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14-Q0000 104-10216-10171 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
10 Juce 1964
)tWRi: DTM FOR T3 RZOORD
ECEJzC? 8 Toeto o* Kodlfled Slcbts for 7.62 Bolglua (FAl) RIElo
BEFERZCE: Xozo Xor Rcd . Cated 3 &ay 64, Eubjoct FAL Silo.cers/
Scbts, Iron CAEVSN-33/R
1 Oa 2 Juno 1964 _ Yr _ Donald R. Duno TSp/En a5d tho urders-znod wcat to
Isoiation
to test 3
nodizied S1Ch;
~rd 0 tolcrco?lc Olght davalopad Ror tbo 7.62 Eolciun (FAL} RIflo Jx
eE"cr ta TJIOrc7c0 4) Tb? tosts wer? perforjod WIth tbo as5Istecce of Er . Jazcs Earb epd Mr . Glen MIcstoad, Isolatfon _
2 , Tno {Irst tosts woro condectad 74$ 2 HIlllazs 5ieh t 3odWfJed to fIt an aluzInun block sbich waa sountcd Jn 2lac0 of the atancazu FAL roar Eigbt. To 41111238 slzbt tzz 2 arz?r dlczcter
Pjop than the FAL cight ecd tag 2 RIdor racco of olovation settInes
a5 60}l 2S 2oj posftivo coztrol over tath olovatlon and "Indace _
Tbo rain purposo 0* tno test Mag to cstablish 2 polrt 0f roferorco
OD thlo elualcud block to ratcb tbo Craduations on tho MIlllazs
efght erd allov the 81Cnt to bo got VIsually for tbo Co3irod ranso Opca tho voapon 0J9 zarojd ,
3, firics corroncod fron 100 yarda at 5 312houotto tarcat [3Ing tbo hood of 2 Jee? 2 3 rost. Each uecorloadod 3rd fcl lozd
roe ds Ferc usod _ Licbt raIn Fh_ch cracually Incroaged 4n Iotonslty durirs tbo scrved to corpllcato thc procedurJ 73o tcst
rosults et rame 3 Iz05 25 ta 130 Yes. uSIog tbo #fIlfjag
EIct : atc gucitarIzoj In #ttaciz-cnt I Zzcccdicely crratic rosults voro 09t2_cod throuchout tko rests and oza tto?: to Ceplicato
tho 1CJ yd zoro rocultod Jn 0 dIfferert settina later In tho
4 I: 2x scopo of Jecineso #agufacturo oqusppcd #Ith :luzlauz Rounticz Ficzs froct aad rCzr to {i: tho ~car gas Port Zre rozr sJght Rotnt respectIvalz tben tested_ Th0 scOpe was attachod to tho r_flc Fith dlffculty Afd attczpts to z070 It oro Zrustratod
by tto Icabflity t? @otorcIre :bero tke rIzlo Fs sonting_ Ta9 EouctIng =ovcd Fb_le ettezptf: & to adjust tbo olovation kwob anJ 1t Ezb dctorz:nod tazt tbe Dowjt could Bot bo attached firuly onougb
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5, It Jo recoz-ondad tbat tbe scopo and count ba Glscarded
83 unICgIblo 7o Ffllleos scbt 1s accoptablo cIthouz tro
duzDor 0x cllcks por rovolutIon 0r tko kcob ehould to roducad,
Purtbor tostIns of tbo uzdorladed 2Ezun[tIon sbould bo COp-
ductod to Coterlao tbo roagong for tbo erratIc porKOr=anco .
DAIE J. BOGAti
Cc: C/TSD
cndnlmebhen (cot Hal)
#ttachcost: As Stated
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ATTACHENT I
9 June 1264
222Ln79 2e028Acht
8t 25 ycs., roduced loado
Ra48o oJcht 60 clicko Iron bottom
"atch ref , 11p0 to Ath 1lp0 Iroa top
at 50 yds. = roducod Joad8
Ra1so aJebt 80 c)Icke {ro= botton
Hiatch ror_ 1Ino to Stb JIpo Iron
at 73yd9..
0
reduced loadg
RaIso slebt 80 to 110 clIcke Iroa bottod
AnrunItLon PorforQanco vOry erratlo, 0Ido verIance Op targot
At 100 roducod Joad8
Ra Ls0 B1ght 120 to 160 clJcke
JBt trlal 160 clJcke, IIttle varIarco
Na tch rOq , 1Ico to 9tb IIne fron t0p
2nd trlal 3 brs _ lator 120 clJcko
Xatch rer. 1ID0 tc 7tb 11n0 Xron top
at 150 yds_ roducod Ioada
Raise Elgbt 230 clIcks (1 tria))
Katcb rof_ IApe to 12.5 IIna Irom top
Could Dot pount teloscopic Bleht proporly. Bogan procegg O1
eboot_ng Lo]Bcop0, found It zoved ,
At: 100 yds. 2ull Joad
RaIso 6Lgh t clIcko Xron botton
At 150 yae., {ull Ioade
Balse B1ght 8 clIcko Yro a bottom.
Interalttant nIn tbroughout testB .
Cages uItb roducod loads Goro noted to bo blackeped at nect
BIter {LIIng . Suspected to bo 1ov Probaures pot CausLdc
euffIclont C260 expansJon to obtalo proper s0a1 _ Tbls @n
coptribute to 0rratic perfortanco _ Rocorrond g08_port be turned
to Of} posItion to prevedt action {roa OpepIng apd allov_eg
eas 1eak. Aleo IovabtIgato Boft apnoalAng Cas0 nocka _
top
yds .
SEEZET .
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