He better leave the thread now or his bosses at Langley will not happy.So, I did a little digging, and oswald shot a 212 after three weeks of intensive training. That's two points above the minimum for Sharp Shooter Which is less than Expert for those who don't know. It is the middle level of accuracy, that was in December of 1956. Then, in May 1959 he barely qualified as Marksman as in he made it by a single point. Marksmanship is a very perishable skill. If you're not practicing, you're losing it. So, by the time of the kennedy job, he was probably back down to where he would normally be...able to hit the side of a barn from the inside.
212 is sharpshooter.
I never claimed it was expert. The fact is he was not a poor shot.
HE did in fact conduct a lot of practice as his wife testified to.
The shooting itself was not difficult and the average deer hunter who shoots two or three times a year.
It is BARELY Sharpshooter. Under exceptionally controlled conditions and with a SGT at your elbow helping you do your best. The 1959 score is far more indicative of his actual ability. Your argument is specious at best.
Still sharpshooter and still USMC standards which are higher. Than any other,
My argument is sound. He had the skill to do it which is plain and simple he was no poor shot.
The standards are the same as for any branch of service. He lacked the skill, the target was moving away and lower than the shooter, which makes the shot far more difficult. Add to that the oak tree that obscured the target for a significant period of time, and the fact that he had to make all three shots that we know for certain were fired within a very short span of time and yet again, you help the CT people and not you.
His problem is he doesn't know shit about guns, and i do. I am a long range precision shooter so know exactly what the issues are. Like I said, I am not convinced either way that there was a conspiracy to kill kennedy. There is ample evidence that shows oswald acted alone. However, there is also compelling, factual, evidence that says he was a part of some bigger deal. What is funny is I actually know the man that sold oswald the ammo! I've known him since 1995.