ABSTRACT
From the view point of the forensic pathologist and ballistics expert, there is very little difference in the injuries produced by both smooth bore and rifled weapons at intermediate and distant range. The trauma inflicted from a single solid projectile or shot pellet is essentially the same as would be seen from a discharge from a legitimate and unmodified firearm. Of great interest, however, is the occasional characteristic contact type gun shot injury caused by the firm application of the muzzle of a modified or home made firearm.
