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To: oh8eleven

You are an expert shot with a M14. Someone else declared that Oswald was an expert marksman.

According to the Marine website:

#1 Expert
#2 Sharpshooter
#3 Marksman

Oswald was a below average shot with a crappy gun.


79 posted on 11/21/2010 6:59:09 AM PST by Ditter
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To: Ditter

“Oswald was a below average shot with a crappy gun.”

That is a blatant lie.


82 posted on 11/21/2010 7:07:07 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: Ditter

> “Oswald was a below average shot with a crappy gun.” <

I think you, 0811 and I are on the same page. See my Post #81.

I would say that during Rifle Qualifications, Oswald probably got a lot of “Maggie’s Drawers.”


83 posted on 11/21/2010 7:08:08 AM PST by Joe Marine 76 (Semper Fi!)
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To: Ditter
Someone else declared that Oswald was an expert marksman.
You can be an "expert marksman" as a general description, but you can't be both an Expert and a Marksman in the Marine Corps. Two distinct classes.

Oswald was a below average shot with a crappy gun.
BS. Even if Oswald was only a Marksman in boot camp (and I think he was actually a Sharpshooter) - 1) he re-qualified at least two or three more times during his tour; 2) he was not below average (Marksman is average); 3) if you haven't been through Parris Island, then you don't have a clue how good even a Marksman can shoot.
The closest a Marine gets to a target is 200 yards, then moves back to 300 yards, then back again to 500 yards. No scopes allowed.
Oswald was less than a 100 yards from JFK and he had a scope.
119 posted on 11/21/2010 9:59:34 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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