30-09-2015, 02:30 AM
I've got a few more interesting bits of info about the rifle and its scope you might find interesting.
When FBI SA Robert A. Frazier, the FBI's firearms expert, received C2766, he and two of his colleagues took it to a range to test fire it. No correction to the mounting of the scope was made prior to these tests. However, the Army was next to receive this rifle for testing. They found it was necessary to add shims to the scope mount before they could test fire it.
Looking at this photo below, can anyone tell me where shims would be added to the scope mount to correct an elevation problem (rifle shooting so high there was not enough adjustment room on the elevation knob)? Also, can anyone spot one extremely rare feature of the way this scope is mounted, and possibly tell me why the gunsmith chose to do this?
![[Image: carcano-oswald-rifle-mount.jpg]](https://gastatic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/carcano-oswald-rifle-mount.jpg)
This is a closeup of the scope and mount on the rifle C2766. The barrel is to the left in this photo, and the butt of the stock is to the right.
When FBI SA Robert A. Frazier, the FBI's firearms expert, received C2766, he and two of his colleagues took it to a range to test fire it. No correction to the mounting of the scope was made prior to these tests. However, the Army was next to receive this rifle for testing. They found it was necessary to add shims to the scope mount before they could test fire it.
Looking at this photo below, can anyone tell me where shims would be added to the scope mount to correct an elevation problem (rifle shooting so high there was not enough adjustment room on the elevation knob)? Also, can anyone spot one extremely rare feature of the way this scope is mounted, and possibly tell me why the gunsmith chose to do this?
This is a closeup of the scope and mount on the rifle C2766. The barrel is to the left in this photo, and the butt of the stock is to the right.
Mr. HILL. The right rear portion of his head was missing. It was lying in the rear seat of the car. His brain was exposed. There was blood and bits of brain all over the entire rear portion of the car. Mrs. Kennedy was completely covered with blood. There was so much blood you could not tell if there had been any other wound or not, except for the one large gaping wound in the right rear portion of the head.
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964