50% of their shots. A near miss, and the occasional hit still suffices to "deny" the enemy the free use of the sniper's AO. The sniper's "scouting" mission is still useful, even if he never fires a shot. He can call in arty or air strikes, make maps and records of what he notices, etc.
So, in effect, the militarysniper's target is TWICE the size of a real man's torso, since he only has to hit it with HALF of his shots. The civilian survivalist, however, better NEVER fire, unless he HAS to hit, and if you HAVE to hit, then you'd better get TWICE as close as must the bozo who doesn't CARE if he misses or not. The civilian better just remain UNDETECTED, in nearly all cases.
Like little kids, most wannabe sniper types equate WANTING to hit with NEEDING to hit. If I put a gun to your head, and you fire at 10 torsos, 1 shot each, and the FIRST miss means I blow your head off, you will DEFINITELY want the ranges to be half as long as you are willing to risk when there's really nothing riding on the shot. As a survivalist, EVERY such shot has your life riding on it. Which is why I say you are fos with your bs claims about 1/2 mile shots with 308's. You ASSUME ideal firing conditions, good health, etc, and NONE of that is likely to be the case if shtf.
So, in effect, the militarysniper's target is TWICE the size of a real man's torso, since he only has to hit it with HALF of his shots. The civilian survivalist, however, better NEVER fire, unless he HAS to hit, and if you HAVE to hit, then you'd better get TWICE as close as must the bozo who doesn't CARE if he misses or not. The civilian better just remain UNDETECTED, in nearly all cases.
Like little kids, most wannabe sniper types equate WANTING to hit with NEEDING to hit. If I put a gun to your head, and you fire at 10 torsos, 1 shot each, and the FIRST miss means I blow your head off, you will DEFINITELY want the ranges to be half as long as you are willing to risk when there's really nothing riding on the shot. As a survivalist, EVERY such shot has your life riding on it. Which is why I say you are fos with your bs claims about 1/2 mile shots with 308's. You ASSUME ideal firing conditions, good health, etc, and NONE of that is likely to be the case if shtf.