Mr. Eisenberg. And if you were going to reload, you would use used cartridges rather than new ones?
Mr. Cunningham. You would use used brass, because you usually can pick it up at ranges and places like that. You would not even have to buy it.
Representative Boggs. By that you mean you would use these? (Referring to Commission Exhibit No. 595.)
Mr. Cunningham. Yes, sir; well—these would be very difficult—in other
Mr. Cunningham. Yes, sir; well—these would be very difficult on account of the case. They would be hard to resize on account of the fact the case is pushed out due to the rechambering. But they could be used; yes, sir.
Mr. Eisenberg. When you say there is no indication, would there be an indication if they were resized?
Mr. Cunningham. Yes; usually—unless the sizing die was extremely clean—usually you will get your resizing marks from the resizing die.
Mr. Eisenberg. And in particular you say the cartridge cases from this particular weapon show a substantial amount of bulge?
Mr. Cunningham. They do. As you brought to my attention, there is a crack in the one case. I would not care to use this type of brass if I were hand loading. I would find brass that had been fired in a .38 Special.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, by the way, the various cartridge cases, the four cartridge cases and four bullets that you have identified, and that you obtained from your Dallas Office and other sources, that is, Exhibits 594 and 602, 603, 604, and 605, are these now in the same condition as they were when you originally got them?