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| buckshot |
large-sized lead pellets fired by a shotgun. |
| chokebore |
in a shotgun barrel, a bored inner surface that narrows toward the muzzle to concentrate the pattern of shot. [1/2 definitions] |
| double-barreled |
having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun. [1/2 definitions] |
| ga. |
abbreviation of "gauge," a standard of measuring, as for the distance between railroad tracks, the thickness of wire, or the inner diameter of shotgun barrels. |
| gauge |
a standard of measuring, as for the distance between railroad tracks, the thickness of wire, or the inner diameter of shotgun barrels. [1/7 definitions] |
| gunstock |
the handle of a rifle or shotgun. |
| riot gun |
a small firearm, esp. a repeating shotgun with a short barrel, used to disperse or halt a crowd rather than to injure or kill. |
| sawed-off |
having an end that has been cut or sawed off, as a shotgun barrel. |
| shell |
a cylindrical piece of ammunition, esp. for an artillery piece or a shotgun. [1/12 definitions] |
| shot1 |
a lead pellet that is used with others to form the charge of a shotgun cartridge, or such pellets collectively. [1/10 definitions] |
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