Representative Ford.

Is there a recoil action at all from this kind of weapon?

Mr. Cunningham.

Yes, sir; you get recoil. But if you have had any training with a weapon of this sort, the recoil is not even noticed. The first time you ever fired this weapon the recoil or the noise, might bother you. But if you have ever fired a handgun, you don't even think about recoil. You automatically adjust.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Cunningham, you mentioned distance between you and me earlier, a few sentences ago. Could you estimate that distance?

Mr. Cunningham.

Approximately 8 feet.

Mr. Eisenberg.

If there are no further questions on the revolver, I propose to move on to identification of bullets and cartridge cases associated with the Tippit murder.

The Chairman.

I have none.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Cunningham, I hand you Commission Exhibits Nos. 145 and 518, which, for the record, consist of bullets, unfired bullets which were found in the revolver and the pocket of Lee Harvey Oswald following his arrest on November 22. I ask you whether you are familiar with the bullets in these exhibits.
You are now looking at which exhibit, Mr. Cunningham?

Mr. Cunningham.

Commission Exhibit 518.
I have seen them before.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Can you describe these bullets very briefly?

Mr. Cunningham.

Yes, sir. They are cartridges. There are four cartridges. Two are Western .38 Special with copper-coated lead bullets loaded into these cartridges. The other two are Remington-Peters .38 Special cartridges, which are loaded with lead bullets.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Could you describe the bullets in the other exhibit?

Mr. Cunningham.

Commission Exhibit 145 consists of one Western .38 Special cartridge, which is also loaded with a copper-coated lead bullet, and the other cartridge is a Remington-Peters .38 Special cartridge, which is loaded with a lead bullet.

Mr. Eisenberg.

I now hand you another group of bullets, marked Q-82 through Q-86.

The Chairman.

Mr. Eisenberg, would you state for the record at this time what those two bullets are? They are introduced another time.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Yes; all the bullets which Mr. Cunningham examined were found either in the pocket or the pocket of Lee Harvey Oswald--or the cylinder of his revolver at the time of his arrest on November 22.
I now hand you another group of bullets marked Q-82 through Q-86, and with certain other markings on them.
Are you familiar with these bullets? And may I state for the record that the bullets I have just handed Mr. Cunningham derive from the same source.

Mr. Cunningham.

I am familiar with these bullets.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Could you describe these briefly?
Before I do that--Mr. Chairman, may I have these bullets admitted into evidence as a group, as Exhibit 592?

The Chairman.

They may be admitted.
(The articles referred to were marked Commission Exhibit No. 592, and received in evidence.)

The Chairman.

At this time, I shall have to leave to attend a session of the Supreme Court.
Commissioner Ford, would you preside?
And, during the morning, Commissioner Dulles will be here, I am told, and if you leave, leave him in charge, will you, please?

Representative Ford.

Yes, sir.

The Chairman.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Cunningham, thank you for your assistance. Glad to have seen you.
(At this point, Mr. Warren withdrew from the hearing room.)

Mr. Eisenberg.

Could you describe the bullets in Exhibit 592, Mr. Cunningham?

Mr. Cunningham.

Yes, sir; all five of them are Western .38 Special cartridges, which are loaded with copper-coated lead bullets.

Mr. Eisenberg.

So that of a total of--you have examined a total of 11