Far. well, it s the same thing with the powder. after a certain distance, it loses its velocity and just falls away. would the clothing it s not it s not disputed in this case that the there was clothing in between the end of the muzzle and the skin. in fact, we have the shirt here in the courtroom, if it would assist in your system with the jury, but the question what effect, if any, would the clothing being in between have on the appearance of the wound itself on the skin? in this case, none, because the clothing was not between the powder and the skin at the time of discharge. because there was a hole there produced by the gas and the ....