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Looks like she aimed almost completely parallel to her skull, causing the bullet to expend most of its energy on bone. It barely had any energy left by the time

Looks like she aimed almost completely parallel to her skull, causing the bullet to expend most of its energy on bone. It barely had any energy left by the time it reached her brain. Her choice of aim was likely just the first thing to come to mind, given her short stature compared to the length of a Remington rifle. Had she thought on this one iota more, tilted her neck down and placed the muzzle onto her forehead ... the result would have been very different. I should also point out that since a bolt-action .308 is just about one of the worst possible civilian weapons to use for home-defense, and that therefore it was likely a hunting tool ... there was no excuse for this gun and its ammunition to be kept in an insecure manner.

bdowling 8y ago
The linked article says nothing about the rifle in question being a bolt-action, Remington or other make, and nothing about how the rifle or ammunition was stored. Do you have some other source for your information or are you speculating?
- mmirate 8y ago
  1) Would a civilian-converted Galil battle-rifle be so readily described as a "hunting rifle"? That said, the make is irrelevant. What is relevant is that getting all the muzzle energy and accuracy out of a .308 cartridge so as to make it useful for hunting, means a rather long barrel, and specifically one about as long as the M700's barrel. Also, I'll admit that the rate-of-fire is not actually relevant because you still don't want to use any kind of .308 cartridge for home defense, because of overpenetration. However, Remington's M700 is the most popular civilian-available weapon in the US, by far, which meets the description of ".308 hunting rifle". 2. Someone other than the owner, obtained it without authorization. That means that it was not securely stored.

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Looks like she aimed almost completely parallel to her skull, causing the bullet to expend most of its energy on bone. It barely had any energy left by the time

by mmirate 8y ago

bdowling 8y ago
The linked article says nothing about the rifle in question being a bolt-action, Remington or other make, and nothing about how the rifle or ammunition was stored. Do you have some other source for your information or are you speculating?
- mmirate 8y ago
  1) Would a civilian-converted Galil battle-rifle be so readily described as a "hunting rifle"? That said, the make is irrelevant. What is relevant is that getting all the muzzle energy and accuracy out of a .308 cartridge so as to make it useful for hunting, means a rather long barrel, and specifically one about as long as the M700's barrel. Also, I'll admit that the rate-of-fire is not actually relevant because you still don't want to use any kind of .308 cartridge for home defense, because of overpenetration. However, Remington's M700 is the most popular civilian-available weapon in the US, by far, which meets the description of ".308 hunting rifle". 2. Someone other than the owner, obtained it without authorization. That means that it was not securely stored.