• psycho_driver@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I don’t think you aim for center mass in this situation. You want to get a clean kill shot. Don’t give them the chance of surviving. I think he (or she) was aiming for the head and missed by a bit.

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      24 hours ago

      You should always aim for center mass if it isn’t protected, but a lot of would be assassins aim for heads. No one aims for a neck.

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      Nah, you pretty much always aim for center mass. With modern rounds you’re just as likely to get a clean kill shot with center mass as you are with a head shot. Unless someone is obviously wearing a heavy plate carrier anything faster/heavier than a .223 is going to do the trick.

      It’s not like shooting at the range, even at 200 yards hunting deer, your nerves wreck accuracy. I can consistently group 2.5" at 200-300 yards at the range, but that doesn’t transfer over even to hunting deer on family property. Most people haven’t ever shot at a living animal, it makes a difference.