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Thanks. I needed to know the source so I could see where the falsehoods were coming from. Let's look at the critical passage:

The Commission's test firers were all rated as "Master" by the National Rifle Association (NRA); they were experts whose daily routines involved working with and shooting firearms (3H445). In the tests, three targets were set up at 175, 240, and 365 feet respectively from a 30-foot-high tower. Each shooter fired two series of three shots, using the C2766 rifle. The men took 8.25, 6.75, and 4.60 seconds respectively for the first series and 7.00, 6.45, and 5.15 for the second (3H446). In the first series, each man hit his first and third targets but missed the second. Results varied on the next series, although in all cases but one, two targets were hit. Thus, in only two cases were the Commission's experts able to fire three aimed shots in under 5.6 seconds as Oswald allegedly did. None scored three hits, as was demanded of a lone assassin on November 22.

First, the longest range was 265 feet, not 365.

Second, the last two sentences are a total misrepresentation of the truth. There is no 5.6 second time limit. This is what the Warren Report says at the begining of this section about these tests, "It will be recalled from the discussion in chapter III that the assassin in all probability hit two out of the three shots during the maximun time span of 4.8 to 5.6 seconds if the second shot missed, or, if either the first or third shots missed, the assassin fired the three shots during a minimum time span of 7.1 to 7.9 seconds."

The 5.6 second limitation was only if it was the second shot that missed. If the first shot is the missed shot, which it was, then he had 7.9 seconds to get off the next two shots. The author of that passage has to know this, but he tellingly cites only the 5.6 second limit. Why? Is he looking for the truth or is he trying to fool you? Think about it.

Also, the author says, "None scored three hits, as was demanded of a lone assassin on November 22." This is not true. Oswald only got two hits out of three shots. Five of the six test cycles met these conditions. Again, the author has to know this. It is right there in the same section where he is picking out bits and pieces to quote from the WR. Why is he trying to mislead his readers?

These shooters did this without any opportunity to get used to or work with the rifle beforehand. They were only allowed to pick up the rifle and take their shots. Oswald on the other hand had lots of practice and knew the gun. His performance is easily reproducible, as an *accurate* reporting of the shooting tests shows.