a hunting rifle using a large charge and a light bullet of large caliber, discharged with a high initial velocity; used to kill large game at short range
express rifle
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express rifle
noun
A large-caliber rifle that fires ammunition at high velocity, used especially in hunting big game.
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Noun
(plural express rifles)
Origin
First applied to hunting rifles and ammunition beginning in the middle 19th century, to indicate a rifle or ammunition capable of higher than typical velocities.
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