Bullet Weight Revisited

[David1819]

What are we to make of the ammunition that weights too much? I am not 100% convinced eley manufactured them at 35 grain at the time. But that seems to be the case. Over the years Eley have increased in weight it seems. This means 7 bullets fired on that night are not eley subsonic, so what ammunition do these 7 bullets consist of? 

According to "Jane's Ammunition Handbook" published in 2002 the ammunition at the time of publication was 2.27grams - 35 grain

According to Andrew Hunters draft manuscript the ammunition used on night according to eley should be 2.26grams - also 35 grain

According to the gun readers digest published in 2005 the ammunition at the time of publication was 38 grain

[mike tesko]

Bullet PV/20 is of interest in the death of Sheila Caffell, since the prosecution ballistic expert, Malcolm Fletcher, refers to it being A WHOLE bullet, which had markings upon it which was very suggestive of it having been fired via the family owned Anshuzt rifle. Yet, a photograph taken by Major Mead of the said bullet, contains a bullet weigjt of 26.76 grains, and clearly had not been a whole bullet - irrespective of a whole bullet weogjing at 35 grain (8.24 loss in mass),  37 grain (10.24 loss in mass) and or 40 grain (13.24 loss in mass).