“Just after dark, the chocolate Labrador spotted the bear, prompting Ryan to reach for his rifle and fire off eight bullets from a 6-foot range. Unable to get the gun high enough to use its sights, missing all eight shots, the bear then lunged at Ryan, pinning him on his back.”
There’s yer trouble.
I’d like to think that at a 6-foot range, I could hit 6/6 with a pistol, much more so with a rifle.