Mr. Schmidt. No; I might have gotten that mixed up in the story. Some of the people who know more about rifles than I do said that wasn't exactly correct. The boresighting was explained in the story, but I did the best I could with the information I had there.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you have any conversation with Ryder about the significance of the term boresighting?
Mr. Schmidt. Not that I remember. This boresighting thing came up—there is a fellow down there that knows something about rifles, and I mentioned boresighting, and then there was a conversation with the rewrite man that took the facts I had and added to the story. The top of the story is the story I got from Ryder, and the other part of the story were some other tips that had been run down and other parts of the story we pieced together about the general investigation and so forth.
Mr. Liebeler. What was Ryder's attitude when he talked to you on the phone that morning?
Mr. Schmidt. Well, it was just a man giving information, as far as I was concerned. He wasn't antagonistic or anything. It was just a matter of facts, I would say.
Mr. Liebeler. Do you remember telling the FBI about this?
Mr. Schmidt. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. Petrocas from Oklahoma; an FBI agent?
Mr. Schmidt. I am not sure.
Mr. Liebeler. Do you remember telling him that Ryder was cordial and invited you to get in touch with him again?