[45Auto]

I think a .223 bullet weighing 55 grains traveling at 2500-2800 fps at the muzzle might just not be in one piece after it hits something like flesh and/or bone. If the damn thing fragments or is very deformed by the impact, not much info can be obtained. Chances are that this lunatic is shooting at distances not much longer than 100-150 yards. The best that can be expected from the average shooter using a semi-auto .223 is to hit a man-sized target at no further than 300 yards, and no head shots at that range unless the gun has been tweaked.

One would think that the type of gun (semi-auto or bolt)could be narrowed down by examining the markings on the case, assuming the one they found actually came from the sniper's gun. Other than that, no one knows what model of gun is being used, so all this blather about more gun control is sheer nonsense. Besides, AW's are already banned. And I don't think that the average deer hunter will sit still for a total ban on the trusty family bolt rifle.

[Pushi]

If someone agreed to pay me $25,000 per shot, I would be willing to stand one mile away and let them shoot at me with a .223 cal rifle.

[blackdog]

Every deer I ever hit with my rifle had the bullet go in a tiny hole and exit the other side from a big hole. The deer stands still, takes one or two steps in confusion and falls. The bullet has hit bone in many cases and does not fragment into lot's of tiny pieces, it just shatters the bone and keeps right on going. For some of you gun experts out there, just what are these exploding rounds?

[TC Rider]

Chances are that this lunatic is shooting at distances not much longer than 100-150 yards.

At that range, isn't it possible he's not using a rifle at all. How about a Thompson Contender? Deadly accurate and easily concealed. Scope easily attached.

It would also tie in with the whole one shot thing.