FEATURES OF THE DAMAGING EFFECT OF HUNTING CARTRIDGES FIRED FROM THE KO-98M1 CARBINE
The aim of the experimental study was to establish the features of the wound channel in the biological simulator caused by semi-shell bullets of cartridges fired from the KO-98M1 carbine under the 8x57 JS cartridge. Results. In the first group of observations, the entrance gunshot injury had an oval or rounded shape, scalloped and precipitated by 0.80.1 mm edges with a Central tissue defect with a diameter of 6.50.5 mm. the Wound channel from the entrance injury expanded conically and reached a maximum at a distance of 6 cm. In the second group of observations, the entrance gunshot injury had a rounded shape, scalloped and precipitated by 10.2 mm edges with multiple radial tears, with a Central tissue defect with a diameter of 7.50.5 mm. The wound channel from the entrance injury expanded spherically immediately behind the skin, reaching a maximum at a distance of 4 cm. In the control group of observations, the entrance gunshot injury had a rectangular shape, scalloped and precipitated by 0.50.1 mm edges with one or two radial breaks and a Central tissue defect with a diameter of 5.50.5 mm. The wound channel throughout corresponded to the diameter of the firearm shell. Conclusion. In the course of experimental studies, it was found that the rounding of the head part of the shell shell increases the size of the wound canal cavity by about 4 times. The runway occurs at a distance of 6 cm from the input damage. A semi-shell bullet with a head shape in the form of a truncated cone leads to the formation of a runway immediately behind the layer of skin, while the size of the visible cavity of the wound channel exceeds the size of the projectile by 15 times.