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Originally posted by tankhunter:
There was evidently a Mauser 7.65 rifle with scope found in the same room Oswald was in, but you never hear what happened to it[or even hear about it] ,who owned it etc .There is alot of interesting Original material on you tube about the whole thing ,for those with an open mind. The Zapruder film was tampered with and modified before it was released to the public ,only now, years later with improved technology ,things show that they no longer ''ADD UP '' .The Security for Kennedy was not according protocol, the guards riding on the rear of the car were told to ''Get off '' ,you can see this in an original film footage and the guards put their arms out in incredulity and amazement ! you Cant tell me Oswald orchestrated that !the route used, the turns, Kennedys car further out front[than it should have been], the motorcycle escorts were held back was all against the accepted security procedures .All smacks of a set up .Nobody in this world wants to believe in conspiracies because it makes their brain hurt ,and puts then in an un nerving position , and if they do believe its true ??? well what can we do about it ?the whole system and media is geared against us ,we are called nuts and ostracized and its easier to choose popularity over intellectual honesty and go along with populist bullshit .so we just all go along with it ....and they keep getting away with it

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Originally posted by Eterry:
SR, I currently live about 90 miles from Dallas, which direction were you? Also LHO's brother still lives here and is occasionally interviewed by the media. I went to lodge with some of his neighbors and by all accounts he is an honorable, decent and upright man. Just goes to show you the apple CAN fall far from the tree.
Eterry

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
Oswald never fired a shot.

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Originally posted by Eterry:
I was a dyed-in-the-wool conspiracy theorist, had several books telling how JFK was shot several times by 45's, high-powered rifles from manhole covers, overpasses, fences, grassy knowles, etc.

Then several years back I actually WENT to Dealey Plaza and walked the ground, stood in the window next to the one Oswald used (they wont let you stand in the "Snipers Perch"), gazed down on the big orange X painted on the street where the car was when the last shot was fired. The first thing that ran through my head was "Anyone down there where the X is was a sitting duck from here!!" The long shot would have been a slam dunk for anyone with minimum experience using a rest and a slow moving target. The 2nd shot that struck Connelly and JFK looked like I could make it with my duty sidearm!!! I was shocked to see just how close the shots were. I went back there last February and am still amazed at the close range of the ordeal!

I too have seen the Discovery show where the 6.5 was used, the thing I took from it was if a rifle was used from the Picket Fence then Jackie would have been struck by the round after it hit JFK if FMJ was used, or a devastating wound would have happened if hunting ammo was used.

Was Oswald using the best rifle? Hell no!
Was he better than average shot? Yes!
Is the shots repeatable in the time allowed? YES!

As my old LT said, "I would rather be lucky than good!!" Oswald got lucky that day in Dallas.
My .02
Eterry

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Originally posted by anukpuk:
i did see the tv reenactment, and since oswald was close and the time i think was easily enough for a few shots, a few guys on this forum have accurate carcanos, and oswald like english bob, was probably probably thinking "why not shoot the president" i think oswald probly did blow off a few rounds, and jfk just wasnt lucky.
BUTone of the shots got both jfk and connely
one clipped jfk's noggin. SOOO is there any explanation how a bullet somehow unacounted for as described above showed up on a hospital gurney
i dont recall jfk an connely sharing the same gurney
an i doubt the one that clipped the gourd creating all the spray as depicted on tv bounced off the dashboard an back into his shirt pocket
ive never really sat down an tried to put all this together
any comments