Comparative characteristics of gunshot wounds caused by self-loading and factory-made 12-caliber cartridges fired from the MC 21-12 rifle at different distances

of the work is to establish and compare the morphological characteristics of damage caused by shots from a hunting rifle MC 21-12, using factory-made and self-loaded cartridges at various distances, with the possibility of further use of the results in expert practice. The aim is to determine the morphological features of the resulting damage and the nature of the deposition of the products of the shot. As a result of the study, the composition and maximum distances of the spread of the products of the shot with cartridges from such a gun were established. The features of the experimental damage of white biazi targets, struck from different distances, were identified.