04-09-2014, 09:34 PM
The bullet in the picture that Bob P. provided above ( "a" CE 399 from the 60's) cannot have been fired fom a mail order surplus MC 91/38. As we have discussed, the land/groove pattern displayed in that picture is incorrect for that type of rifle. This fact has been known since the 60's, as we have also discussed. Walt Cakebread, and Harold Weisberg (for starters) had established this in short order after the Warren Report was published.
The bullet now on display at NARA (as CE 399) is very likely a different bullet entirely. There are still anomalies with respect to its size and shape and markings.
Now, if "Oswald's gun" was some kludged-together "Frankenstien" gun with different surplus bits and pieces, and a very non-standard pattern of lands/grooves inside the barrell, then it is possible for that gun to have fired a bullet that looks like CE 399. But if that is true, it is unlikely that such a custom made work of art would be available for $12.95 in a mail order magazine. (BTW a custom made barrell with non-standard land/grooves would be very easy to positively match ballistically with a bullet fired from it, even if it did not possess the "class characteristics" common to that model of gun.)
Both of those 2 possibiities have important impacts on the assassination and the cover-up.
The bullet now on display at NARA (as CE 399) is very likely a different bullet entirely. There are still anomalies with respect to its size and shape and markings.
Now, if "Oswald's gun" was some kludged-together "Frankenstien" gun with different surplus bits and pieces, and a very non-standard pattern of lands/grooves inside the barrell, then it is possible for that gun to have fired a bullet that looks like CE 399. But if that is true, it is unlikely that such a custom made work of art would be available for $12.95 in a mail order magazine. (BTW a custom made barrell with non-standard land/grooves would be very easy to positively match ballistically with a bullet fired from it, even if it did not possess the "class characteristics" common to that model of gun.)
Both of those 2 possibiities have important impacts on the assassination and the cover-up.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."