rimfire


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rim•fire

(ˈrɪmˌfaɪər)

adj.
1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in a rim encircling the base.
2. (of a firearm) designed for the use of such cartridges.
[1865–70, Amer.]
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Rimfire Pacific Mining NL (ASX:RIM) has placed $300,000 of the shortfall from its non-renounceable rights issue which raised around $500,000 before costs.
One of the most endearing qualities of rimfire firearms is they can be fabricated to replicate just about any centerfire model.
FROM THE EC9s[R] AND THE SECURITY-9[R] OUT OF PRESCOTT, AZ TO THE PC CARBINE[TM] FROM NEWPORT NH, ALL THE WAY TO THE RUGER PRECISION[R] RIMFIRE FROM MAYODAN, NC, OUR DEDICATED EMPLOYEES ARE ALWAYS WORKING THEIR HARDEST TO BRING YOU THE HIGH-QUALITY, AMERICAN-MADE FIREARMS YOU HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM RUGER.
Innovation in the rimfire marketplace came to a screeching halt when ammunition became virtually unobtainable during the Obama era, but now that we can readily buy ammunition with which to feed our rimfires, the industry is responding with new rifles and pistols.
One sits on either side of the bolt body and each retains the rimfire case rim.
When Tikka announced the impending arrival of its first rimfire rifle, the T1x MTR, I was excited because the brand is synonymous with quality and accuracy.
And, when they're in stock, they're a lot more expensive than they were even six years ago, since the rimfire drought had the secondary effect of showing how much consumers are really willing to pay for a brick.
Shortly after the introduction of the first commercially successful metallic cartridge, the tiny .22 Short, in 1857, we saw a steady stream of rimfire and centerfire cartridges introduced by any number of gun and ammunition companies.
I was enjoying the "New Ammo for 2016" review in the June issue--until I came to the last item: the Winchester M-22 Subsonic rimfire ammo.
Rimfire firearms are especially susceptible to this type of damage if the chamber is made of soft steel and less expensive .22 rimfire chambers are often as soft a steel as the maker can get by with.
Rimfire rifles may not draw the attention of centerfire pistols, but the world of rimfires has changed in recent years due to the "customization" of both rifles and pistols.