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Type of firearm cartridge where the firing pin crushes the primer located in the rim of the cartridge to fire it
A rim-fire (or rimfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms, where the primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. When fired, the gun's firing pin will strike and crush the rim against the edge of the barrel breech, sparking the primer compound within the rim, and in turn ignite the propellant within the case. Invented in 1845, by Lou... Wikipedia