty ("_root."+name, _y, parseInt(muzzle_y));
			// variables
			gunX = parseInt(muzzle_x);
			gunY = parseInt(muzzle_y);
			xdistance = 0-(gunX-_root._xmouse);
			ydistance = 0-(gunY-_root._ymouse);
			speed = 10;
			// 
			// rotating bullets accordingly
			// 
			bulletx = eval("_root."+name+"._x");
			bullety = eval("_root."+name+"._y");
			adjside = Math.abs(eval("_root."+name+"._x")-Number(_root._xmouse));
			oppside = Math.abs(eval("_root."+name+"._y")-Number(_root._ymouse));
			angle = Math.atan2(oppside, adjside)/Math.PI*180;
			if (_root._xmouse eq Number(bulletx) and _root._ymouse<Number(bullety)) {
				// 0 degrees
				rotation = 0;
			} else if (_root._ymouse eq Number(bullety) and _root._xmouse>Number(bulletx)) {
				// 90 degrees
				rotation = 90;
			} else if (_root._xmouse eq Number(bulletx) and _root._ymouse>Number(bullety)) {
				// 180 degrees
				rotation = 180;
			} else if (_root._ymouse eq Number(bullety) and _root._xmouse<Number(bulletx)) {
				// 270 degrees
				rotation = 270;
			} else if (_root._xmouse>Number(bulletx) and _root._ymouse<Number(bullety)) {
				// 1-89 degrees
				rotation = 90-Number(angle);
			} else if (_root._xmouse>Number(bulletx) and _root._ymouse>Number(bullety)) {
				// 91-179 degrees
				rotation = 90+Number(angle);
			} else if (_root._xmouse<Number(bulletx) and _root._ymouse>Number(bullety)) {
				// 181-269 degrees
				rotation = 270-Number(angle);
			} else if (_root._xmouse<Number(bulletx) and _root._ymouse<Number(bullety)) {
				// 271-359 degrees
				rotation = 270+Number(angle);
			}
			setProperty ("_root."+name, _rotation, rotation);
			// after variables it's formula time!
			if (ydistance == 0 and xdistance>0) {
				// 90 degrees
				xmove = 1*speed;
				ymove = 0;
			} else if (ydistance == 0 and xdistance<0) {
				// 270 degrees
				xmove = -1*speed;
				ymove = 0;
			} else if (ydistance>0 and xdistance == 0) {
				// 180 degrees
				xmove = 0;
				ymove = -1*speed;
			} else if (ydistance<0 and xdistance == 0) {
				// 0 degrees
				xmove = 0;
				ymove = 1*speed;
			} else if (xdistance>0 and ydistance<0 and Math.abs(ydistance)>Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// upper right 45 degrees
				ymove = -1*speed;
				xmove = Math.abs((xdistance/ydistance)*speed);
			} else if (xdistance>0 and ydistance<0 and Math.abs(ydistance)<Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// bottom upper right 45 degrees
				xmove = 1*speed;
				ymove = (ydistance/xdistance)*speed;
			} else if (xdistance>0 and ydistance>0 and Math.abs(ydistance)<Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// upper bottom right 45 degrees
				xmove = 1*speed;
				ymove = (ydistance/xdistance)*speed;
			} else if (xdistance>0 and ydistance>0 and Math.abs(ydistance)>Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// bottom lower right 45 degrees
				ymove = 1*speed;
				xmove = Math.abs((xdistance/ydistance)*speed);
			} else if (xdistance<0 and ydistance<0 and Math.abs(ydistance)>Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// upper left 45 degrees
				ymove = -1*speed;
				xmove = -1*(xdistance/ydistance)*speed;
			} else if (xdistance<0 and ydistance<0 and Math.abs(ydistance)<Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// bottom upper left 45 degrees
				xmove = -1*speed;
				ymove = -1*(ydistance/xdistance)*speed;
			} else if (xdistance<0 and ydistance>0 and Math.abs(ydistance)<Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// upper bottom left 45 degrees
				xmove = -1*speed;
				ymove = -1*(ydistance/xdistance)*speed;
			} else if (xdistance<0 and ydistance>0 and Math.abs(ydistance)>Math.abs(xdistance)) {
				// bottom lower left 45 degrees
				ymove = 1*speed;
				xmove = (xdistance/ydistance)*speed;
			} else {
				ymove = 0;
				xmove = 0;
			}
			set ("_root."+name+".xmove", xmove);
			set ("_root."+name+".ymove", ymove);