Mr. Eisenberg. Could you pull it back and then release that half an inch to disengage the rebound block?
(The witness did so.)
Mr. Eisenberg. If the firing pin hit the cartridge with that amount of force, do you believe the cartridge would be fired?
Mr. Cunningham. Yes, sir; I do.
Mr. Eisenberg. Is there any possibility it would not be fired? Any substantial possibility?
Mr. Cunningham. It would still make a mark.
Mr. Eisenberg. It would make a mark, at any rate?
Mr. Cunningham. Let me clarify it. It still will not fire because the block will go forward.
Mr. Eisenberg. What will go forward?
Mr. Cunningham. In other words, the trigger has to be pulled through the whole cycle in a Smith——