carbine

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Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

The three weapons included a military-style semiautomatic rifle, one handgun and a small 9-mm carbine, Mr. Aaron said.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

I wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle ...

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

It has been a huge success for the company, which has sold around 60,000 units of the 5.56 mm semi-automatic carbine, helping to lift its share price around 350% since the start of 2019.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2022

Lloyd returned in a moment, bearing a small package wrapped in twine—the binoculars—and a loaded Spencer repeating carbine.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson