I saw this on American Thinker. Here is a target shooting experts analysis on how the shooter shot Charlie's Carotid.
This is an excerpt from the article....
Charlie Kirk: Was the fatal neck shot the work of a skilled sniper?
By
Ned Barnett
Based on a lifetime of target shooting with long-arms, here is what I believe the assassin did:
Media reports said he shot a high-power rifle. Given his relative accuracy, he’d have been shooting heavy, streamlined ammunition. Not specialized hunting ammunition, but ammo designed for long-range target shooting. This isn’t the most deadly ammunition available, but if it hits center mass, it’s deadly at 200 yards.
Because the assassin was far above his target, he was likely aiming, not for center mass, but – anticipating the gravity drop – above the center mass, perhaps targeting the head. To avoid the gravity issue, he overcompensated, shooting too high to hit center mass. The victim’s carotid wasn’t his target – it’s too small. Aiming high, either because he wasn’t as good as he thought, or because he overcompensated for the gravity-drop, meant he hit the carotid.
Since his target was sitting on a stage at the bottom of an outdoor amphitheater, essentially unmoving, the bullet had a lot of gravity to contend with. It struck an area between the head and center mass. One of those was almost certainly his target. Striking carotid was pure bad luck for his target.
Few others – besides trained military or SWAT snipers – would even consider aiming at that small target from 200 yards. Since a miss would give his target a fair chance to get out of the line of fire before the next shot, only a deluded sniper would bet his skills on such a shot.
That’s my opinion.
If you hear from a SEAL Team Six or FBI hostage-rescue sniper, considering how really accurate his custom-built sniper rifle is, if he says he could make the shot, believe him. Then ask yourself, “what are the odds that this sniper would have the equipment, training and skill needed to make such a shot?”
Essentially no one but a military or FBI-trained sniper could make that shot, even with everything in his favor.
Complete Article:
Since I first heard of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I’ve been pondering whether a lifelong shooter’s perspective on the murderous sniper who took Charlie Kirk’s life would be welcome, as well as speculating how he did it. ...
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