Well, Oswald had a cheap bolt action rifle so it's tough to compare.
A Italian Carcano carbine with a scope. If he couldn't hit the target with the bullet, the flame out of the barrel would. It amazes me how he could have pulled it off with a rifle that could have been bought from a Woolworth for about $20 - $25 at the time. Then again, the rifle was in new condition, it was never fired in a war, only dropped twice.