rim-fire

adjective

1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in the rim of the base
2. (of a firearm) adapted for such cartridges

Example Sentences

Also made to shoot .32 short rim-fire cartridges.

From Project Gutenberg

It is also made for rifled small-arms especially for rim-fire rifles.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, the bill includes an amendment repealing a provision of the 1968 gun-control law requiring that records be kept of anyone who buys rim-fire .22-cal. ammunition �a device enabling police to check up on criminal activity.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Prob'ly they're center-fire ca'tridges for rim-fire guns, or vicy-versy.”

From Project Gutenberg

While the rifles were center-fire, a great many of the cartridges were rim-fire, and consequently useless unless broken and the powder and ball rammed home as in the old muzzle-loaders.

From Project Gutenberg