Mr. Burns is all about shot placement, not shooting center of mass.
He may well be...but how many of his "customers" aren't??? I can think on a few people I know who'd buy into the idea that they could pull that chit off just because they have the cash to do so...
Those same people are likely going to shoot at the running deer through brush, take the shot when all they see is an eye, and to take other low probability shots. A slob is a slob whether at short range or long.
The Chosin Few November to December 1950, Korea. I'm not one of the Chosin Few but no more remarkable group of Americans ever existed.
