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Abstract. The article considers the problematic issues of circulation in the country of rifled hunting weapons as the only type of rifled firearms allowed for possession and storage at the place of residence of all categories of citizens of Ukraine who have reached a certain age and have no criminal record or medical contraindications. The normative documents which, in the absence of the corresponding Law, regulate the order of circulation of civilian firearms in the state are analyzed. Forensic features of hunting firearms are formulated and it is concluded that a significant number of samples of weapons sold on the territory of Ukraine as hunting weapons do not correspond to them. Citing specific examples from his own expert practice, the author argues that due to the lack of effective legal regulation of arms trafficking in the state, in fact, it is impossible to define a clear line between hunting weapons that are allowed to possess and store at the owner’s residence and other weapons (combat, sports, multi-purpose, self-defense, etc.), the civil circulation of which is prohibited or restricted in Ukraine. Based on the experimental shooting, it is proved that some samples of registered hunting firearms intended for firing with 9x21 IMI pistol cartridges do not provide guaranteed damage to animals and birds during hunting due to low rates of fire. It is concluded that the current standards governing the requirements for rifled firearms and ammunition are imperfect and contain technical and logical inconsistencies with other regulations, and therefore need to be revised. The article also proposes ways to improve the regulatory framework for the circulation of rifled hunting firearms in the country in compliance with the requirements of legislation and policy documents on the adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the legislation of the European Union. Key words: reconstructed neutralized weapons, signs of restoration of weapons, traces on fired bullets and cartridge cases, a Leica FS C comparative microscope, a multifunctional BalScan bullet and cartridge identification complex.   REFERENCES LIST OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS LEGISLATION 1. Instruktsiia pro poriadok vyhotovlennia, prydbannia, zberihannia, obliku, perevezennia ta vykorystannia vohnepalnoi, pnevmatychnoi i kholodnoi zbroi, prystroiv vitchyznianoho vyrobnytstva dlia vidstrilu patroniv, sporiadzhenykh humovymy chy analohichnymy za svoimy vlastyvostiamy metalnymy snariadamy nesmertelnoi dii, ta zaznachenykh patroniv, a takozh boieprypasiv do zbroi ta vybukhovykh materialiv [Instructions on the procedure for the manufacture, acquisition, storage, accounting, transportation and use of firearms, pneumatic and cold weapons, devices of domestic production for firing cartridges, equipped with rubber or metal projectiles similar in their properties of non-lethal action, and the specified cartridges, as well as ammunition for weapons and of explosive materials] zatverdzhenoi nakazom MVS Ukrainy vid 21.08.1998 № 622 data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Ukrainian].

1. Protokol proty nezakonnoho vyhotovlennia ta obihu vohnepalnoi zbroi yii skladovykh chastyn i komponentiv, a takozh boieprypasiv do nei, yakyi dopovniuie Konventsiiu Orhanizatsii Obiednanykh Natsiiproty transnatsionalnoi orhanizovanoi zlochynnosti [Protocol against the illicit manufacture and trafficking of firearms, their parts and components, and their ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime] zatverdzhenoho Rezoliutsiieiu 55/255 Heneralnoi Asamblei vid 31.05.2001 data zvernennia 12.09.2021 [in Ukrainian].
2. Standart HSTU78–41–002–97 «Zbroia sportyvna ta myslyvska (1997) Vymohy bezpeky. Metody vyprobuvan na bezpeku» (Kyiv, 1997) [in Ukrainian].
3. Standart SOU78–19–001:2007 «Pistolety, revolvery ta inshi korotkostvolni prystroi nesmertelnoi dii» (Kyiv: DNDEKTs MVS, 2007) [in Ukrainian].
4. Standart SOU78–19–007:2015 «Patrony do myslyvskoi ta sportyvnoi nariznoi zbroi. Zahalni tekhnichni vymohy». (Kyiv: DNDEKTs MVS, 2015) [in Ukrainian].
5. Standart SOU78–41–016:2013 «Patrony nesmertelnoi dii. Zahalni tekhnichni vymohy». (Kyiv: DNDEKTs MVS, 2013) [in Ukrainian].

CASES

1. Pro sudovu praktyku v spravakh pro vykradennia ta inshe nezakonne povodzhennia zi zbroieiu, boiovymy prypasamy, vybukhovymy rechovynamy, vybukhovymy prystroiamy chy radioaktyvnymy materialamy [On judicial practice in cases of kidnapping and other illegal handling of weapons, ammunition, explosives, explosive devices or radioactive materials] Postanova Plenumu Verkhovnoho Sudu Ukrainy № 3 vid 26.04.2002 data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Ukrainian].

BIBLIOGRAPHY JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. V S Bondar, Obshemetodicheskie problemy kriminalisticheskogo issledovaniya ognestrelnogo oruzhiya i sledov ego primeneniya [General methodological problems of forensic research of firearms and traces of their use] (2014) 14 Izvestiya Saratovskogo universiteta. Novaya seriya. Seriya Ekonomika. Upravlenie. Pravo – Bulletin of the Saratov University. New episode. Series Economics. Control. Right. 234–238 data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Russian].
2. A I Kaledin, Nauchno-teoreticheskoe obosnovanie kriteriev differenciacii gladkostvol’nyh ruzhej i obrezov iz nih [Scientific and theoretical substantiation of the criteria for the differentiation of smooth-bore guns and sawnoff shotguns from them] Jekspertnaja tehnika- Expert technique data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Russian].
3. O V Kolomiitsev, Eksperymentalni doslidzhennia balistychnykh kharakterystyk ta urazhaiuchykh vlastyvostei kompleksiv «zbroia + patron» kalibru 9х21 mm Experimental improvement of the balistic characteristics and power of the complex «zbroya + cartridge» caliber 9x21 mm] Informatsiinyi lyst KhNDISE im. Zasl. Prof. M.S. Bokariusa. Kharkiv data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Ukrainian].
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BOOKS

1. V Z Zelenko, A Z Bryzzhev, V V Zlobin, & V M Korolyov, Pistoletnye i snajperskie patrony. Granatometnye vystrely. [Pistol and sniper cartridges. Grenade shots. Tutorial] Uchebnoe posobie (Tula, Infra, 2008) data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Russian].

EDITED BOOKS

1. B.I. Baranenko, V.S. Bondar, O.V. Bochkovyi, M.V. Kryvonos (Eds.), Rozsliduvannia zlochyniv, shcho vchyniaiutsia u sferi obihu vohnepalnoi zbroi ta boieprypasiv: navch. prakt. posib. (Luhan. derzh. un-t vnutr. sprav im. E.O. Didorenka. Sievierodonetsk: LDUVS im. E. Didorenka, 2019), data zvernennia 02.07.2021 [in Ukrainian].

CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. V V Shablystyi, Nezakonnyi obih zbroi v Ukraini: mif y realnist [Illegal arms trafficking in Ukraine: myth and reality] Materialy Vseukrainskoi naukovo-praktychnoi konferentsii (DDUVS, 2018) 249–252 data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Ukrainian].

WEBSITES

1. Ofitsiinyi sait mahazynu zbroi «Krechet» [Official website of the «Krechet» weapons store] data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Ukrainian].

OTHER

1. Nariznyi myslyvskyi karabin kalibru .223 Rem (5,56kh45) modeli «Vepr‑1V» (2001) [Rifled hunting carbine caliber .223 Rem (5,56x45) model «Vepr‑1V»] Pasport – The passport. Viatsko-Polianskyi mashynobudivnyi zavod «Molot» data zvernennia 05.07.2021[in Russian].
2. Nariznyi myslyvskyi karabin kalibru .308 Win (7,62kh51) modeli «Vepr‑308 Super S» (1999) [Rifled hunting carbine of .308 Win (7.62x51) caliber of the Vepr‑308 Super S model.] Pasport – The passport. ViatskoPolianskyi mashynobudivnyi zavod «Molot» data zvernennia 10.06.2021 [in Russian].
3. Nariznyi myslyvskyi karabin kalibru 5,6kh39 modeli «Bars‑4» (1993) [Rifled hunting carbine of 5,6x39 caliber of the Bars‑4 model] Pasport – The passport. Izhevskyi mashynobudivnyi zavod. data zvernennia 06.07.2021 [in Russian].
4. Nariznyi myslyvskyi karabin kalibru 7,62kh54 modeli «KO‑91/30PS» (2001) Pasport – The passport. Viatsko-Polianskyi mashynobudivnyi zavod «Molot» data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Russian].
5. Nariznyi myslyvskyi karabin kalibru modeli «Saiha» (1999) [Rifled hunting carbine, caliber 7.62x54, model «KO‑91 / 30PS»] Pasport – The passport. Izhevskyi mashynobudivnyi zavod data zvernennia 11.08.2021 [in Russian].