The performance of automatic ballistics identification system, BALİSTİKA, for 7.62 mm × 39 mm cartridge case correlation

•The performance of BALİSTİKA were measured using same and different brand steel 7.62x39 mm cartridge cases.•Evaluation performed using 4387 comparison cartridge cases according to breech face, firing pin, ejector marks and combined evaluation criteria.•It was determined that correlation performance of BALİSTİKA for the same brand cartridges are higher.•It was determined that ejector marks are the most distinct matching criteria for 7.62x39 mm steel cartridge cases.•The test results are presented under the headings of weapon-manufacturer countries, automated ballistic identification system matching criteria. [Display omitted] The one-by-one examination of the increasing Open Case File (OCF) archive by comparison macroscope has become a time-consuming process and the last quarter of the 20th century witnessed the development of automated ballistic identification systems. After the utilization of these systems, government institutes, scholars and the companies devising such systems conducted various performance tests to analyze duration and correlation. The performance of BALİSTİKA and similar automated firearms identification systems are frequently measured using the pistol cartridges. This study brings a new perspective to automated ballistic identification system performance tests through using same and different brand steel 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge cases. The performance of BALİSTİKA system was measured using 4387 comparison cartridge cases according to breech face, firing pin, ejector marks and combined evaluation criteria. It was determined that correlation performance of BALİSTİKA for the same brand cartridges are higher and ejector marks are the most distinct matching criteria for 7.62 × 39 mm steel cartridge cases. The test results are presented under the headings of weapon-manufacturer countries, automated ballistic identification system matching criteria for both same and different cartridge brands.