21-07-2014, 05:43 AM
A further comment on the "short shot" theory used to explain the shallow unexplored back wound on JFK. For a rifle bullet to only penetrate an inch in flesh, its velocity would have to be reduced to the point where it would not be spinning fast enough to maintain stability. Translated, this slow bullet should have begun tumbling long before it hit JFK and, if it did hit JFK, it should have made a "keyhole" (oblong) wound characteristic of wounds made by a tumbling bullet.
Further, it is an insult to the intelligence to think that such a low velocity bullet would have even hit JFK, let alone hit the limo. Once a bullet leaves the barrel, the only force acting on it, aside from air resistance, is gravity; and a bullet is on a constant drop as soon as it departs the muzzle. The rate of this drop is determined partly by aerodynamics but mainly by muzzle velocity. If the rifle used was zeroed to be accurate at, say, 100 yards, and the shooter aimed at JFK's head, a bullet travelling at this low velocity would likely hit the pavement behind the limo, as the shooter would have no way of knowing he had chambered a dud round and had to compensate for it.
Where did the bullet go that struck JFK in the back? I have presented a few ideas on this in the thread "Could a 6.5mm Carcano Have Made 2 out of 3 of JFK's Wounds?"
Further, it is an insult to the intelligence to think that such a low velocity bullet would have even hit JFK, let alone hit the limo. Once a bullet leaves the barrel, the only force acting on it, aside from air resistance, is gravity; and a bullet is on a constant drop as soon as it departs the muzzle. The rate of this drop is determined partly by aerodynamics but mainly by muzzle velocity. If the rifle used was zeroed to be accurate at, say, 100 yards, and the shooter aimed at JFK's head, a bullet travelling at this low velocity would likely hit the pavement behind the limo, as the shooter would have no way of knowing he had chambered a dud round and had to compensate for it.
Where did the bullet go that struck JFK in the back? I have presented a few ideas on this in the thread "Could a 6.5mm Carcano Have Made 2 out of 3 of JFK's Wounds?"
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