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goggles paisano
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hi JEEP
you did some homework, cool !
yes the distance was less than that demonstrated by iraqveteran8888 in his vid.
it’s one thing to take a military trained and highly experienced guy, like iv8888 in the video, with a professionally engineered and manufactured firearm, shouldering the weapon, firing, and hitting the intended target (soda bottle / steel plate).
and compare that to a diy / homemade weapon with an inexperienced snowflake of a guy (by physical comparison) and expect to achieve the same results even if he was closer.
iv8888 is ok, paul harrell explains things in more detail, albeit somewhat longwinded at times.
in a nut shell, barrel length:
longer = high pressure, further distance
longer + choke = same with less shot dispersion
sawed off = manoeuvrability i.e. close quarters & close distance, not for distance hunting
cartridge gauge (size) and length + shot size determine dispersion & useful distance
iv8888 is not a small guy, watch his body absorb much of the recoil as shown at 1:14.
tv and the movies rarely show the firearm recoil, nor the effects on the person shooting it - youtube has many good recoil vids too.
the perp’s weapon appeared to have a pistol grip and not a full rear stock as iv8888 demonstrates in his vid. the purpose of the stock is to provide a steady rest in order to realize an accurate discharge, mitigating recoil such that if a following shot is required then it will be much easier and faster to get the front “bead” of the shotgun back on the target e.g. ducks - if one is hunting ducks with a shotgun.
i can’t tell what mr. perp fired at abe. lots of white smoke appeared - which tells us that the propellant was not a standard or commercially available “smokeless” powder used with modern firearm cartridges - it could have been a muzzle loading charge but i doubt that too.
the looks of the perp’s diy weapon tell me a charge capable of propelling a lethal weight projectile would most likely have blown that thing into bits along with his hand.
but let’s say it was a fluke and it fired a projectile(s). now here is where one has to read up on projectile ballistics - the firearm and the cartridge are just two variables of the problem. just because a projectile exits the business end of a barrel does not mean it will fly straight nor with enough energy to penetrate the target. ronald reagan was shot point blank with a .22 almost the same same place as abe, ronny lived. so did dick cheney’s hunting partner who took a load of bird shot to the face.
whatever penetrated abe’s side had to go through clothing, skin, muscle, fatty tissue, and likely bone - watch harrell’s vids for a clearer understanding.
could it be possible the perp’s device expelled a projectile making a perfect hit to abe’s heart area.
maybe.
maybe i could climb to the peak of mt everest in flip flops and a t-shirt too.
tho i was wrong about a crop circle recently, i thought it was made by 3d humans, c's said otherwise, so ehh, please take my rambling with a grain of salt.
cheers
