To: Shooter 2.5
Have you actually tried to do this in real life? You had to figure that shooters would somewhere try to replicate the Oswald scenario to see if it can be done.
I think its fascinating, actually. I've had collegues try something approximating an Oswald shoot, and they say you can't have the speed and accuracy both without the right rifle.
Even snipers have spotters in most cases.
To: RinaseaofDs
Figure it out for yourself. It was:
The first shot starts the clock, then a reload, fire, reload and fire in 8.1 seconds. A 6.5 161 grain Carcano doesn't much of a recoil. Oswald put together a strap so he could use it as a rifle sling.
I haven't tried it with a Carcano but I have shot an 8MM Mauser pretty fast.
I think the main problem is people today don't know anything about firearms. They think a 100 yard shot is an impossible occurance. The shots were at 44 and 88 yards.
My standard slow fire shots with a handgun are at claybirds at 65 yards away standing up.
236 posted on
11/21/2003 6:16:32 AM PST by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
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