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* Lee Harvey Oswald would use an M91/38 fitted with a side mounted scope to assassinate U.S President John Kennedy in November, 1963. | * Lee Harvey Oswald would use an M91/38 fitted with a side mounted scope to assassinate U.S President John Kennedy in November, 1963. | ||
** Carcano M91/38 is inaccurate because of round-nosed projectile, which affect the accuracy due of inability through air flow. Also, the unjacketed lead bullet would foul the small-bored barrel riflings, opposed with pointed bullet does. Although popularly dubbed as 'Humanitarian Rifle' by Italian Army during war, there's no relation with accuracy that Carcano M91/38 had.<ref= | ** Carcano M91/38 is inaccurate because of round-nosed projectile, which affect the accuracy due of inability through air flow. Also, the unjacketed lead bullet would foul the small-bored barrel riflings, opposed with pointed bullet does. Although popularly dubbed as 'Humanitarian Rifle' by Italian Army during war, there's no relation with accuracy that Carcano M91/38 had.<ref="deep">[https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/showthread.php?13004-The-Humanitarian-Rifle#.Wsd65IjFLIU A performance of Carcano at Deep Politics Forum]</ref> | ||
*** It should be noted that the JFK wound — a portion of right of the head which exposed his brain, and heavy blood loss with a chunk of his brain— was came from the effect of round-nosed projectile. Instead tumbling after contacting with human bone from the pointed bullet, the round-nosed projectile will punch through the bone itself; inflicting a grievous wound it has.<ref= | *** It should be noted that the JFK wound — a portion of right of the head which exposed his brain, and heavy blood loss with a chunk of his brain— was came from the effect of round-nosed projectile. Instead tumbling after contacting with human bone from the pointed bullet, the round-nosed projectile will punch through the bone itself; inflicting a grievous wound it has.<ref="deep"></ref> | ||
* Not to be confused with Mosin-Nagant M91/30 because of same designation. | * Not to be confused with Mosin-Nagant M91/30 because of same designation. | ||
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