TheQuartering — X Posts
@TheQuartering is a large commentary account cited across this site's Gun & Bullet section for a precision point about the ATF ballistics filings that both camps tend to flatten. The bullets below are claims attributed to their X posts, not lab findings.
The ballistics precision point matters because it bears directly on whether Charlie Kirk was killed by the rifle the state's account names; the alternative is at Cause of Death.
Claims from X posts
- Defense filings cite ATF experts "unable to identify" the fragmented bullet to the specific Mauser — which is not a finding that the bullet "wasn't .30-06" (ATF Fragment Inconclusive).
- That framing is quoted alongside @ShekandaPeoples' technical summary (jacket suitable for comparison, lead unsuitable, insufficient individual characteristics) and counters from @misfitpatriot_ and @OfVoice35353 arguing fragments measuring ~.286–.301" fit the .30-caliber family (Mauser .30-06 Rifle).
- The point recurs on the sibling ballistics pages — Alternative Calibers, Thirty-06 Energy Mismatch, Wound Trajectory Angle, Rifle Fingerprints Mismatch, Gun Dropped Location, and Bullet Stage Wood — as the anti-overclaim caveat.
Investigative value
Ballistics is one of the most active Kirk threads on X, and headline shorthand routinely converts "inconclusive" into "no match." @TheQuartering's contribution is the discipline check: "cannot identify or exclude" keeps the rifle question open in both directions. All ballistics claims await full public exhibits and independent review.
Related
Interesting
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- Four circulated photographs show debris inside the SUV said to resemble device fragments.
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