Rimfire Definition

rimfīr
adjective
Designating a cartridge with the primer set in the rim of the base.
Webster's New World
noun

Type of firearm cartridge where the primer is in the back rim, rather than a central primer cap. They are cheap to produce but can not be reloaded with powder.

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Other Word Forms of Rimfire

Noun

Singular:
rimfire
Plural:
rimfires

Origin of Rimfire

Rimfire Sentence Examples

  • Shooters have one hour 45 minutes in which to fire a.22 rimfire rifle at a target 50m away in the elimination round.

  • These arms were among the first to use rimfire cartridges.

  • The practice target for the " ranch pistol " may most conveniently be an empty box of 22 rimfire ammunition.

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Words Starting With

RRIRIM

Words Ending With

EREIRE

Unscrambles

rimfire

Words Starting With R and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With E