Deer Rifle for Police Sniper

[Aim to maim]

Originally posted by WyoShooter
Why not hunt with his issue weapon? If he packs it and uses it hunting it could make him even more profficiant with it on the job. There is nothing like being completely familiar with your weapon. That's a good thing. If he's in good shape it won't hinder him at all.

A valid question. The guy is in awesome shape and could probably carry a Barrett 50BMG without difficulty if he really wanted to. However, he realizes that no matter how careful one is and no matter how well-mounted the optics, the rigors of hunting significantly increase the chance of disturbing the zero on his issue rifle. He did use it to take his first deer, but did not want to press his luck any further.

He does not want to find himself in the situation of accidentally bumping the issue rifle during a hunt and then getting called out to a deadly force situation before being able to confirm zero. The chances of that happening are small, but being a conscientious professional, he prefers to keep the odds in his favor to the greatest extent possible.