Mr. Eisenberg. Is it possible to separate the accuracy out?
Mr. Simmons. Yes; it is, by an additional calculation.
Mr. Miller succeeded in hitting the third target on both attempts with the telescope. He missed the second target on both attempts with the telescope, but he hit the second target with the iron sight. And he emplaced all three rounds on the target, the first target.
Mr. Eisenberg. How did he do with the iron sight on the third target?
Mr. Simmons. On the third target he missed the boards completely. And we have not checked this out. It appears that for the firing posture which Mr. Miller—Specialist Miller uses, the iron sight is not zeroed for him, since his impacts on the first and second targets were quite high, and against the third target we would assume that the projectile went over the top of the target, which extended only a few inches over the top of the silhouette.
Mr. Eisenberg. What position did the rifleman fire from, Mr. Simmons?
Mr. Simmons. The firers braced an elbow on the window sill and used pretty much a standard sitting position, using a stool.
Mr. Eisenberg. How much practice had they had with the weapon, Exhibit 139, before they began firing?
Mr. Simmons. They had each attempted the exercise without the use of ammunition, and had worked the bolt as they tried the exercise. They had not pulled the trigger during the exercise, however, because we were a little concerned about breaking the firing pin.
Mr. Eisenberg. Could you give us an estimate of how much time they used in this dry-run practice, each?