Shocked and fearful Maine residents are keeping to their homes for a second night as hundreds of police and FBI agents search intently for Robert Card, a U.S.

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    8 months ago

    Both rounds are deadly out to 1000 yards and beyond, get outta here with that crap. Whether it’s effective or not is irrelevant. You wouldn’t find me not taking cover if someone was shooting at my position with 5.56 800 yards away.

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      8 months ago

      If they were shooting at you with a weapon designed for those ranges, and expertise in said weapon, you’ll be dead before you know what’s going on.

      If this guy is trained in hunting animals with such weaponry well… The ideal they go for is a single round to the head heart before the target even suspects something’s up. If they are consistently good at that with deer, then humans aren’t exactly harder.

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        8 months ago

        The ideal shot on a deer is through the heart. Hunting by shooting at the smallest, most mobile part of the deer is less common.

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          8 months ago

          Okay that’s fair, my bad. Point is, they’re going for one shot, one kill

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        8 months ago

        It’s really clear you don’t know what you’re talking about alat all here…

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        8 months ago

        Hunters generally don’t shoot at the part they want to take as a trophy.

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          8 months ago

          Okay that’s fair, my bad. Point is, they’re going for one shot, one kill