18-03-2017, 05:57 PM
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:Which was not done right?
As can be seen in the close up photo of the scope, there were only two screws holding the scope mount to the rifle's receiver. The gunsmith had to drill and tap the two holes for these screws into the side of the receiver.
If the rifle was shooting 2.5 to 5 inches high at 15 yards, either the forward hole was drilled too low, or the rearward hole was drilled too high.
Mounting this scope mount was a tricky job, with no room for error. Vertical mistakes could not be corrected without drilling new holes.
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