SirDerpy , 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

Little bit of hunting experience here. Let’s say I’m hunting a deer.

If I miss no big deal. The problems begin when the shot hits the deer but doesn’t kill it. Their adrenaline sours the meat. And, one needs to chase it down to humanely kill it. No matter how hard I try I’ll eventually miss and maim a deer.

I do two things preventatively: First, I don’t take a shots without good chance of a one shot kill. Second, I’m always prepared ASAP to send the second round, and a third. My accuracy drops severely for the fourth in practice. So, I don’t shoot a fourth outside of practice.

This shooter couldn’t close the range for a better shot. He also wasn’t prepared for a miss. The second round should be down range almost immediately, even on a bolt action and especially on a wisely chosen bolt action. He was a smidgeon of humility away from a greatly increased chance of success.