Shot In The Throat

[Drew Phipps]

There's a second problem with a 7mm by 4 mm hole: The alleged bullet is ~6.5 mm in diameter and 30 mm long. Bullets don't punch clean holes in flesh, it's true, but you can't fit a bullet into a hole that is 60% of its radius. You especially won't see that in an exit wound, which tend to be much larger than the bullet itself.

There is no evidence to argue that the bullet which made the 7 mm by 4 mm hole had a diameter of 6.5 mm. Further a bullet stretches tissue before penetration which relax and swell after passage. So there is no coincidence between the size of a bullet and its hole.

Scientific studies do show a significant difference between holes left by small and large bullets, so there is a correlation. It would be difficult to tell the difference between a .22 caliber bullet and a .25 caliber, but easy to spot the difference between a .25 and a .38 (52% bigger). For reference only, the MC rifle and ammo alleged to be used is normally .267 caliber (but see Bob P.'s research on the caliber of the WCC ammo); and 4 mm is .157 caliber (70% bigger).