SHOOT: Think about it. You have quite a long barrel and have to put your finger at arms length into the trigger. Also, why were there large splashes of blood on the curtain?
Robin Bain, 58, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to his left temple on the morning of June 20, 1994. The prosecution say the shot was fired by his son David Bain, but the defence say it was a self-inflicted wound.
He said he compared the features of the wound Robin suffered, in particular the presence of powder marks, to test firing from various distances on card and pig skin.
From this he calculated that the shot that killed Robin would have been fired from 30 to 42cm away.
Asked about the possibility of suicide at this range, Professor Ferris said: "In my view it would be simply impossible to self-inflict the injury we see".
"I think range is probably the most important factor."
Two other pathologists have given separate views on the range of the rifle from Robin's head when fired - one that it was virtually against the head, and another that it could be 16 to 20cm away from the head.
Professor Ferris said suicides with rifles were rare in his experience.
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