Did Oswalds rifle scope ever have shims?

[Jerry Freeman]

Oswald was rated as a little better than average by the marines which made him an excellent shot as against the usual sport hunter. Like they say; you have to be damned good to get to even mediocre in anything

You are not even a mediocre researcher then 

Lee Oswald qualified as a sharpshooter in the Marines in 1956, but his skill deteriorated and by the time he left the Marines, more than four years before the assassination, he was officially 'a rather poor shot'.
    In December 1956, after “a very intensive 3 weeks’ training period” (Warren Commission Hearings, vol.11, p.302), Oswald scored 212: two marks above the minimum for a ‘sharpshooter’.
    In May 1959, he scored 191: one mark above the minimum for a ‘marksman’.

http://22november1963.org.uk/lee-harvey-oswald-marksman-sharpshooter

[Walt Cakebread]

Oswald was rated as a little better than average by the marines which made him an excellent shot as against the usual sport hunter. Like they say; you have to be damned good to get to even mediocre in anything
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Oswald was rated as a little better than average by the marines which made him an excellent shot as against the usual sport hunter.

It's a puzzle to me why some folks keep referring to Lee's Marine Corps shooting ability..... It's totally irrelevant.   

Lee was trained to use The M-1 Garand with adjustable  peep & blade sight, which is totally different than the fixed V notch / blade sight of a model 91/39 carcano.

Some ignorant folks think that simply because a man is a good shot with one particular  rifle that he's equally good with some other rifle......    They are simply exposing their ignorance.

[Walt Cakebread]

You are not even a mediocre researcher then  http://22november1963.org.uk/lee-harvey-oswald-marksman-sharpshooter

Oswald was rated as a little better than average by the marines which made him an excellent shot as against the usual sport hunter.

It's a puzzle to me why some folks keep referring to Lee's Marine Corps shooting ability..... It's totally irrelevant.   

Lee was trained to use The M-1 Garand with adjustable  peep & blade sight, which is totally different than the fixed V notch / blade sight of a model 91/38 carcano.

Some ignorant folks think that simply because a man is a good shot with one particular  rifle that he's equally good with some other rifle......    They are simply exposing their ignorance.

[Mitch Todd]

"Lee Oswald qualified as a sharpshooter in the Marines in 1956, but his skill deteriorated and by the time he left the Marines, more than four years before the assassination, he was officially 'a rather poor shot'. In December 1956, after “a very intensive 3 weeks’ training period” (Warren Commission Hearings, vol.11, p.302), Oswald scored 212: two marks above the minimum for a ‘sharpshooter’. In May 1959, he scored 191: one mark above the minimum for a ‘marksman’."

http://22november1963.org.uk/lee-harvey-oswald-marksman-sharpshooter

It's worth remembering that a 191 score would require Oswald hitting the target a minimum of 39 times out of 50 rounds, 78% of the time. This assumes he only hit the center of the target or missed completely, minimizing the number of hits required to reach a certain score.

[Mitch Todd]

Oswald was rated as a little better than average by the marines which made him an excellent shot as against the usual sport hunter.

It's a puzzle to me why some folks keep referring to Lee's Marine Corps shooting ability..... It's totally irrelevant.   

Lee was trained to use The M-1 Garand with adjustable  peep & blade sight, which is totally different than the fixed V notch / blade sight of a model 91/38 carcano.

Some ignorant folks think that simply because a man is a good shot with one particular  rifle that he's equally good with some other rifle......    They are simply exposing their ignorance.

A smooth, consistent trigger pull is the single most important factor in good marksmanship, and the hardest to master. Learning the correct sight picture only takes seconds; a proper trigger pull takes considerably longer.

[Walt Cakebread]

A smooth, consistent trigger pull is the single most important factor in good marksmanship, and the hardest to master. Learning the correct sight picture only takes seconds; a proper trigger pull takes considerably longer.

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Thank you for mentioning the trigger pull....   The M-1 Garand has a much better trigger than a carcano....If you've fired a carcano you are familiar with the long take up and the difficulty of the actual release of the firing pin...