13-05-2014, 03:17 PM
Drew Phipps Wrote:Think I know where you're going with this one, not even a "ballistics" problem (in the Newtonian sense) really as the sideways horizontal component of the velocity of the bullet wouldn't change much over time, unlike the vertical component.
I'll see about finding a rear view picture of the rifle with something of a scale in it. I have the rear view pic from this thread, but it doesn't have any "rulers" in it, unless maybe you can tell me the exact diameter of the scope at the eyepiece?
Well, the 4x18 scope had an objective lens diameter of 18 mm, meaning that the forward end of the scope, where the light entered, was at least 18 mm in diameter. Considering that the metal tube holding the lens is often very thin materiel on these small scopes, I'd bet the outside diameter of the forward tube, at its widest, would be about 3/4".
P.S. I was looking again at the rear view photo I posted earlier in this thread, plus the one above it, and I am unsure if they are photos depicting an accurate replica of C2766. Here is a top view photo that I know was taken of C2766.
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