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Point vs. aimed shooting is a difficult subject to objectively debate because there are a number of definitions and opinions of what "point" shooting is. For me, it's actually fairly simple. When I aim a gun at a target I'm using the guns attached sight (be they iron or optical) to point the gun/bullet at a specific spot on that target. When I point, I'm not using any sort of sight mechanism other than possibly the sight plane of my arm and I'm not shooting at a specific point (like the head) but rather at a general area, like the torso.
When it's aimed, I would expect the bullet to impact the target within an inch or so of where I had placed the guns sight. In a "point" shoot I'd be happy if the bullet impacts in the general area (say about a foot or so) of where I HOPED the bullet would strike the target. In navigation we called that dead reckoning, where you are only trying to get close to something and are usually VERY surprised when you actually land at the exact spot you were aiming for.
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