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Another thing: Here's a link to a book which describes the expert shooters who did demonstrations for the Warren Commission trying to shoot an exact rifle like Oswalds at an actual target (albeit stationary) and real bullets at different distances.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/assassins/jfk/11.html

Here's an excerpt from the conclusions:
"These guys did not mess around. They set three targets at three different distances -- 175, 240 and 365 feet and shooting from a tower 30 feet high with the same rifle, that funny Italian job, away they went. Remember this was again a stationary target that they used for this experiment. The first two marksmen not only missed the time frame, they missed the target. The third guy, a man called Miller, was the only one ever, to match Oswald's shooting speed, but his shots were so wild, his third shot not only missed the target, it missed the board it was mounted on."

"Don't forget. These top-class marksmen, the best in the land, were all shooting at stationary targets. It was agreed that a moving target would have slowed down the speed of shooting. To help them achieve their remarkable efficiency, these army experts had also corrected the inaccurate telescopic sight, which of course Oswald did not."
END OF EXCERPT

Let me know your perceptions of this also.

The forensics on the wounds make it a near 100% certainty that the shots were fired from the corner window of the sixth floor of the School Book Depository.

Oswald was seen in that window several seconds before and after the shooting.

The data on the expert tests does not refute those facts.

The extreme unlikelihood of the 2 hits/3 shots/6 seconds scenario was highlighted in the 1967 CBS rifle test. Eleven highly skilled marksmen participated in a fairly (though not totally) realistic simulation of the conditions under which Oswald would have had to fire. NOT ONE of the eleven expert shooters managed to score two hits on his first attempt--and Oswald would have had only one attempt. In fact, of the eleven CBS shooters, SEVEN failed to score two hits on ANY of their attempts.

They may have all come from the back, but same gunman (?) appears to be the main question. I don't know the answer to this...but were all 3 bullets found and proven to be from same gun?

your post wasn't to me but i find it hard to believe these guys were experts. 8 seconds is a long time. i purchased a 6.5mm carc. 2 years ago from a guy for $50 bucks to make a deer rifle for my wife. see posts 160 and 165. at the time i didn't realize it was the same type rifle used by oswald. i have fired it dozens of times. it has a very smooth action and is an accurate weapon. i honestly believe i could duplicate those shots.