I was told what the counter sniper used but can't recall atm. I can go back and ask again. It wasn't a 556.
The assassin's head is what the counter sniper could see. The head and the rifle used. That slopy roof position that the assassin was laying on positioned the assassin's body just lower than his head. So when he was shot it most likely hit him in the teeth and took out the back of his head. His shoulders would have been lower and not hit.
The round was almost certainly a .300 win mag as a few have correctly identified here in the thread.
For those speculating, a 5.56 would certainly not deform/explode someone's head as the actual bullet is very small (typically 55-62 grains). The round can do more damage at longer ranges because a 5.56 is unstable and will start tumbling at approximately 500 yards, but I still would not expect much skull deformation.
However, I was and continue to be a bit suspicious by the alleged photos of Crooks after he was shot. A .300 win mag is an absurdly powerful round. I've hunted white tail with that round which is admittedly overkill, but I tend to use big calibers when hunting for humane reasons.
I would expect there to be massive skull deformation if hit by a .300 win mag and that was simply not the case here. I'm not making any pronouncements here to be clear. But I am a bit perplexed by the lack of damage.
My question is the force from a smaller caliber 556 would have blown half his head off from 150 yards. So the sniper rifle has a larger caliber than a 556 which would mean more force.
I don’t see why his head was intact but maybe the math is right or crooks is telling who who did the staging?
Yeah I remember this picture. I guess it depends on the type of ammo used too. But if you ever went shooting and shot watermelons and such you will see them obliterated with 556.
Just doing a little search I found this from 400 yards and this looks right.
I was told what the counter sniper used but can't recall atm. I can go back and ask again. It wasn't a 556.
The assassin's head is what the counter sniper could see. The head and the rifle used. That slopy roof position that the assassin was laying on positioned the assassin's body just lower than his head. So when he was shot it most likely hit him in the teeth and took out the back of his head. His shoulders would have been lower and not hit.
The round was almost certainly a .300 win mag as a few have correctly identified here in the thread.
For those speculating, a 5.56 would certainly not deform/explode someone's head as the actual bullet is very small (typically 55-62 grains). The round can do more damage at longer ranges because a 5.56 is unstable and will start tumbling at approximately 500 yards, but I still would not expect much skull deformation.
However, I was and continue to be a bit suspicious by the alleged photos of Crooks after he was shot. A .300 win mag is an absurdly powerful round. I've hunted white tail with that round which is admittedly overkill, but I tend to use big calibers when hunting for humane reasons.
I would expect there to be massive skull deformation if hit by a .300 win mag and that was simply not the case here. I'm not making any pronouncements here to be clear. But I am a bit perplexed by the lack of damage.
My question is the force from a smaller caliber 556 would have blown half his head off from 150 yards. So the sniper rifle has a larger caliber than a 556 which would mean more force.
I don’t see why his head was intact but maybe the math is right or crooks is telling who who did the staging?
A typical military issue sniper round is a .308. But they do have other calibers.
It was a 300 something... not a 308.
300 Win Mag!!!
300 Win Mag most likely
Which stands for 300 Winchester Magnum
This could be it.
30-06 perhaps? Like I said there are different calibers for different missions. But a .308 is a typical round.
Here is a site comparing the two rounds:
https://ammo.com/comparison/308-vs-30-06
.300 WIN MAG https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.300_Winchester_Magnum
I am aware of these calibers. A skull is also different than a watermelon. I have shot both of those calibers.
On a side note, have you ever seen Kentucky Ballistics on the web? He shoots zombie torsos and such with a variety of calibers.
Apologize I will try and clean this up…
If one wants to prove this.
We would need to know what would -would- happen to a human head from 150 yards and also from 488 yards.
Me personally would think from 488 yards is what we should see crooks looking like and from 150 yards we should see his head completely gone.
The one video I did see showing us what how the sniper took him out shown his head obliterated as expected.
https://greatawakening.win/p/17teJ9FsTW/warning-graphic-update-i-still-b/c/
It seems that the left/rear side of his head is gone. The bullet probably went in through his left cheek.
Yeah I remember this picture. I guess it depends on the type of ammo used too. But if you ever went shooting and shot watermelons and such you will see them obliterated with 556.
Just doing a little search I found this from 400 yards and this looks right.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/05/15/potd-watermelon-in-army-sniper-school/
The point is they want this to go away and there is only more questions the longer this goes.