shooting iron

shooting iron

n. Slang A firearm, especially a handgun.

shooting iron

n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) slang US a firearm, esp a pistol

fire•arm

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌɑrm)

n. a weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder. [1640–50] fire′armed`, adj.

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shooting iron - a firearm that is held and fired with one handhandgun, pistol, side armautomatic pistol, automatic - a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is releasedderringer - a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrelfirearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"forty-five - a .45-caliber pistolgat, rod - a gangster's pistolhorse pistol, horse-pistol - a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemenpeacekeeper - the pistol of a law officer in the old Westrevolver, six-gun, six-shooter - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)Saturday night special - a cheap handgun that is easily obtainedsemiautomatic, semiautomatic pistol - a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuouslygunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"Verey pistol, Very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flareszip gun - a crude homemade pistol