Express Rifle Definition

noun
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.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
express rifle
Plural:
express-rifles

Origin of Express Rifle

  • 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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