“It occurs to me that anyone making a decision of the magnitude of killing a President of the United States would chose a reliable weapon that had proved itself capable on the battlefield.”

Well, you would. And I would. But neither of us has the faintest idea what Lee Harvey Oswald would do because we ain’t him.

“If you are an asassin, an extra $18.00 is not going to disuade you.”

Unless of course you simply don’t have it and can’t get it. $18.00 was a lot more money 40 years ago.

I am somewhat surprised that someone with your obvious background and knowledge of shooting would still cling to the “magic bullet” nonsense. I think that theory, which should be more properly termed the “multiple bullet” theory, has been effectively refuted. Look here for an in-depth discussion with diagrams and photos:

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/sbt.htm

In brief, it shows that since Governor Connally was sitting well in front of and to the left of Kennedy then the whole question of the bullet making the mythical “right turn” becomes moot—the bullet behaved exactly the way bullets do.

Give it a read. It’s not as glamorous as Oliver Stone but it’s a lot more convincing—at least to me.

Regards, Vince