Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Semiautomatic.
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- verb Present participle of
autoload .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
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Examples
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They have great reviews and is considered the #1 in autoloading rimfire rifles, reliability and out-of-the-box accuracy.
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They have great reviews and is considered the #1 in autoloading rimfire rifles, reliability and out-of-the-box accuracy.
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Even in the home of the newest and deadliest "autoloading" shotgun, those guns and pump guns should be prohibited in hunting.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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The use of automatic, "autoloading" and pump shot guns in hunting should be perpetually barred.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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Automatic or "autoloading" shot-guns, 5 shots xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 100
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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I have been hunting 50 + years and I still hunt about 50-50 with autoloading and pump shotguns even today.
What would you suggest a pump action shotgun or a semi auto shotgun? 2010
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I have been hunting 50 + years and I still hunt about 50-50 with autoloading and pump shotguns even today.
What would you suggest a pump action shotgun or a semi auto shotgun? 2010
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This goes for any autoloading firearm - as long as people are still making clean kills and not shooting up the woods and compensating for bad aim, use an AR or whatever else all you want.
does anyone else think military looking rifles shouldnt be used for hunting? 2009
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Remington's version of John Browning's autoloading A-5 served in the trenches of World War II, and punp action shotguns were used in Vietnam, so those would have to go too.
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Remington's version of John Browning's autoloading A-5 served in the trenches of World War II, and punp action shotguns were used in Vietnam, so those would have to go too.
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