Reply #19: The feat was clearly impossible using the rifle that the WC claimed...

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...was the murder weapon. Several facts eliminate the Mannlicher-Carcano from being the JFK murder weapon:

1) The bolt-action on the Mannlicher-Carcano was so tight that it tended to stick...this slowed down the firing process between shots.

2) The trigger when squeezed produced a normal trigger-pull until it unpredictably became a hair trigger at the last possible second...this undoubtedly had an effect on the accuracy of the weapon as it was prone to fire when the shooter was not yet ready.

3) The scope on the rifle as it was initially found could not be used for its intended purpose because it was loose and not properly aligned.

4) Additionally, the FBI weapons experts refused to test-fire the rifle until repairs were made to the weapon.

5) The WC used marksmen that test-fired at stationary targets and used a 30-foot tower instead of the 60 feet necessary to simulate the height of the sniper's nest.

6) The 1967 CBS News tests, conducted under more accurate conditions, still resulted in only four of the eleven marksmen being able to score two hits out of three. See #7 below.

7) Oswald was at best a mediocre shot. He qualified at the lowest possible level of marksmanship on the USMC rifle range.