24-04-2016, 03:22 PM
Hi Drew
It should also be remembered that the M-16 came with a 20 inch barrel, and that over the years, much shorter barrels have been introduced in more modern variations. Shorter barrels rob muzzle velocity, and the in-wound characteristics of the bullet fired from the M-16, as Fackler shows, are extremely dependent on a velocity in excess of 2400 fps, at the target, to make this bullet break in two at the cannelure.
It should also be remembered that the M-16 came with a 20 inch barrel, and that over the years, much shorter barrels have been introduced in more modern variations. Shorter barrels rob muzzle velocity, and the in-wound characteristics of the bullet fired from the M-16, as Fackler shows, are extremely dependent on a velocity in excess of 2400 fps, at the target, to make this bullet break in two at the cannelure.
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