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Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:34 pm to Padme
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Apparently, see my above post
Yeah I understood your post, I was just curious if it was definitive that he was wearing armor or if it's just speculation, that's all
This post was edited on 9/10/25 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:35 pm to geauxkoo
You do if you want to hit him in the spine.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:35 pm to TDsngumbo
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What? He had a vest on? I didn’t know that. I just assumed whoever shot him aimed specifically for the artery in his neck.
No. They either aimed at head and pulled trigger wrong, breathed wrong or the weapon wasn’t sighted. Or they did hit chest with a vest on. Charlie likely is sponsored by some body armor so it’s possible. At first it did look like chest.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:36 pm to LSUHeights
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Saw that but how does a round coming at a descending angle ricochet upwards from his chest?
It could if it hit the top of a plate
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:36 pm to Arkaea79
quote:at 200 yards? That’s a lot of drop.
was bullet drop,
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:36 pm to geauxkoo
I think the shooter didn’t know their holdover
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:37 pm to Sam Quint
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Saw that but how does a round coming at a descending angle ricochet upwards from his chest?
Yea doesn’t make sense to me but I’m retarded
This post was edited on 9/10/25 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:38 pm to Sam Quint
I’ve worn plates while in Afghanistan, and maybe things have changed, but I’ve never seen a round ricochet off of plates/vest. Those things absorb the impact.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:38 pm to Padme
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J Solomon said earlier, what he heard, was that the bullet was a body shot, but it ricocheted off his vest into his neck, hitting the big artery.
I refuse to watch the video, any video like that. But Solomon is as solid as they come with his reporting. He’s the first one that I saw to break the news of Kirk dying. The speculation went on for almost an hour before any other outlets confirmed it.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:39 pm to Rekrul
Anyone who watched the close up video didn’t need to wait for confirmation.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:39 pm to Xenophon
200 yards from an elevated position is a layup for,any competent hunter or shooting enthusiast.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:39 pm to tigerfoot
200 yds at .223 is pretty easy in prone on a vantage. Especially with a scope. Drop isn’t a problem it’s a direct shot at 3 feet + of body area with Charlie sitting down.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:40 pm to Rekrul
I have a hard time seeing how a ricochet hit that artery then hit his spine to cause him to lock up immediately. The trajectory of a ricochet just doesn’t make sense.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:40 pm to geauxkoo
No
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:45 pm to Xenophon
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I’ve worn plates while in Afghanistan, and maybe things have changed, but I’ve never seen a round ricochet off of plates/vest. Those things absorb the impact.
As have I. It would be a fluke thing for sure, but I've seen bullets do weird things.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:45 pm to JKeller34
RIP Charlie, you were a true patriot. Our country is better off because of your work and faith.
This post was edited on 9/20/25 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:50 pm to Sam Quint
That’s true
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:50 pm to TDsngumbo
No way he had a vest on. None.
Also a thin vest isn’t stopping a rifle round anyway.
Also a thin vest isn’t stopping a rifle round anyway.
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