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Emile

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The alleged shooter was 300-500 yards away? [View all] Oopsie Daisy Monday OP

I also heard... essaynnc Monday #1

Short barrels. Not overly accurate. marble falls Monday #4

What are you comparing them to? sarisataka Monday #57

Oh, I dunno, say a scoped hunting rifle. Effective and accurate are not the same thing. marble falls Monday #71

When speaking of rifles, effective and accurate are synonymous. sarisataka Monday #72

That's less than 500 yards. At 500 yards a 24 inch demosincebirth Monday #78

He had an AK-47 Kaleva Monday #6

Correct. When I change the firearm type, Google's answer changes: Oopsie Daisy Monday #13

Yes Kaleva Monday #15

US Army BRM is 50-300 meters (328 yards) underpants Monday #40

Making it less accurate Aviation Pro Monday #54

Interesting question. According to Google * Oopsie Daisy Monday #8

Think this was an SKS, bigger caliber than the AR ExciteBike66 Monday #9

Caliber, as in bullet diameter, is almost meaningless for this discussion sir pball Monday #34

The accuracy of the AR-15 depends upong the maker, model and ammo... but Happy Hoosier Monday #43

It depends on what you consider long distance sarisataka Monday #48

And, it was a straight-off-the-rack, plain Jane M16A1. yagotme Monday #58

Actually was a Hollywood Marine sarisataka Monday #59

Yeah, I had a bad year once. Twisted my ankle pretty bad week before RR, they still sent me. yagotme Monday #60

M-1 for me. 300 was rather easy. 500 was not all that difficult. Ping Tung Monday #79

He had an AK-47, not an AR-15 jmowreader Monday #73

AK-47? So I've heard. SharonAnn Monday #80

In theory, if that distance...he would need a scope Dan Monday #82

The media will milk this story for days. Lonestarblue Monday #2

Yep and I was sick of it after the first hour. Bev54 Monday #53

The media has been reporting that Trump wasn't in danger Kaleva Monday #3

Guy probably thinks he's going to be pardoned bucolic_frolic Monday #5

It was at best a foiled attempt malaise Monday #7

He was waiting at the golf course hole for Trump to arrive. John1956PA Monday #10

I'm not sure why most people don't ... Whiskeytide Monday #67

As I understand it the SS was a hole ahead ahead of drumpf Takket Monday #11

How did he know about the unscheduled golf outing? Emile Monday #12

Excellent question. Oopsie Daisy Monday #14

Just follow the motorcade jmbar2 Monday #16

He sure as shit wasn't out on the campaign trail,nah....keep golfing Trump,it will be over soon! Bengus81 Monday #22

He campaigns like he's still on the TV show jmbar2 Monday #26

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He was there 12 hours. Emile Monday #84

If you know what town he's in, you know he's going to the golf course. jmbar2 Monday #85

So he didn't follow the motorcade and knew for Emile Monday #86

Trump golfs every day jmbar2 Monday #87

So? Emile Monday #88

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Trump plays almost every Sunday he's there. underpants Monday #39

It was a Sunday and not raining. Attilatheblond Monday #77

He ate a lot of carrots to get such great peepers! Omnipresent Monday #17

Didn't Trumps buddies over at CNN announce he was "leaving" Mar-a-logo? Bengus81 Monday #18

Routh may not have even seen tfg yet. duncang Monday #19

Hitting out to 500 meters with optics is not difficult Abnredleg Monday #20

I wonder if whomever supplied the rifle claimed that it was sighted in--had he ever fired it? John Farmer Monday #69

There is a fairly big difference.... Happy Hoosier Monday #76

Doesn't someone have to actually fire a shot to be a 'shooter'? Captain Stern Monday #21

Precisely n/t malaise Monday #25

No. TwilightZone Monday #30

Depends on the context. John1956PA Monday #46

I get your point, but the definition you provided confirms what I said, doesn't it? Captain Stern Monday #66

Didn't the shooter assume Trump would be moving closer to him? Irish_Dem Monday #23

The 300-500 could have been from where the shooter was to the green Trump LizBeth Monday #47

Yes. This is a logical assumption. Irish_Dem Monday #90

How would we know this? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #50

Crime scene analysis Irish_Dem Monday #89

The rifle he had was also the wrong gun to use obamanut2012 Monday #24

300 to 500 meters is is not long range Abnredleg Monday #28

Heck DeepWinter Monday #35

US Army BRM is from 50-300 meters (328 yards). You're right this isn't extremely far underpants Monday #36

2000m is an exceptionally long range shot sir pball Monday #42

2000 ***METERS*** is more than a mile and typical snipers shoot in 3 - 600 meter range (google results) uponit7771 Monday #64

Current record is 3,800 meters EX500rider Monday #92

If his intent was assassination, he was probably waiting for Trump to get closer. Martin Eden Monday #27

Trump traveled from Mar-a-Lago to the golf course in West Palm Beach. John1956PA Monday #31

That's what I thought too underpants Monday #37

Regarding the seemingly illogical layout of the golf course Martin Eden Monday #41

Does he have a food taster? GreenWave Monday #29

Trump wasn't threatened. DJ Porkchop Monday #32

Didn't he have a scope? hlthe2b Monday #33

It's been reported that he did. underpants Monday #38

It depends on the equipment (range finder, etc) and the skill level of the shooter. Practice, practice, practice surfered Monday #45

I would consider 300 on the low end of medium range sarisataka Monday #49

Seems lone wolves do exist. Let's see what this guy has to say. Is he really a lone wolf nut or... brush Monday #51

Wondering what happened to the two people shooting at each other originally reported? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #52

That initial report was wrong DetroitLegalBeagle Monday #56

Really? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #75

500 yards is more than a quarter of a mile Wiz Imp Monday #55

The wonders of modern technology sarisataka Monday #61

TSF was about 3-500 yards away when gunman was discovered by SS, yagotme Monday #62

You're not alone. Oopsie Daisy Monday #68

From another post I just read: Wiz Imp Monday #83

Was shooter planning on firing from 500 yards, or was he set up for when trump got closer? Think it's latter. Silent Type Monday #63

right, 500 meters is a over a quarter mile away and even with best equipment that's a hard shot in populated area uponit7771 Monday #65

How populated is a golf course? sarisataka Monday #70

He wasn't a shooter Johnny2X2X Monday #74

He was at the next hole, laying in wait. 300-500 yards is typical in golf courses. TheBlackAdder Monday #81

From everything I've heard about the layout and the timeline ... Straw Man Monday #91

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