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Question: As a non-American and therefore with no gun or weapon knowledge, what is the range of riffles or commonly available guns that one could buy off a regular gun shop?
The maximum effective range of an AR-15 is about 300m, but that's with training and patience. The average shooter would be happy to consistently hit a 100m target. The Internet will say 500+, but my experience is that it's not possible for the average person.
He probably also aimed for the head, which is way smaller target than body, especially in this case. In military training was mainly to shoot to body, because it really doesn't matter in combat.