• FireTower@lemmy.world
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    2 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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      He was a 20 year old kid who knew he was seconds away from death, who had just scared off a cop who had come up the ladder after him. I’m not sympathetic for him, but I could understand him being jittery and missing. Paper and clays don’t shoot back. It’s not true practice.

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