For Oswald the 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano was adequate for his purpose.
“The one real virtue of the M-91 is that it was a fast to operate. Perhaps this was partly because the action was not real tight, and partly due to the Mannlicher design. But for whatever reason, the bolt slid very easily and very fast in its recess. A buddy of mine owned an M-91 Carbine, and I remember it as being the fastest bolt action military rifle I ever cycled. Practically anyone, with a minimum of practice, could shoot a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle quickly.”
“During his Marine Corps service in December 1956, Oswald scored a rating of sharpshooter (twice achieving 48 and 49 out of 50 shots during rapid fire at a stationary target 200 yards [183 m] away using a standard issue M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle).
“Military experts, after examining his records, characterized his firearms proficiency as “above average” and said he was, when compared to American civilian males of his age, “an excellent shot.”
You’re entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.
“when compared to American civilian males of the same age, he was “an excellent shot”.>>>>>>
Does this include “American civilian males” who had never even picked up a rifle? Talk about opinions over facts, you have taken their opinions as facts. Sorry I don’t.