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.30-06 Energy Mismatch — Photo Evidence

Photo evidence filed under .30-06 Energy Mismatch — 2 images on this page. Scan the list and open any image for the full picture and its write-up.

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These two charts carry the energy argument at the heart of the ballistics debate: whether the wound seen on video is consistent with a .30-06 Springfield rifle round. One image compares bullet sizes — the .30-06 dwarfing the common 9mm — and the other compares muzzle energy, roughly 3,950 Joules for a 180-grain .30-06 against about 482 Joules for a 9mm, an eight-fold gap. Both charts were shared by @HolonCitizen in April 2026 and are the same graphics used on the written analysis page.

The argument the charts support, as ballistics commentators frame it: a round carrying nearly 4,000 Joules does not stop until the energy is spent, and a cervical-spine strike should produce catastrophic exit disruption — not the contained neck injury pattern described publicly. Commentators including the Red's Randumb Ruminations breakdown argue the small entry, the absence of a massive exit, and the audio signature fit a lower-energy event better than a .30-06 fired from roughly 142 meters. These are reported analyses offered against the official account, which maintains a single .30-06 round was fired from the Losee Center roof.

Open both charts, then read the full comparison with the numbers laid out at .30-06 Energy Mismatch. The wound-geometry side of the same argument is at Wound Trajectory Angle, and the alternative-weapon discussion is at Alternative Calibers & Weapons.