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Badeye, Thanks for keeping an open mind. The first layer of "material" the second bullet went through was about six inches of flesh which included the hollow area of the windpipe. No bones were hit.

The bullet started at a little less than 2000 feet a second. That isn't a high velocity rifle bullet. After exited, it was probably going around 1600 to enter the Governor's back. It was going very slow by the time it hit the first rib bone and keyholed.

Where the Warren Commission failed was they hit a animal bone to simulate the wrist bone without figuring the drop off in velocity.

The final results was a shallow wound on the thigh and the bullet falls onto the strecher.

You're still going to have to remember the bullet was an outdated hole puncher made for massed troops. It was very heavily jacketed. If you want to try your own experiments, use a round nosed 30-30 around 1900-2000 feet a second. Bear in mind the copper levels in a civilian bullet will be a little softer than a military jacket which had levels of tin and nickel.

Remember the same type of bullet hit bone at 2000 feet a second giving different results during the third and final shot.