He clearly did not have a tactical vest or any tactical clothes, so the only way for him to swap mags was from a table or the floor and he had next to zero training with guns so even reloading a mag would take him like 5sec(swap mag realign shot) *40mags = 200sec or 3.5min for 1200 rounds(30 each) would take 1/3 of the alleged 10min of shooting
Those mags look unused and we've already seen the picture of the table with loaded unused mags on it. It doesn't make sense that he'd simply quit shooting unless he accomplished his goal... whatever that was.
Interesting that he'd use a bipod without having something to rest it on... I guess he just wanted it to look more menacing when they found it later.
Hmmm... that AR on the right does not have a bump stock. The one on the left MIGHT but it doesn't look like it. It's hard to tell if the stock is connected to the grip.
That's a good point. If that's the case he's dumber than I thought. He actually sat and did the math (supposedly) for wind, trajectory, MOA, etc but wasn't smart enough to know that .223 ammo at 1600 yards wouldn't penetrate a fuel tank? He was clearly rich enough for a 300 blackout or even a 50 cal. BOTH would have done the trick.
Nope. I can't. And I found a different article that states:
The high-powered weapons also included a .308-caliber AR-10 rifle and an AK-47-type rifle — as well as four Daniel Defense DDM4 rifles, three FN-15s and other rifles made by Sig Sauer, according to reports.
So he had one. I thought the bullet found at the tank was determined to be .223. I'll dig for that article.
The article also had a better picture of the gun on the left. It's definitely a bump stock.
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Othmar_Regin ago
He clearly did not have a tactical vest or any tactical clothes, so the only way for him to swap mags was from a table or the floor and he had next to zero training with guns so even reloading a mag would take him like 5sec(swap mag realign shot) *40mags = 200sec or 3.5min for 1200 rounds(30 each) would take 1/3 of the alleged 10min of shooting
l_voated_today ago
He could have used coffin magazines or some such, not that there aren't still big holes in the official story, just saying.
HarveyKlinger ago
Those mags look unused and we've already seen the picture of the table with loaded unused mags on it. It doesn't make sense that he'd simply quit shooting unless he accomplished his goal... whatever that was.
Interesting that he'd use a bipod without having something to rest it on... I guess he just wanted it to look more menacing when they found it later.
Hmmm... that AR on the right does not have a bump stock. The one on the left MIGHT but it doesn't look like it. It's hard to tell if the stock is connected to the grip.
bigoak9 ago
it looks like a bump stock on the left,the grip protrudes over the trigger well
HarveyKlinger ago
Agreed. I found a better picture of it and it definitely is.
https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/gun-main.jpg
Its_Just_A_Ride ago
The rifle on the right doesn't look like it has one though. It wouldn't make must sense to put a fixed bipod on a rifle with a bump stock.
On a side note, where are the high-res crime scene photos coming from? I find that just a suspicious as the rest of the inconsistencies.
bigoak9 ago
if u were in a crowd shooting from the hip maybe i could see a bump stock maybe half way working , they are more of a range toy than anything
HarveyKlinger ago
TOTALLY agreed. I've used them before. It was fun for like 5 minutes.
bigoak9 ago
if he was truly alone and used what gear they have claimed and with no specialized training, i just dont see it myself
l_voated_today ago
Maybe the one on the right was the one allegedly used to shoot the fuel tanks?
HarveyKlinger ago
That's a good point. If that's the case he's dumber than I thought. He actually sat and did the math (supposedly) for wind, trajectory, MOA, etc but wasn't smart enough to know that .223 ammo at 1600 yards wouldn't penetrate a fuel tank? He was clearly rich enough for a 300 blackout or even a 50 cal. BOTH would have done the trick.
l_voated_today ago
You can tell from the photo its not an AR-10?
HarveyKlinger ago
Nope. I can't. And I found a different article that states:
So he had one. I thought the bullet found at the tank was determined to be .223. I'll dig for that article.
The article also had a better picture of the gun on the left. It's definitely a bump stock.