KY Jon:
You have it about right, sir. The "real bird" is a small area. And at 50 yards, a damn small area. No matter if you're Percy Stanbury or not. Pellet hits kill the bird, regardless of the man behind the gun. And... there are bloody few pellets to hit that can at a real 50 yards... even if the gun were radar controlled.

As for nhcrowshooter, he betrays his ignorance of reality -- and classic shooting literature.