Mauser M18 .30-06 bolt action. Nothing exotic. You can get one at a sporting goods store. I’m going to go with the user not gauging the distance and they were aiming for his temple but it dropped to his neck. If they zeroed it in for 200m, it shouldn’t have dropped that much.
I dunno but I feel like professional killer starts to make more sense to me. I don’t know much about guns and have not shot many rounds with them but I can guess one would buy a semi automatic instead of bolt if they are not 100% sure their first shot is gonna hit. I somewhat think they deliberately choose neck instead of head, more likely to kill in one hit. although rarely, people can survive being shot through the head.
Alleged weapon found at scene (given by NY Post)
Mauser M18 .30-06 bolt action. Nothing exotic. You can get one at a sporting goods store. I’m going to go with the user not gauging the distance and they were aiming for his temple but it dropped to his neck. If they zeroed it in for 200m, it shouldn’t have dropped that much.
I dunno but I feel like professional killer starts to make more sense to me. I don’t know much about guns and have not shot many rounds with them but I can guess one would buy a semi automatic instead of bolt if they are not 100% sure their first shot is gonna hit. I somewhat think they deliberately choose neck instead of head, more likely to kill in one hit. although rarely, people can survive being shot through the head.
It’s also the kind of gun you’d find in a random shack in Utah, they could have just taken what they could get