Rimfire - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Rim-fire \Rim"-fire`\, a. Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire; -- said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used.

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