Mr. Simmons. Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. Did you have a special reason for doing that?
Mr. Simmons. No. We are victims of habit, and we tend to provide such information in parametric form.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, Mr. Simmons, of course the assassin's aiming error must be unknown. But do you have any opinion concerning the probable aiming error of an assassin using this weapon against the aiming error displayed by the three riflemen you employed?
Mr. Simmons. Well, it looks like to achieve hits as indicated, the accuracy, overall accuracy of the three rounds would have to be of the order of 1.2 mils. And this is really not a small number as far as marksmanship goes. There have been many exercises in which we have been involved where the aiming error turns out to be much smaller, smaller than this. And in match competition, of course, the numbers actually turn out to be—the total aiming error turns out to be about equal to the round-to-round dispersion.
Mr. Eisenberg. When you make the reference to many exercises, are you referring to exercises solely with skilled riflemen?
Mr. Simmons. If we have skilled riflemen, the values for aiming error tend to be of the order of 1 mil. As a matter of fact, to qualify as expert on Army rifle courses, about a 1 mil aiming error is required—a standard deviation of 1 mil.
Mr. Eisenberg. Is that with a rest or without a rest?
Mr. Simmons. This would be without a rest. This would be the actual aiming error from the fixed position, firing range.
Mr. Eisenberg. And is this with open or telescopic sights?