Citation

Arslan MM, Kar H, Uner B, Cetin G. J. Forensic Sci. 2011; 56(4): 988-992.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya-Hatay, Turkey. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa-Istanbul, Turkey. Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa-Istanbul, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01761.x

PMID

21470227

Abstract

There are several studies suggesting models for firing distance estimation due to pellet dispersion, but few of them consider the degree of choke of a shotgun. The purpose of this research is to suggest some models for estimation of the firing distance for choked and cylinder bore shotguns. Twelve gauge with full chokes, and 12 and 16 gauge with cylinder bore shotguns were fired with #2 and #5 shots from 75, 100, 300, 500, and 1000 cm distances. Statistically significant pellet dispersion values were found for each shotgun by using #2 and #5 shots for different firing distances. All the data obtained were analyzed with linear regression and four models were constituted. Investigators should use special formulae for each shotgun, degree of choke, and pellet type while determining the firing distance. Therefore, more experimental and comparative studies should be designed for each type.

Language: en