“At 140 yards, an assassin doesn’t need to be a marksman.”
This “140 yards” statement is absolute and pure garbage.
To hit the intended target within acceptable expected deviation, marksmanship is required (knowing your weapon, sight system, ammunition, distance, and weather, and having disciplined yourself through education and practice to minimize the human component in shooting, including the excitement element).
Not garbage. I spoke to some folks at church yesterday. One was a kid who shoots. The other had served as sergeant in an airborne division. They agreed that 140 yards is not a tremendous distance. Sarge said that he had been trained to hit targets at 300 meters, with iron sights. 140 yards is NBD.
Being a rifle instructor with decades of experience.
I can tell you give me a person with a lot of motivation.
I can instruct them in an hour to be a very good shot at the distance mentioned.
I can also work on the human factor. that is a bit more difficult. With instruction it can be worked on in that hour.
What I want to know is how easy it is to face down a cop climbing on the roof, then proceed back to your position and immediately aim, fire and hit your target?
Cause that’s the version we’re hearing now.