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  • The Confiance had thirty-one long guns and six carronades; the latter were short-range, large-caliber guns that had proved extremely useful in the narrow waters of the lakes.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • Videos on Facebook show the helicopters firing on towns with what residents say is large-caliber ammunition.

    Syrian Forces Attack Demonstrators Near Turkish Border 2011

  • Police reported that he had been hit by more than 40 large-caliber bullets at a range of approximately a meter.

    [movintomx] Safety in lakeside 2009

  • One man and his son were aboard an SUV that was hit directly in the windshield by large-caliber bullets.

    [movintomx] Safety in lakeside 2009

  • One man and his son were aboard an SUV that was hit directly in the windshield by large-caliber bullets.

    [movintomx] Safety in lakeside 2009

  • Police reported that he had been hit by more than 40 large-caliber bullets at a range of approximately a meter.

    [movintomx] Safety in lakeside 2009

  • But a well-placed shot with a large-caliber rifle, or a shotgun could have blown the head off.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • More recently, fleets of Chinese fishing ships illegally entered Indonesian waters in May and June, leading to a stand-off with Indonesian patrol craft that ended when one of the Chinese vessels aimed a large-caliber gun at the Indonesians.

    China's Aggressive New Diplomacy 2010

  • One man and his son were aboard an SUV that was hit directly in the windshield by large-caliber bullets.

    [movintomx] Safety in lakeside 2009

  • Police reported that he had been hit by more than 40 large-caliber bullets at a range of approximately a meter.

    [movintomx] Safety in lakeside 2009

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