• FireTower@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    pulls out range finder from ~130 yards away. Proceeds to miss 7/8 shots completely on a 6ft3" 240lb man from the prone.

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      Didn’t the first shot only miss because Trump turned his head? After the first one you’ve got to deal with recoil/nerves.

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        Don’t know if it’s true, but word is he’s been on Ozempic recently. He has lost a noticeable amount of weight, but 6’3" and 240, he definitely ain’t.

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        5 months ago

        I didn’t hear anything suggesting he used irons, that’d be a very odd choice. Most modern ARs don’t come with irons or an optic and you can get red dots much better than just irons for under $200.

        And irons would decidedly be harder but 100 yards still is very achievable by a novice who follows fundamentals.

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          Sorry, in this case I’m referring to no magnification. Your right that’s there’s a bunch of things that could be sights without it being irons.

          The photos and media speculation seem to suggest that there wasn’t a scope.

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          I still don’t think this is as easy as people make it out to be. Yes, a novice could put a tight grouping downrange - but could they do that on their first shot, on a hot metal roof, with adrenaline pumping.

          I know it typically takes me a few rounds at the range to get dialed in.

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      5 months ago

      Apparently, he tried to join his school’s rifle club but was rejected for having terrible marksmanship.

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          ¯⁠\_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ I’m just relaying what I read in the news. I agree that it’s dumb for a club (as opposed to a competitive rifle “team”) to be like that, but it’s allegedly what happened nonetheless.