200 yards

[sorcrow]

Two hundred yards is not an overly difficult shot. You need a sighted-in rifle and a steady aim.

Here's something to put it in perspective. I went to the Vermont History Museum next to the State House in Montpelier. A nice small museum divided into historical periods.

Anyway, there was a civil war recruiting poster for sharpshooters. One requirement was being able to hit a five-inch circle ten out of ten times at (you guessed it) 200 yards.

Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

[Irish_Dem]

1. Shooter needed to hit a much smaller circle than five inches.

[sorcrow]

3. Correct

But he has the benefit of over 150 years of advances in technology. Round ball ammo was still used in the Civil War, though sharpshooters probably relied on the Minié ball to get the best results.

Regards,
Sorghum Crow

[Irish_Dem]

6. Kirk shooter is said to have used an old Mauser rifle.

Mauser rifles were used in WWII by the Nazis.

So we don't know how much modern tech the Kirk shooter used in the murder.

[NickB79]

7. Not really

He shot Kirk from the side.

My neck is approximately 4" wide by 6" tall at that angle.

Hit to the left, he severs the spine. Hit to the center, carotid artery. Hit to the right, severs the trachea. High, hits the head. Low, hits the chest (and with a .30-06, will penetrate all the way through and out the other side, destroying lungs and heart tissue).

It wasn't a hard shot.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Your side neck is 4 by 6 inches? Jebus.

I guess you are right, it is like hitting the broadside of a barn.

[pandr32]

2. 142 yards away reported now.

They believe the shooter shot from the roof of the university across from the gazebo where Charlie was speaking under some shade.

[Silent Type]

4. Yeah, but try hitting someone at that distance knowing that you might get shot/spotted any second by security.

[rollin74]

5. security for that event was extremely lax

only a handful of people

there were no snipers or anything of that sort