Hardly significant mistakes are they?
Whether NBs nose was broken or not, he had been savagely beaten. It makes not a bit of difference to anything.
Likewise, the important part of AP's W/S was that he had recently seen the Anschutz with the sights and moderator attached - how it was normally kept. What reason would they have been taken off? You don't have to be a farmer to know it's pointless to try and shoot rabbits without them but they would be a pain if you were planning to shoot people at close range!
They’re not mistakes though, CS, as petty as Gunit is being
You’re right, it doesn’t make any difference about Nevill’s nose — his exposed brain when Jeremy smashed his skull to pieces was far more serious; but as it happens, he did indeed have a broken nose too. And a broken jaw. And broken teeth. And a ripped tongue. And a ruptured larynx. And that’s without his arm and shoulder injuries BEFORE Jeremy finished him off.
You’re right about the rifle too. Gunit doesn’t even know Jeremy is the appellant! It was Jeremy who took it out to shoot. And it ALWAYS had the silencer and scope attached. In fact, Nevill never REMOVED them, EVER, as the scope in particular was fiddly and time-consuming to attach.