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It certainly wasn't a high end weapon... but all rifles are pretty damn accurate at the distances used... One of the questions I've always wondered (but haven't heard answered) is.... Was the rifle retrieved from the Book Depository building ever actually shot and tested for accuracy? I do not know that it was or wasn't.... But sure seems easy enough to test to see how well it was dialed in.The rifle he used was a POS. He wasn’t an outstanding marksman, so 3 accurate shots within 6 seconds is highly unlikely.. even for the most skilled snipers.
Back to the film. If he delivered the headshot from behind, why did Kennedy’s head jerk backward and to the left?
The release of more records tomorrow should hopefully put an end to the speculation.
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It certainly wasn't a high end weapon... but all rifles are pretty damn accurate at the distances used... One of the questions I've always wondered (but haven't heard answered) is.... Was the rifle retrieved from the Book Depository building ever actually shot and tested for accuracy? I do not know that it was or wasn't.... But sure seems easy enough to test to see how well it was dialed in.[/QUOTE
lol...it is in my mind but i'm still open-minded enough to listen to alternative views. But I must admit that all of the lone gunman theories I've read or listened to seem to omit a lot of facts. But go ahead and try to convince me anyway, i'm game.Well, i'm glad it's settled.
Dude. Oswald plugged JFK < = 281 feet distance on the final shot. I've been there, too. We're talking about the most analyzed crime in world history so far. LHO could not miss.Well documented the mob delivered the vote in the Democratic primary in West Virginia to Kennedy. Stevenson had thee momentum to that point. In return, Kennedy was to return Cuba back to the mob, source of huge untaxed profits pre-Castro. He reneged. J Edgar Hoover was known by the mob to be a closet homosexual. That's why the Feds did very little against the mob to that point. The mob called in the favor. Hoover arranged the assassination and set Oswald as the patsy.
I've stood next to the window. Shooting a moving target the size of a head not once but twice with a junk bolt action rifle with a crap scope? People get buck fever shooting their first deer....much less a person.
No way was Oswald the shooter.
Oswald was the lone shooter. I'm curious if the CIA had prior knowledge of the plot and didn't act upon preventing it from happening. The biggest question is what level did Cuba and Russia play?
Well documented the mob delivered the vote in the Democratic primary in West Virginia to Kennedy. Stevenson had thee momentum to that point. In return, Kennedy was to return Cuba back to the mob, source of huge untaxed profits pre-Castro. He reneged. J Edgar Hoover was known by the mob to be a closet homosexual. That's why the Feds did very little against the mob to that point. The mob called in the favor. Hoover arranged the assassination and set Oswald as the patsy.
I've stood next to the window. Shooting a moving target the size of a head not once but twice with a junk bolt action rifle with a crap scope? People get buck fever shooting their first deer....much less a person.
No way was Oswald the shooter.
The idea that Oswald was classified as a "marksman" has been overblown as a reason he could have made the shot. Keep in mind that the highest level of gun skill classification back then were Expert, Sharpshooter and THEN Marksman.Dude. Oswald plugged JFK < = 281 feet distance on the final shot. I've been there, too. We're talking about the most analyzed crime in world history so far. LHO could not miss.
Secret Service blew it, BLEW IT that day.
I'm always amazed by people who act like that was a tough shot for a guy with USMC rifle training. I've been there, and as a middlin' hunter with no special skills, don't see how you could miss. And the whole thing about three shots in six seconds - the clock STARTS on the first shot, so it's basically two shots in six seconds.Dude. Oswald plugged JFK < = 281 feet distance on the final shot. I've been there, too. We're talking about the most analyzed crime in world history so far. LHO could not miss.
Secret Service blew it, BLEW IT that day.
Total douchebags miss at 281 feet or 81 meters. The bastard missed on his first shot. Residue was found on his GD shirt. He was young. He could still see.The idea that Oswald was classified as a "marksman" has been overblown as a reason he could have made the shot. Keep in mind that the highest level of gun skill classification back then were Expert, Sharpshooter and THEN Marksman.
The rifle found at the SBD was also found to be a POS basicly. Both Army and FBI personel were unable to recreate the shots Oswald performed with that weapon. Oswald barely reached the level of Marksman in 1959, roughly 4 years prior to death of JFK. To believe this guy pulled off a 1 in a thousand trick with that weapon is foreign to every thing I know and understand about common sense. But I guess it helps some sleep better at night.
Just my opinion but I believe Russia played a part but indirectly.Wouldn't that be ironic if the documents released by Trump implicated Russia in the Kennedy assassination? Maybe de Mohrenschildt was a Russian spy. He was probably Oswald's closest confidant at the time. But, I'm fairly certain that anything implicating Russia would not be released.
Man what a can of worms that would be if the American public were to suddenly learn that Russia was behind the assassination of a U.S. President, and that U.S. Intelligence has known about it for over 50 years and done nothing about it.
Interesting that this poll is roughly 50/50 as to whether Oswald acted alone. Hell I've gone back and forth on it myself over the years. Certainly Oswald would have gladly joined in a conspiracy to kill Kennedy if given the opportunity. But instead, purely by dumb luck, he ended up with a golden opportunity to do it by himself. He got the job before anyone knew the parade route.
It was a bolt action rifle at 81 yards. What's so hard to understand about it? That's dang near bow range. Three shots in six seconds is possible with a bolt action rifle. Oswald trained with that weapon. He was perfectly capable of making that shot. It was a moving target but it was moving in a straight line away from him.The idea that Oswald was classified as a "marksman" has been overblown as a reason he could have made the shot. Keep in mind that the highest level of gun skill classification back then were Expert, Sharpshooter and THEN Marksman.
The rifle found at the SBD was also found to be a POS basicly. Both Army and FBI personel were unable to recreate the shots Oswald performed with that weapon. Oswald barely reached the level of Marksman in 1959, roughly 4 years prior to death of JFK. To believe this guy pulled off a 1 in a thousand trick with that weapon is foreign to every thing I know and understand about common sense. But I guess it helps some sleep better at night.