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14-Q0000 104-10216-10234] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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tae 7.82r3 Belgtu (FAl) BIIlo deve }opod I0 8DBwOT to Bof a_ T00 Hod_Jod Vil]fane Daop elgbt developod provIouoly I2 angeor to ROI _ 4 ed roported 0a 1n Bot B . provod uneat Leqactory to tbo roquedter _ Tao]Onep_Op 01eb} bood Vas tbod developed OD 8 quJck
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5 Testb VBr0 conducted Jn the evopIog to determfno the degree
01 us0fuloo88 Of tbe 81gbt Ip Poor 1Jgbt Io tbXe rebpect a 22
CalIber B.-Stendard Plstol eth Ioldlng Bhoulder atock and Busbpe) 2
1.3X Pbedtoa Bcopa 540 tebted Jn CorpariBod _ Tbo BcOp0 v20
equIpped PItb J0llon fIltorb to brJeb €en tbe sIgbt Ploture Yor
Jou Igbt Jeve) 480 It Vad tbe op1oJca of bota teet Porbondo]
that tho ecopo Bab_Uur@xjor t0 01Eher Tbo 53o9 BLBht 0r Opod @Lgbt
foe 40) 1opg 88 ebofr Ve Boed IllunleatIoo 02 00 BIlbouotto
targete . Onco tbo Jgbt Yefled tbe BCOPO vab completely ubelebs
eltbougb tbe undorolgned could Bt1)) diecero targete PIt ebe nek8d
0y0 Out to 50 yde . A Ictwl bhoot[og 7e8] dopa WJtb tbo opon
e1ebt end Bo40 dIf_iculty P23 OxPOrIenced In bJtt4ng tbe targets
at redgea 01 1O yd0 _ Or Dota 0v00 et duak . mo clooor terbetb
could be e88113 af€ "P uDEI} 1t 6acana {00 dark t0 300 tboe J 211
Jerce reIp cloud BovIng Iro bebInd tbe XArIng PobIt Jon gradually
Obocured 411 872IZeblo 1lmt. For t0 ILpe] &boot108 et 25 yde .
occabIopa] ItehtoLng { leobee eeve Opl; vagqe abajod0ba of tho
tarbet JocatJOD at no tfeodurIpg tbo A8ebe erlal8 888 tbere 422
2u2glo {laeb VIeIbTo Iroa 760 Woder Joadod 2RUIOD 7u3 BuzZI6
JToncorco3ItTop Tb0 825 DoTT 75T25 928 T 7o 6XX POUTETOb
:u1Z? [6JITO Erlale 0a8 turned OD at olebt but Do flabb 589
VI91blo e tbe broecb . 4 IIne ohfte cloud of CrOQd 0I eea t
povder 0ab vi0_blo Jd Iront O1 tbe nurrlo at e leoot Iull darknoes
but could dot ba B0o9 Bore tban 30 {eot @do8 .
6 Lletener trIale poro conducted tbe I0llov1o8 dey to detor-
3Jdo bon Iar 858] 0 elort IJetonor could dLacera tbe @acbanJca)
D0'L0 Of tbe mecbablev edd tbet 0I tbe round baIng {Ired _ Er _ RIckor
valkod ap8y dovpuJnd 0t an angle 01 90degroeb to tbe 1In0 ot {Ico
apd etoppad to }bted evor] 25 Peceb _ Tbe undereLgned fired
01ngle rouddo_ (band actuatIog tho nocbad1oe) B2ch tfee Hr _ RIcbor
etopnod: 325 Baced , or nouebly 278 ydo. , Er _ Bloter reported
"9 - [ b0 coula Bt12l boar tho pechedlen bolng actueted, ebe rouna 6o1ne .
YAred, and tho bullet Btr1kIos 4 concreto PIllar z00 ydo , dor-
rad8o_ Bovever , bo sta ced tbe t b0 pLebt Dot bave notIced tbo Bound
0t tbot range bad po pot boed 1AetenLn3 Ior It BROc1IIoa}ly ,
7 _ Ope Of tbe eaJor caup00 Ror codcor a€ tbo etart or the
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apd rendor Jt IneffectIve 4 tota] 0I 200 rounds vero IIred eItb
tao 8IJencar Lo Plece and tbe p0L8o Jevo) dJd B6ed to be bIgher at
tbo I1nJBa of the pocond (Bouna mabore 180 to *00 pere the
Op00 exponded durfng ebe ProrIoualy DoptJoned }letenor trLa 9)
IngpactAop of tbo ellencer 2 lator tte 50v0aled COnBIdorablo
CrOAD 01 Moat renIduo 1d tbo screeplog . sound] leve] Brldurodaatd
eade 1p tbe a sound Jab oboxed tbat MIlo tba total DOIbe levol
Du p0 bJeber, tbo duretJon F relatively Jonger. Tm rould
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8 _ Op 19 Jude 1964 _ the undersIgned pent to the varebouso
et Praccon_4 to trY to {it the 0Jgbt bood to otber 7 . 65m0 FAi
rJfles . It p88 bubpected tbat tbe {It BIgbt b 4 problee when Jt
pould Do} {It ovor tho r0ar 8 Lgbte 0X tbreo Fal rIfles at Igoletion.
34 Altbougp Jt 940 Jator dotaralbod tbee tb0 tanro {1{les. B050 0 4
dIfferedt lot end Day tberefore bav0 dIYeredt toleradcob op tbo
rear B1gbt ceetIpg, It V28 {0lt tbat {wtber cbeckIng 929 necesbaY .
XID0 Pal rIIl08 Irod tbo 08520 Jot 48 tboso obteIned Dy WWSAVOBRH
Fore uopackaged and the B1ght bood tried Od tbo ronj 01ebt: O1
tbe DIde , to vere PerIect fIto End tbe otber seved to thck
{or th0 bood to {16, Tbjo creatod 0 Proble? Jd tbat Ebo BjeDV
boods bad to IIt rIfles wbIcb {or opara €Ions} roabong_Could Dot 6o
moaeurod beforo badd to deteralpe tbe tbJckneoa 01 tbe reer BIght
bJado _ ProvIdlng adjusteest Ja ebe 9lot o2 tbe eLght hood pould
have cobplIcated tbo Ilxture to tbe POIat ebere 1t could bocone
operetIonely ungoItable _ Tboro[Oro ft Des deteralnex tbat tbe
best Bolutfon wa0 t0 Provide poverel B02) ] {1log @Ith tbo boodg _
Tbe poop 0Lgbt on the rIflee , 0 Boft CabtIdB, 02 {oudd to bo
QuIte 0aby to IIle. Ip pObt cabed It pould be Decobbejy op}y {0
{1le Beveral thoucapdthe to obte]n a Proper IIt Thlb pracedure
w48 @xPleIped to CIBSAMOBFM end he etated tbat It Gould ba
ecceptable .
9 On 24] Jupo 1964 , three opon 816b€ boode VItb @CCObborI0B
~onsj8tIog of tpo {1l08 aod 2 eRa)1 ecrevdrIver vero turded Over
to CNUWBNNOB/PK_ In eaditlon, 400 rouads of Ieproved under-
Joaded eeeudJtIon EIth Cr0ad 01 ebee € IIJler Gere prOvIded 29 8
"1 {odlacezont fQr the OrAgAna} a00 undarloaded ropndg .
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tbo 7 . 6225 Bolgiue (FAL) RLIlo (Solper VorBJon) and Jp the Agepcy
Bupply eyeter _ Stepa are be taked *o OptaIn 0 8Copo Ror
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8TANDARD VELOCITY AMMUNITION, DAYLICBT:
POINT 0r 13S
RIEO2_AIV ETRE~ErRcAQ NO;_O2_Bpude
RANGE BaAlp__BETZIKC BICHI_Q2e (@ELATLWB
100 No. Poap On
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100 No _ Oprn Boodl 36" 01g1
'ERLOADED_AIRIUNITION _ OPIx] 8ICAT jBOOD, DAyLIGuT;
RJINT 01 IMPACT ETRENB EORIZONTAL VERTICAL
RAld?_8BTTINQ (ILATII T0 PINT 03 EEEAD BPREAD EEAD J O2 Dupi
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@AoE 5502 Loode 2 Qr EEi-oNtaL_EtaEaD" VETICAL EIeA REMarke
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RANGE E0;O2_@pel XQ2I2 ERizol_@PREa VEETICAL _BPREAQ REYARret
75 yde . 10 Poeb 04 t D801020
25; ydo . 10 0' %8* Could 385 tezgote out
200 yds @ith %1lterod
BCDpo 0t etart 0}
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POERLOADEd AHImITOH OPE BICHT ROOD, PU18' DARK:
RARGE NO. Or Euv K0.]0p 94T3 Rsearkg
30 , yda _ 10 (ecattorod) Tartot Jn total darkneee , saJa Oloud overboad, Jator
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