Examples of air rifle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tucked away next to his cot, Camargo keeps a pump-action air rifle to fend off rats and two machetes for assailants. — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 The answer was yes, and a search turned up a Ruger .22-caliber high-velocity air rifle. — Frank Stanfield, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Around 1780 a Tyrolean gunsmith named Bartolomeo Girandoni developed a rugged air rifle that was soon adopted by the Austrian military. — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2022 Standing in a boat in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Chris Whitaker aimed a .25 caliber air rifle at a large green iguana on a canal bank and squeezed the trigger. — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Feb. 2022 Propelled by his love for marksmanship which was cultivated during his time with Boy Scouts and experience with .22 rifles, Kyler took to the air rifle team quickly. — oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2022 In the classic story, Ralphie Parker, who lives in the storied and fictional Hohman, Indiana, remains unswayed in his quest for an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle. — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2022 His experience with weapons was taking potshots at bottles with an air rifle. — Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022 The original movie, set in the 1940s, follows Ralphie in his pursuit of getting a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle (with a compass in the stock). — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2022 See More

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