Mr. Specter. How does it compare with the Western bullet?
Dr. Olivier. It would be better for wounding, better for hunting purposes. But as I said, it isn't acceptable as a military bullet.
Mr. Specter. How does it compare with respect to penetration power?
Dr. Olivier. Much less than the Mannlicher-Carcano.
Mr. Specter. In the normal course of the work that you perform for the U.S. Army at Edgewood Arsenal, do you have occasion to simulate substances for testing purposes on determining the path of a bullet through the human body?
Dr. Olivier. Yes; we do use animal tissues or gelatin as simulants for tissues of the human body.
Mr. Specter. Has the autopsy report on President John F. Kennedy been made available to you for your review?
Dr. Olivier. Yes; it has.
Mr. Specter. And subsequent to your review of that report, did you make an effort to simulate the body tissue through which the bullet is reported to have passed through the President in accordance with the report of the autopsy surgeon; entering on the rear of his neck, 14 cm. below the mastoid process and 14 cm. to the left of the right acromion process, passing through a fascia channel, striking the trachea and exiting through the lower anterior of the neck?
Dr. Olivier. Yes; I did.