Mr. Specter. Would the Western bullet be characterized as having the qualities of a more stable bullet?
Dr. Olivier. Yes; it would. You mean in the target?
Mr. Specter. Yes, sir.
Dr. Olivier. Yes.
Mr. Specter. The stability in the air would be the same for any missile, would it not?
Dr. Olivier. To be a good bullet they should be stable in air in order to hit what you are aiming at, yes.
Mr. Specter. Then would the characteristics of stability in the air be the same for either of the two bullets you have heretofore referred to?
Dr. Olivier. Essentially so.
Mr. Specter. I now hand you photograph marked as Commission Exhibit No. 846 and ask you to state what that depicts?
Dr. Olivier. This is a 257 Winchester Roberts soft nose hunting bullet. This one pictured fired from right to left instead of left to right and the bullet didn't even go out of the block. It deforms almost immediately on entering the block and releases its energy rather rapidly. This type of ammunition is illegal for military use. We are just studying the wounding characteristics of various bullets, but this is not a military bullet.