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Wound Ballistics Review $20.00 International Wound BallisticsAssociation WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOUND BALLISTICS ASSOCIATION Editorial: The ''Rhino" Bullet: Beware of Dragons and Dunces - Alexander Jason Survey and Evaluation of Variables in the Preparation of Ballistic Gelatin - Sherrie M. Post & Torrey D. Johnson Falling Bullets: Te rminal Velocites and Penetration Studies - Lucien C. Haag The JFK Assassination: The Frangible or Plastic Bullet Theory Disproved - John K. Lattimer, MD, Angus Laidlaw, Val Forgett, Eric Haubner The Makarov Mixup: .380 Auto in the 9x18 Makarov - Lucien C. Haag Literature Review: Errors in The Journal of Trauma -Martin L. Fackler, MD VOLUME 2 1995 NUMBER 1 WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOUND BALLISTICS ASSOCIATION VOLUME 2 1995 NUMBER ! TABLE OF CONTENTS Instructions to Authors ... .. .. .... .. ............ ........ ..... ... ..... ............. ... ... .... ...... .... ..... 3 Association News ...... ......... ...... .. ...... ................... ..... ........... .......... ................ ..... ... 4 IWBA Correspondence . ........ .. ........ ......... .. .. ....... ... .. ........ ....... ................. ..... .... 5 Editorial The "Rhino" Bullet: Beware ofDragons and Dunces . ......... ........ .. .. ... ... ... ....... 7 - Alexander Jason Articles Survey and Evaluation of Variables in the Preparation ofBa llistic Gelatin.............. 9 - Sherrie M. Post & Torrey D. Johnson Falling Bullets: Terminal Velocites and Penetration Studies . ......... ....... ........ ........ 21 - Lucien C. Haag The JFK Assassination: The Frangible or Plastic Bullet Theory Disproved........... 27 - John K. Lattimer, MD, Angus Laidlaw, Val Forgett, Eric Haubner, RT The Makarov Mixup: .380 Auto in the 9x18mm Makarov ..... ............ .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. 33 - Lucien C. Haag Literature Review Errors in The Journal of Trauma . .... ....... .. .... .... ...... .... ...... ........... .... ... .... .. ..... 40 -Martin L. Fackler, MD 1 Vo l 2, No. 1 JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOUND BALLISTICS ASSOCIATION JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOUND BALLISTICS ASSOCIATION INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS The Wound Ballistics Review welcomes manuscripts, articles, short notes and letters to the editor that contribute to the science of wound ballistics. Publication preference will lean strongly toward pertinent papers with clear practical applications. Test Results ........................................................................................................................ 48 We invite cogent reviews of articles, books, news items, etc. Our goal is to commend good documentation as well as to point out the errors in the wound ballistics literature. The Wound Ballistics Review especially requests our readers' help in submitting Book Review short reviews which correct errors noted in the literature. The review of all manuscripts reporting original work will be open; the names of reviewers will either appear with the "Bullet Penetration"...................................................................................... 52 paper when published or will be made available upon request. Articles are accepted only for exclusive publication in IWBA, and when published, the articles and illustrations become the property ofiWBA. When an article is selected for publication, the author(s) will be required to sign a copyright transmittal which also attests to the originality of the material submitted. Board of Directors The experiment described in any paper must represent good scientific method. Complete methodology must be presented Martin L. Fackler, MD Lucien C. Haag Alexander Jason so that the reader can duplicate the experiment exactly. Surgeon & Consultant Criminalist/Firearms Examiner Ballistics Consultant Gainesville, FL Carefree, AZ Pinole, CA Work must be based on basic solid understanding of projectile-tissue interaction. Results must be reported completely to permit meaningful comparison. In experimental animal wounds, for example, a clear and thorough quantitative description of the Torrey D. Johnson Peter H. Kokalis Douglas Lindsey, MD, DrPH observed damage must be included; i.e., was the bone fractured? Were major vessels disrupted? How big was the entrance? The Criminalist Firearms Consultant Professor of Surgery Emeritus exit? What is the appearance of the projectile path (penetration depth, size and morphology of damage to organs, etc.)? This Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ information is mandatory to allow meaningful correlation of the wound reported to military as well as civilian wounds. Duncan MacPherson Eugene Wolberg The entire paper must be expressed in language understandable to the layman. Consulting Engineer Forensic Firearms Scientist El Segundo, CA San Diego, CA SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS 1. If submitting a letter or review which refutes or points out errors in another work, please provide the address of the The IWBA is an IRS 501 (c) (3) nonprofit scientific, educational, and public benefit California corporation. source (please include a copy of the article reviewed--these will be returned if requested); IWBA will notify the editor of the Contributions are tax-deductible; Tax ID# 94-3136817. The IWBA is comprised of source, pending correction, inviting a rebuttal to be published with the review if one is submitted. scientists, physicians, criminalists, law enforcement members, engineers, researchers, and others engaged or interested in the study of wound ballistics. 2. In submitting original work, the manuscript and one copy are requested ; one set of glossy illustrations is required; black & white is preferred. Author's name must be clearly identified on the title page with address and telephone number. Manuscript must be double-spaced with ample margins (at least one inch on all sides) on standard (8 112" x 11") paper. NOTE: THE PRE­ FERRED MANUSCRIPT FORM IS THE 3 112" (1.44 Meg or 720K) or 5 114" (1.2 Meg ) PC FLOPPY DISK WITH A PAPER Editor-in-Chief: Martin L. Fackler COPY. Most major PC word processors are acceptable but WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 is preferred. (Do not send data in Samna or Managing Editor: Alexander Jason Ami Pro format: please convert to WordPerfect or ASCII format.) Macintosh floppies are also acceptable with text in ASCII format. PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE COMPUTER TEXT WITH SPECIAL FONTS OR LAYOUTS: PLAIN, SIMPLE TEXT WITHOUT INDENTS, TABS, LINES OR GRAPHICS. Any graphs, tables, charts, etc should be supplied as separate files and/ Journal Design & Production: A. Jason or with a clean, high-quality paper copy. Subscription Information 3. References are to be numbered sequentially within the text and appear in the order cited at the conclusion of the article. Examples: U.S. individual and institutional subscriptions: $40 per year (or four issues). Book : Black KE, Jederberg WW. Athymic nude mice and human skin grafting. Maibach HI, Lowe JN, eds. Models in Dermatology: vol l. Basel: S Karger, 1984;226-239. Canadian Subscriptions: $48 per year. Air mail foreign subscriptions: $58 per year. Single copy sales: $20 plus $4 postage and handling for U.S. and $6 for foreign orders. Article in periodical: Fackler ML, Surinchak JS, Malinowski JA, et al. Bullet fragmentation: A major cause of tissue disruption. J Trauma 1984;24:263-266. The WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW' The Journal of the International Wound Ballistics Association 4. Legends for all illustrations should be listed in order, double-spaced. (ISSN 1055-0305) is published by the IWBA, PO Box 70 1, El Segundo, CA 90245 5. An abstract of 150 words or less should preceed the text. Telephone (310) 640-6065, ©Copyright 1995, IWBA. All Rights Reserved. Vo l 2, No. 1 3 Vo l 2, No. 1 2 WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW Association News JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOUND BALLISTICS ASSOCIATION JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOUND BALLISTICS ASSOCIATION IWBA .70 inches for the .45 ACP. On the contrary, given re­ Association News spective bullet weights of 14 7, 180, and 230 gr., impact velocities of 850 to 1000 fps, relatively flat frontal pro­ Correspondence files on the mushroomed bullets, and virtual I 00% categories. I got nearly as many letters which indicated weight retention in all instances, these figures come Membership Reorganization no clear preference but expressed unanimous strong closer to representing the maximum diameters that one The IWBA has been reorganized. It will be support for the publication of a quality journal on a could expect to obtain while still meeting the 12 inch Editor: governed by a Board of Directors. I will remain as regular and predictable basis, a minimum of twice a (30.5 em) minimum tissue penetration standard. A The article by Gary Roberts, D.D.S. entitled president and editor of the journal,but the organization year, being the first priority of the IWBA. Many ex­ good case in point is the Winchester 14 7 grain 9mm "Comparison of the Terminal Performance of 9mm, .40 will be run by a board of directors. They are : Lucien pressed the opinion that "the IWBA should be known Subsonic JHP load which has proven itself in both the S&W, & .45 ACP JHP's"1 was generally quite good, Haag, Alexander Jason, Torrey Johnson, Duncan to a much wider audience than it is now" and some laboratory and in the field to be a most satisfactory per­ but contained a few inconsistencies. On page 36, Dr. MacPherson, Peter Kokalis, Douglas Lindsey, Eugene suggested advertising as a means of helping to increase former for use against human adversaries. In a study of Roberts writes, "The
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