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Express Rifle

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A sporting rifle for use at short ranges, employing a large charge of powder and a light (short) bullet, giving a high initial velocity and consequently a flat trajectory. It is usually of moderately large caliber.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Express Rifle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/express-rifle.html. 1828.
 
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