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 riflePlural:
express-riflesOrigin 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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