Don’t you zero, or verify zero, on every trip to the range? He could have been dialing it in for a specific range, but with a flat shooter like 5.56, I’m sure it was good for 0-200. I’m not sure how much of DJT he could see, or where he was actually aiming but placing the shot 16” lower would have been a different outcome. Hand of God on DJT.
Apparently with SS protection the hand of God is needed.
Much of what you said is open for discussion. The 5.56 does have an arched trajectory. Being familiar with this trajectory at what length of barrel and at what distance the weapon was zeroed in at ensures better accuracy.
In my opinion, zeroing a 5.56 in at 50 yards gives reasonable accuracy up to 200 yards.
If he used only open iron sights, the weapon should stay zeroed. If a quality red dot was used, it should still stay zeroed.
If he used a magnified red dot and compensated for trajectory, he could hit a grape fruit at 130 yards. If he used a range finder chances are he was quite familiar with the flight path of the round he used.
Just my opinion, more experienced shooters may disagree.
“ Don’t you zero, or verify zero, on every trip to the range? He could have been dialing it in for a specific range, but with a flat shooter like 5.56, I’m sure it was good for 0-200”
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No, I don’t zero every trip to the range. But I ALWAYS do the first time I use a new weapon or get a weapon back that has been used or even in the possession of someone else.
My understanding is that the assassin’s father has many weapons and this could well have been the first time the son used that particular one. In any case, given the importance of his “mission”, it would have been prudent to zero pre mission.
OK, the shooter had and used a range finder. Why?
Did he not know the range from the roof to Trump? If it was a deep state setup, the range was known to about 1/2 inch.
If someone pre-dialed his gun, he did not need to range.
If he was a video game shooter, then ‘range finding’ is part of the shooter’s procedure, and he ‘should do that’.
If he had never been there before, and was really on his own, maybe range finding indicates that.
Like many have said, 223/5.56 is so flat that if he had any estimate of the distance he would not have to adjust/compensate (unless he watched some movies or video games and they did).
I am suggesting that his use of a range finder indicated his state of mind. ‘I am supposed to to this, for accuracy’. Maybe meaning he was not set up for the shot, thinking he was on his own.
But then, if he was on drugs or meds (did anyone check - has he been cremeated yet?) this was just a detail for him; the big picture was him shooting.