Definition of rimfire in English:
rimfire
adjective ˈrɪmfʌɪəˈrimˌfī(ə)r
Relating to or denoting guns whose cartridges have the primer around the edge of the base.
a modern .22 rimfire rifle
small copper-coloured rimfire cartridges
Example sentencesExamples
- These early Ballards were all chambered for rimfire cartridges, and featured an external, manually operated extractor.
- The hammer is equipped with a manual firing pin selector, which allows the shooter to use rimfire and centerfire barrels on the same frame.
- It is the longest straight-walled rimfire cartridge in production, and getting an even wall thickness is difficult and critical.
- Increases occurred in shotshell and centerfire rifle cartridge sales, while rimfire ammunition sales sagged.
- At this time I had the chance to test fire a variety of their rimfire loads.