DETERMINATION OF THE DISTANCE OF A CLOSE SHOT WHEN SHOOTING FROM A SELF-LOADING SMOOTHBORE CARBINE ʺSAIGA-410ʺ
Journal: FORENSIC EXAMINATION
№ 1
, 2023
Authors:
1.
Volgogradskaya akademiya MVD Rossii
2.
Volgogradskaya akademiya MVD Rossii
(Uchebno-nauchnyy kompleks ekspertno-kriminalisticheskoy deyatel'nosti, Nachal'nik UNK EKD)
Volgograd, Russian Federation
Volgograd, Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 42
to 49
Status:
Published
Received:
01.02.2023
Accepted:
10.02.2023
Published:
27.03.2023
Subject area:
UDC 343.983.2
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
FORENSIC BALLISTICS, SMOOTH-BORE FIREARMS, CLOSE SHOT MARKS
Abstract:
Hunting smoothbore firearms often act as a tool for committing crimes. The expert task of determining the distance of a long-range shot on a scree of shot is described in detail in the forensic literature. The expert lacks, and sometimes even a complete lack of verified information about the distance of a close shot. To fill the gap, the authors carried out experimental firing from a ʺSaiga-410ʺ self-loading carbine with .410 cartridges, which were equipped with shot and a Foster bullet. As a result of the analysis of the shot through obstacles, the features of gunshot injuries were established, as well as the manifestations of such additional traces of a shot as deposits of shot soot and gunpowder grains. The data obtained will make it possible to differentiate the distances of a close shot from a smoothbore hunting weapon, and will contribute to an increase in the efficiency of forensic ballistic research.
Hunting smoothbore firearms often act as a tool for committing crimes. The expert task of determining the distance of a long-range shot on a scree of shot is described in detail in the forensic literature. The expert lacks, and sometimes even a complete lack of verified information about the distance of a close shot. To fill the gap, the authors carried out experimental firing from a ʺSaiga-410ʺ self-loading carbine with .410 cartridges, which were equipped with shot and a Foster bullet. As a result of the analysis of the shot through obstacles, the features of gunshot injuries were established, as well as the manifestations of such additional traces of a shot as deposits of shot soot and gunpowder grains. The data obtained will make it possible to differentiate the distances of a close shot from a smoothbore hunting weapon, and will contribute to an increase in the efficiency of forensic ballistic research.
Keywords:
FORENSIC BALLISTICS, SMOOTH-BORE FIREARMS, CLOSE SHOT MARKS
FORENSIC BALLISTICS, SMOOTH-BORE FIREARMS, CLOSE SHOT MARKS
