This thread reminds me of the common evolution of so many threads as it winds into a "this can, if" thread, where the many variables so often present in the field get 'played' by the trump card of bullet placement. What isn't so well communicated are the differences which various individuals might be exposed to and have to negotiate with varying degrees of experience and judgment. Stuff is only over-engineered if you can overlook these details.

Shot placement might be the hunter's trump card, but we don't hunt as if there are no other players at the table. Time, terrain, weather, and quarry also share the same card table, and they also hold trump cards - and none of them blink. Every hand is different, but a good hand is never a bad thing.


Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.