Mr. Frazier. They should remain stabilized continuously.
Mr. Eisenberg. Do you know when the defect in this scope, which causes you not to be able to adjust the elevation crosshair in the manner it should be—do you know when this defect was introduced into the scope?
Mr. Frazier. No; I do not. However, on the back end of the scope tube there is a rather severe scrape which was on this weapon when we received it in the laboratory, in which some of the metal has been removed, and the scope tube could have been bent or damaged.
Mr. Eisenberg. Did you first test the weapon for accuracy on November 27th?
Mr. Frazier. Yes, sir.
Mr. Eisenberg. Have you any way of determining whether the defect pre-existed November 27th?
Mr. Frazier. When we fired on November 27th, the shots were landing high and slightly to the right. However, the scope was apparently fairly well stabilized at that time, because three shots would land in an area the size of a dime under rapid-fire conditions, which would not have occurred if the interior mechanism of the scope was shifting.
Mr. Eisenberg. But you are unable to say whether—or are you able to say whether—the defect existed before November 27th? That is, precisely when it was introduced?
Mr. Frazier. As far as to be unable to adjust the scope, actually, I could not say when it had been introduced. I don't know actually what the cause is. It may be that the mount has been bent or the crosshair ring shifted.
Mr. Eisenberg. Mr. Frazier, when you were running, let's say, the last test, could you have compensated for this defect?