@subline: You're right, I forgot that the people in that GIF were Splinter Cells so my bad there.
But still, I think the fact that he is taking them by surprise is a more significant factor than the difference in quality of opposition. Grimm being able to gun three down without them reacting highlights this I think, and whilst it is still impressive it is hard to quantify how much of it is due to Sam's speed. In the clip (https://youtu.be/kD0V4OyiUdY) the Splinter Cells don't really seem to be paying much attention to Sam and are looking around. As well as this, Sam is using Reed as a shield which makes the Splinter Cells less likely to fire back immediately.
"She slipped through a clump of church members who were rushing towards him with terrified, panicked expressions on their faces. NMA soldiers behind them fired, and several victims fell to the grass.Enraged, 47 drew his second Silverballer and fought two-handed. He was forced to dart about to avoid being hit, but he managed to wound or kill six men in the space of three seconds."
- Hitman: Damnation
It's true that 47 hasn't outdrawn the same calibre of opposition as Splinter Cells, but I think his feats of quickly taking out people who have gotten the jump on him, the opposite of what Sam did, and his overall ability to kill people in firefights in a short space of time should give him an edge and make him the quicker marksman overall in my opinion.
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