Posted on 04/08/2009 9:59:09 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
The hit man was obviously not a skilled professional. One wonders if this incident reflects a general decline in standards in the Putin/Medvedev era?
Good thing for Alexei that he just happened to have that Saiga in the car with him - and loaded no less. What luck.
You can get rifled barrels for shotguns, and fire slugs. A 1.5oz .72 caliber ball of Pb can really be a downer for the recipient. Ergo, semi-auto 12ga rifle.
Gotta wonder what he was doing that persuaded him to keep a Sagia at hand in the car.
“the would-be victim, whom they identify as Alexei, managed to shoot the hit man directly in the heart.”
Not necessarily a feat of marksmanship with a shotgun. Chances are the hole in his chest just happened to intersect where his heart used to be. Points for keeping a cool head under fire though.
The FSB/KGB wants to talk to this man now! He has won a free all expense paid trip to a winter wonderland in Eastern Russia!
Well...I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I remember them. I know what they are.
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