rimfire
Americanadjective
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(of a cartridge) having the primer in a rim encircling the base.
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(of a firearm) designed for the use of such cartridges.
Etymology
Origin of rimfire
Example Sentences
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Centerfire ammunition is taxed at $0.05 per cartridge, and rimfire ammunition is taxed at $0.01 per cartridge.
From Fox News • Nov. 5, 2021
Mr. Perry has a high-powered hunting rifle at home, but he keeps a smaller .22 rimfire rifle in the cabin, “in case I want to shoot a rabbit or squirrel,” he explained.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2015
The beginning handgunner has no use for anything other than a .22 rimfire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Savage 93R17BTVS Chambered for .17 HMR, this new rimfire features a varmint-weight stainless-steel barrel and a brown laminated thumbhole stock with a wide beavertail forend, to facilitate shooting from sandbags or a benchrest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rifle range was indoors and we fired .22 rimfire from a standard .303 rifle fitted with a Morris tube.��
From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John
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