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Originally Posted by HuskyMan
Scope, tri or bipod mount, breathe slowly then take careful aim and pull the trigger slowly. Remember to lead the vehicle slightly due to the fact that it IS MOVING. Then, quickly cycle the bolt action to eject the cartridge and reload. Reacquire the target, breathe slowly, take careful aim, squeeze the trigger slowly. Now, do it all again. All in three seconds.
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When the time frame of Oswald's shooting was made public, and I do not remember when this was, a friend of mine who was quite the gun fan wondered if he could repeat this. He owned several old military rifles, so we took one he thought was an equal to the one used and we went to the same firing range Oswald practiced in. He apparently practiced there a great deal as the owners knew him and contacted the FBI when he was first on the TV.
The firing range is long gone, but it was located in Grand Prairie, Texas, on US Hwy 80, on the north side of the highway and south of the railroad tracks, and about one mile west of Loop 12. It is now industrial land.
It took some practice, but he got there. We also found that when a train passed behind the target area you could practice leading the target. There were berms and railroad ties set-up so you could not hit a train, but you could feel it as it was only 100 yards or so away.
So can three shots be fired, with that accuracy, in that time frame? It depends on the skill of the shooter. I can't do it and neither, at first, could my friend. But with a lot of practice he was doing it on a regular basis.