I don't know if it's common or not or if it was common in 1963.
But I do know Oswald's cheap Italian-made rifle was not able to fire exploding bullets. The empty cartridges found by the rifle were NOT for exploding bullets.
However, the so-called "magic bullet" was consistent with the cartridges and old Carcano rifle. It did NOT explode when it hit Kennedy and Connelly. But the fatal bullet did fragment when it hit JFK's head.
NRA member:
"I bought a 1938 Italian Carcano 6.5 x 52 rifle last year, the same one Lee Harvey Oswald is said to have killed JFK with – and finally had a chance to test it out today.
"At 150 feet, standing, using gun sights it made about an 18 inch spread. By contrast, my 1936 Mosin 7.62 x 54R made about a two to three inch spread – fired the same way.
If all Carcano’s are like that, they are completely useless as a sniper rifle. It is the most inconsistent rifle I have ever fired."
More details on the Carcano rifle: http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/to...icher-carcano/
Last edited by Freedom; 01-24-2019 at 04:57 PM.
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