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orangecrush

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24. A 30.06 to the neck

Reply to sir pball (Reply #21)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 03:23 PM

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Killed one of the Kent State 4.

Its almost a guaranteed kill shot.

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The human neck is small from 600 ft away!! [View all] uponit7771 Thursday OP

The neck is also a poor choice of a target. RockRaven Thursday #1

Agreed...nothing authorizes the unstated premise that this guy hit what he was aiming at Prairie Gates Thursday #2

If you sever the spinal column game over Keepthesoulalive Thursday #3

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Shooters trained to kill never aim for the throat. sir pball Thursday #21

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A 30.06 to the neck orangecrush Thursday #24

I'm not saying it's not lethal sir pball Thursday #28

Massive cavitation orangecrush Thursday #29

Eh, not with a .30 cal in that soft tissue sir pball Thursday #32

And yet they did. Groundhawg Thursday #38

Facts not in evidence. sir pball Thursday #40

Fact is the hit was where the shooter aimed for. There is zero proof otherwise. Groundhawg Thursday #41

The shooter hit where the shooter hit. sir pball Thursday #47

the evidence clearly shows, the shooter hit precisely where he aims. Groundhawg Thursday #51

What evidence? n/t Ms. Toad Thursday #62

The event that occured. Groundhawg Thursday #63

So you can tell from the event that occurred us where he was hit. Ms. Toad Thursday #69

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Agreed. I doubt he was aiming for the neck. surfered Thursday #31

This is what I think, too ms liberty Thursday #37

The shooter could have been trying to hit the trap area between the neck and shoulder. taxi Thursday #7

The shooter might have aimed for the neck and the carotid artery. Vinca Thursday #15

A highly skilled person, aka professional, would both choose well and hit what they were aiming for. sir pball Thursday #19

what if the highly skilled gun humping POS didn't want it to look highly skilled? Skittles Thursday #43

Hell, I'll play. As a reasonably skilled "gun-humping POS" sir pball Thursday #46

if he was hired, he'd never take that chance Skittles Thursday #48

If he were hired, he'd have gone for the apricot. sir pball Thursday #50

I think it's another gun humping coward Skittles Thursday #53

Agreed. sir pball Thursday #56

If they were hired just to take out Kirk misanthrope Thursday #68

"The spectacle was the target" is precisely why I think it wasn't a hired pro. sir pball Thursday #70

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The Russians tended to shoot people in the neck in executions. Turbineguy Thursday #52

He was supposed to hit the ear Fullduplexxx Thursday #59

Been reading articles all day by "expert marksman" who believed that Jack Valentino Thursday #90

The angle of the trajectory makes it a REALLY hard shot zuul Thursday #4

Not a Hard Shot OC375 Thursday #5

5x5 inch target from 600 feet is a hard shot for average human, with someone who knows how to shoot that's still a ... uponit7771 Thursday #12

5"X5" at 200 yards is almost 3MOA sir pball Thursday #16

The neck is not where a CoM shot would miss. sir pball Thursday #14

That is exactly what I had considered sarisataka Thursday #26

It's really the only explanation I can come up with sir pball Thursday #42

Yeah. 183 meters. US Army qualifying has 300 M shots underpants Thursday #55

What if he missed... lame54 Thursday #8

That's What I Think OC375 Thursday #35

That's most likely underpants Thursday #58

We don't know that's what he aimed for, but that said, it seems like someone of some skill. That's long distance. themaguffin Thursday #9

But, you see, while we know the point of entry of that bullet, MineralMan Thursday #10

True, but we can extrapolate to a certain extent. sir pball Thursday #18

I DO agree with you sir.... democratsruletheday Thursday #27

Oh, for sure sir pball Thursday #30

You're probably right. MineralMan Thursday #75

How do you know he was aiming for the neck? Kaleva Thursday #11

He was probably aiming for his giant head and missed Happy Hoosier Thursday #13

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Jokes aside, you are right. sir pball Thursday #25

That's my thinking too. NT Happy Hoosier Thursday #36

... Crepuscular Thursday #45

Kirk probably moved his head just as the shooter fired... Wounded Bear Thursday #20

I used to hunt prairie dogs on ranches for population control sarisataka Thursday #22

A head shot with a slight miss... Sounds most logical. Norrrm Thursday #33

I'm assuming Kirk wasn't wearing a vest, but has that actually been asked and answered? hamsterjill Thursday #34

This was a deer shot, pure and simple indusurb Thursday #39

The .30 caliber M-1 carbine was the go to rifle in WW II for many of the troops. Botany Thursday #49

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A .30 caliber bullet to the neck will kill you just as dead as a .30-06 bullet. Botany Thursday #61

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Because the M-1 :30 caliber rifle is a perfect example of a :30 caliber weapon that is deadly @ 200 yards Botany Thursday #65

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He was trying for a head shot Greg_In_SF Thursday #54

That very well might be true. Botany Thursday #71

3.6 inches low at 200y for a 308 aimed for 100 yards sir pball Thursday #83

That was one sharp shooter Clouds Passing Thursday #60

Many hunters are quite capable of such a shot. Kaleva Thursday #66

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That's possible Kaleva Thursday #74

I never knew there were so many sniper experts on DU. Gimpyknee Thursday #76

He Was Wearing a Vest Deep State Witch Thursday #77

It wouldn't have made any difference sarisataka Thursday #81

One person said the bullet struck the top edge of the vest and then up into the side of his neck. mackdaddy Thursday #82

Maybe they were aiming for his ear lobe. marble falls Thursday #78

do you literally think a skilled shooter cannot be progressive? Skittles Thursday #79

Oh I know they can be now, if ish hit the fan I'd rather they be progressive than MAGA uponit7771 Thursday #86

huh? Skittles Thursday #87

Oh, context of my reply wasn't related to shooting people for stupid reasons. uponit7771 Thursday #88

Adding this malaise Thursday #80

killer missed his head + lucked out. or, oops, i meant to wing him. pansypoo53219 Thursday #84

IMO. They were aiming for the neck. roamer65 Thursday #85

I was regularly hitting targets smaller than that when I was 18 NickB79 Thursday #89