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[kingjason]

Really I have no clue just going off what the guy said. You would think credible source but who knows. Plus I can't remember the story 100 percent. There were about 50 of us in that class so I am not the only guy to hear the story.

[kingjason]

Plus who's going to argue with a guy that was there?

[YALE]

Plus who's going to argue with a guy that was there?

99% of this board, lol.

[kingjason]

99% of this board, lol.

No shit!

He even went into great detail on how many steps Oswald walked and the time it took to pickup his packages from the Post Office, like he was OCD or something . I am 99 percent sure he was talking about the rifle or parts to it. He explained why Oswald was so mad also, between the papers that were denied or whatever and something that happened in Russia maybe or to a Russian official. Fuck I can't remember. I told my wife and friend the story, the best I could remember it, and they were amazed at some of the stuff. My wife reads a lot and is very intelligent, also a bit of a history buff somewhat. Opposites attract right?

[YALE]

No shit!

He even went into great detail on how many steps Oswald walked and the time it took to pickup his packages from the Post Office, like he was OCD or something . I am 99 percent sure he was talking about the rifle or parts to it. He explained why Oswald was so mad also, between the papers that were denied or whatever and something that happened in Russia maybe or to a Russian official. Fuck I can't remember. I told my wife and friend the story, the best I could remember it, and they were amazed at some of the stuff. My wife reads a lot and is very intelligent, also a bit of a history buff somewhat. Opposites attract right?

Fair enough. He would've picked up a complete rifle, though. If he was skilled enough at anything to build a working Mauser action, he wouldn't have been disaffected enough to shoot at the president.

[Nash B.]

Fuck you! That analogy was great!

What do you go to the World Series to do?

[CJ]

What do you go to the World Series to do?

You go to win, not to just get on base. You follow me?

[CJ]

Fair enough. He would've picked up a complete rifle, though. If he was skilled enough at anything to build a working Mauser action, he wouldn't have been disaffected enough to shoot at the president.

I'd say that Carcano was more than able to do the job.

[YALE]

I'd say that Carcano was more than able to do the job.

Agreed, but my doubts are still high that he assembled one. Didn't he just buy a surplus rifle?

[CJ]

Agreed, but my doubts are still high that he assembled one. Didn't he just buy a surplus rifle?

Yes he bought it from a catalog. The mail order slip signed by Oswald is behind glass at the 6th floor museum. I would recommend anyone interested to visit. There is so much solid evidence against Oswald it's absurd. If I were trying to frame someone, I would not even think of supplying so much damning evidence.

[Moose242]

The Carcano gets a bad wrap because when people would sporterize them they would shorten the barrel and mess up the progressive rifling. The rifling gets tighter and tighter down the bore to stabilize the round (like a paradox gun) and messing with it really messes up the gun's accuracy.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

The Carcano gets a bad wrap because when people would sporterize them they would shorten the barrel and mess up the progressive rifling. The rifling gets tighter and tighter down the bore to stabilize the round (like a paradox gun) and messing with it really messes up the gun's accuracy.

I dont think that is what gave them the bad wrap.

[CJ]

I dont think that is what gave them the bad wrap.

Are we talking about the carcano rifle or the bastards that ruin rifles?

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Yes he bought it from a catalog. The mail order slip signed by Oswald is behind glass at the 6th floor museum. I would recommend anyone interested to visit. There is so much solid evidence against Oswald it's absurd. If I were trying to frame someone, I would not even think of supplying so much damning evidence.

I think he was A shooter, just not the only one. I don't think the man's mediocre talent and his flair for screwing up everything is the mark of an assassin. Never mind the fact that they could never get LHO's rifle to zero without making some shims for the scope.

IMO, someone approached (Take your pick on who, I dont think it was the Ruskies though.) him and offered him a chance for glory. Set up the plan, then had a back up shooter on site if LHO looked like he was going to fail again. The only place that makes sense is 501 Elm, it is only a few feet away from LHO's window.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Are we talking about the carcano rifle or the bastards that ruin rifles?

The rifle. I think it suffered from the same fate that the AK did prior to 1991.