rimfire
[rim-fahyuh r]
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adjective
(of a cartridge) having the primer in a rim encircling the base.Compare center-fire(def 1).
(of a firearm) designed for the use of such cartridges.
Origin of rimfire
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Historical Examples of rim-fire
It is also made for rifled small-arms especially for rim-fire rifles.
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
"What we call a rim-fire saddle," laughed Searles, who joined the conversation.
John Ermine of the YellowstoneFrederic Remington
You say, Mr. Hale, the prisoner told you the night you spent at his home that this rifle was rim-fire?
The Trail of the Lonesome PineJohn Fox, Jr.
In rim-fire cartridges the .22-calibre conical-ball cartridge is used in considerable quantity.
The Modern American Pistol and RevolverA. C. Gould
The chief faults of the rim-fire cartridges are danger and unreliability caused by the action of heat on the lubricant.
The Modern American Pistol and RevolverA. C. Gould
rim-fire
adjective
Compare centre-fire
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