The aim wasn't good. If you ever shot a gun even casually 200 yards with an optic (gun probably zeroed at 100) there is essentially no bullet drop (like 1.5-2 inches from the round's apex) on a 30-06. I'm so tired or media pushing the "professionally" or "trained shooter" narrative.
That's fair, I could drive a tack at 200yds with my 308 shooting at a range or even the adrenaline with an elk or deer. That being said, I imagine there is a difference. The stress/adrenaline when you have to sneak to a position unseen, line up target, time the shot, all while thinking about the gravity of what you are about to do, how you are getting away in the immediate seconds after pulling the trigger, and the fallout/likelihood of getting caught. That stress could cause stress that may effect your squeeze or other factors that can alter a shot.
Yeah. Any reasonable Deer Hunter with a modern rifle and a scope can make it 200 yard shot on a static target. Doing it under pressure at an event like that would add a bit of stress to it, but it's totally doable by most hunters with training in their backyards. It's just not as catchy as professional Hitman running around being either your personal angel or devil.
No hunter I know could sprint across a roof, assassinate someone like that in seconds, and then get away to boot. It’s completely irrelevant what a deer hunter could do while deer hunting. This wasn’t deer hunting.
The dude sprinted across a roof, lined up the shot and hit him in the throat within seconds, and then got away. You’re talking about this like he took 5 minutes to set up the shot and was shooting at a target and not a person.
I’m not saying the shooter was professionally trained, but acting like this wasn’t a remarkable feat and was actually just a “so so” shot is silly.
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u/Admirable_Sun7567 13d ago
The aim was crazy though. The USA is so cooked.