FEATURES OF CHEST INJURY BY BUCKSHOT OF SHPAGIN RLARE PISTOL ALTERED FOR SHOOTING WITH HUNTING CARTRIDGES
The article presents the results of the forensic medical examination carried out by the authors, illustrating the possibility of causing damage from weapons that have been tampered with in order to carry out firing with a non-intended firearm. In this case, the investigation found that the shot at the victim was made from a signal pistol Shpagin (“rocket launcher”), remade for shooting with hunting cartridges. As a result of the forensic medical examination of the corpse and medical-forensic investigation of the fraction and charge elements (shot, dust, plastic container) extracted from the injured body, the distance and direction of the shot were roughly determined, the type of multiple-element firearm was determined, and the possibility of causing this Injuries as a result of a shot from the signal pistol Shpagin, provided that additional tools are used to fix the cartridge in the channel of its trunk.