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How far away was Oswald when he shot Kennedy and what type of weapon did he use?
5 Answers
- curtisports2Lv 72 years ago
Oswald used a Carcano Model 1891/1938 carbine manufactured in Italy in 1940. It is unknown exactly how far he was from Kennedy when he fired the first shot, because there is no evidence that it struck anything. The second and third shots are estimated to have traveled 180 feet and 265 feet.
- Joe MacLv 52 years ago
Oswald used a Carcano Model 91/38 rifle and was about 85 feet away when he shot JFK.
- Lone CatLv 72 years ago
In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 91/38 infantry rifle (described by the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy as a "Mannlicher–Carcano") rifle with a telescopic sight
- 2 years ago
i wouldn't bother asking that here, many won't agree, then again those prob same many don't agree with the planet being spherical, global warming or even that the planet took more than a week to form into it's present creation...lol, and they say liberals are backward.....
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- Anonymous2 years ago
It wasn't that hard a shot and Oswald was trained in marksmanship by the United State Marines.
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