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In reply to the discussion: Watching the television show '11.23.63' and I still have one nagging question about Oswald's gun. [View all]jmowreader
(50,528 posts)1. He would have had to practice, but it's possible
During World War I, one of the European armies - I believe it was the French but don't hold me to it - wanted its troops to fire bolt-action rifles as quickly as possible. They taught their soldiers to cycle the bolt (which ejects the spent brass and loads a fresh round) with their rifles against their shoulders.
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Watching the television show '11.23.63' and I still have one nagging question about Oswald's gun. [View all]
RandySF
May 2016
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Warren Commission Report said 3 shots, 5.6 seconds, including the infamous "Magic Bullet,"
Chasstev365
May 2016
#8
The SMLE family doesn't utilize a "straight pull" bolt as the Ross, Schmidt Rubin...
Marengo
May 2016
#19
Witnesses heard the last two shots almost on top of each other. At least two rifles used.
Zen Democrat
May 2016
#20
It's 22!!!! 11.22.63!!! Jeez-o. And there are scores of books for your query. Get cracking.
WinkyDink
May 2016
#24
I wonder why this is posted when the later House Committee on Assassinations took issue with much of
Todays_Illusion
May 2016
#32