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Originally Posted by em2nought
I'm probably a better shot than Lee Harvey Oswald, and I don't picture myself being able to make that third shot. After the first shot I'd have been a mess with my brain telling me what's coming for me. I don't picture him as the calm cool collected type. 
My rifle sharpshooter qualification is a simulated rifle qualification though. |
On December 21, 1956, Oswald was tested for marksmanship with his rifle on five different exercises—from 200, 300 and 500 yards firing slowly and from 200 and 300 yards firing rapidly. Based on these results a Marine would be rated by a defined scoring system: over 190 points was considered a marksman, over 210 was a sharpshooter, and over 220 was considered an expert. Oswald scored 212 and was rated in the middle as a sharpshooter. For the slow test, the target was 10" tall by 10" wide. For the rapid fire test the target was 26" wide by 19" tall. A closer examination of Oswald's 200 yard rapid fire result shows he hit 8/10 bullseyes and scored 48 out of 50. An expert rating on this test would have required a minimum score of 44 points (44 points x 5 tests = 220 points required). On his next test, 300 yards in rapid fire, Oswald hit 7/10 bullseyes scoring 46 out of 50. Again an expert rating on this test would have required a result of 44. So in both tests that most closely matched the conditions in the Kennedy assassination for rapid fire shooting Oswald scored above an expert level. Additionally on his third test from 500 yards firing slowly, Oswald scored 46 out of a possible 50: again shooting above an expert level.after the first shot he knows the odds are against him so least take the target out even then he just manage to escape think he down on the fourth floor when he runs into the manager and police officer with the manger telling the officer that oswald works here and out of the door he goes gets on the bus just think if the bus hadnt been able to drive away