Mr. Barnes. I didn't personally, and I am the one that made it.
From my experience with paraffin casts and from my experience in shooting rifles, common sense will tell you that a man firing a rifle has got very little chance of getting powder residue on his cheek.
Mr. Belin. Have you ever made a paraffin cast of your cheek after you fired a rifle?
Mr. Barnes. No; I have not.
Mr. Belin. Have you ever made a paraffin test of anyone else's cheek after that person fired a rifle?
Mr. Barnes. I believe I am on record that that is the first paraffin test I ever made of a cheek.
Mr. Belin. Have you ever read periodicals discussing the paraffin test? Any limitations of its use to determine whether or not a person fired a rifle by making a cast of the cheek?
Mr. Barnes. No; I haven't read anything about it.
Mr. Belin. Basically then, your reasons for reaching this conclusion are your own personal reasons?
Mr. Barnes. That's right.