• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    22 hours ago

    big difference from making that shot on a target field, and knowing you are going to kill someone, and have to get away with it. No amateur would have taken one single shot, see the Trump shooting.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      21 hours ago

      It’s a bolt action, at a pretty typical hunting range (142 yds is the estimate).

      Its not all that outrageous of a shot. A good shot, and a skilled one. But not at all unusually skilled.

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      21 hours ago

      It was a bolt action rifle, not an AR like was used in the Trump shooting, you aren’t going to fire 3 rounds before you know what the first one did. And you are assuming an average person in a mental state that both understands and cares about the sanctity of life.

      • oozynozh@sh.itjust.works
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        13 hours ago

        and, why not? Oswald famously managed to fire three deadly accurate (magical, even) bullets from his Carcano 38 within mere 7 seconds.

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          6 hours ago

          Oswald was a marine.

          His target was moving and he had a very limited line of site, and still managed to hit 2 out of 3 shots.

          That kinda shit is what professional shooters can do.

          This was 1 shot at a fairly standard range on a target literally sitting in a chair on a well lit stage. You don’t need to be a professional to make that shot. I’ve had friends on their first day shooting make shots like that with a decent rifle, some coaching, and about 10 rounds of practice at shorter ranges.