Method of determining the distance and direction of a short-range pistol-shot on the open sectors of the body The invention relates to the medicine, namely, to the legal medicine and can be used in diagnosing the conditions of a short-range shot fired from the Makarov pistol. The method consists in detection of soot depositions around the bullet inlet, examination of the integument injury character, the shape and zones of soot depositions around the bullet inlet.