shooting iron

shooting iron

n. Slang

A firearm, especially a handgun.

shooting iron

n

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) slang US a firearm, esp a pistol

fire•arm

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌɑrm)

n.

a weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.

[1640–50]

fire′armed`, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shooting iron - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand handgun, pistol, side arm automatic pistol, automatic - a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released derringer - a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" forty-five - a .45-caliber pistol gat, rod - a gangster's pistol horse pistol, horse-pistol - a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen peacekeeper - the pistol of a law officer in the old West revolver, six-gun, six-shooter - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) Saturday night special - a cheap handgun that is easily obtained semiautomatic, semiautomatic pistol - a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" Verey pistol, Very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flares zip gun - a crude homemade pistol