Nicknames for a rifle:
| NR | 545 |
| SHOOTIN’-IRON | 129 |
| GUN | 97 |
| PEA-SHOOTER | 36 |
| TWENTY-TWO | 21 |
| OLD BETSY | 18 |
| THIRTY-THIRTY | 16 |
| CARBINE | 15 |
| PIECE | 14 |
| RIFLE | 11 |
| WINCHESTER | 11 |
| ROD | 10 |
| THIRTY-AUGHT-SIX | 10 |
| FIREARM | 9 |
| GAT | 9 |
| LONG-TOM | 7 |
| BLUNDERBUSS | 6 |
| POPGUN | 6 |
| CALIBER | 5 |
| SHOTGUN | 5 |
| BETSY | 4 |
| MUSKET | 4 |
| SMOKE-POLE | 4 |
| SQUIRREL-GUN | 4 |
| DEER GUN | 3 |
| FOWLING PIECE | 3 |
| LONG GUN | 3 |
| MEAT-IN-THE-POT | 3 |
| OLD TRUSTY | 3 |
| REMINGTON | 3 |
| REPEATER | 3 |
| SHOOTING-IRON | 3 |
| SQUIRREL-RIFLE | 3 |
| AUTOMATIC | 2 |
| CANNON | 2 |
| DEER RIFLE | 2 |
| GAS PIPE | 2 |
| GATLING GUN | 2 |
| IRON | 2 |
| LONG-ROD | 2 |
| MUZZLE-LOADER | 2 |
| MY GUN | 2 |
| NH | 2 |
| OLD FAITHFUL | 2 |
| OLD LONG-TOM | 2 |
| OLD STAND-BY | 2 |
| PISTOL | 2 |
| PUNKIN SLINGER | 2 |
| SADDLE-GUN | 2 |
| SHOOTING-STICK | 2 |
| SHOOTIN’-ROD | 2 |
| SMOKE-STICK | 2 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 2 |
| STICK | 2 |
| TARGET | 2 |
| TWENTY-GAUGE | 2 |
| B.B. GUN | 1 |
| BEAD | 1 |
| BEAN-SHOOTER | 1 |
| BEAR GUN | 1 |
| BENCH-REST RIFLE | 1 |
| BORE | 1 |
| BROWNING | 1 |
| BRUSH GUN | 1 |
| BY CALIBER | 1 |
| BY NUMBER | 1 |
| CALIBER DESIGNATION | 1 |
| CAP’N BOWL | 1 |
| DAISY | 1 |
| FAR-REACHER | 1 |
| FIELD PIECE | 1 |
| FIRE-STICK | 1 |
| FIRING-IRON | 1 |
| FIRING-STICK | 1 |
| FLOBERT | 1 |
| FORTY-FIVE-SIXTY | 1 |
| FORTY-FOUR RIFLE | 1 |
| GAT GUN | 1 |
| GO BY BRAND NAME | 1 |
| GO-GETTER | 1 |
| GREASE GUN | 1 |
| HARDWARE | 1 |
| HEAVY ARTILLERY | 1 |
| HIGH-POWER | 1 |
| HOG RIFLE | 1 |
| HOT ROD | 1 |
| HUNTING GUN | 1 |
| JENNY | 1 |
| KENTUCKY RIFLE | 1 |
| KILLER | 1 |
| LEAD SLINGER | 1 |
| LONG-SHOT | 1 |
| MACHINE GUN | 1 |
| MAKE | 1 |
| MARLIN | 1 |
| MAUZER | 1 |
| MEAT-GETTER | 1 |
| MEAT-GITTER | 1 |
| MODEL NUMBER | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN RIFLE | 1 |
| NUMBER | 1 |
| OLD BLUNDERBUSS | 1 |
| OLD FORTY-FOUR | 1 |
| OLD GABBY | 1 |
| OLD MEAT-IN-THE-POT | 1 |
| OLD REPEATER | 1 |
| OLD RUSTY GUN | 1 |
| OLD SIX-SHOOTER | 1 |
| OLD SUSIE | 1 |
| OLD TAIG | 1 |
| OLD THIRTY | 1 |
| OLD THIRTY-THIRTY | 1 |
| OUTLAW GUN | 1 |
| PEA GUN | 1 |
| PIG RIFLE | 1 |
| POKE-STALK | 1 |
| POO-STICK | 1 |
| POT IRON | 1 |
| PUMP GUN | 1 |
| RAG-MOUTH | 1 |
| ROD-SHOOTER | 1 |
| ROSCOE | 1 |
| RUSTY | 1 |
| SAVAGE | 1 |
| SCHIESSGEWEHR | 1 |
| SHOOTING-ROD | 1 |
| SHORT-SHOT | 1 |
| SIDE ARM | 1 |
| SMOKE-STACK | 1 |
| SMOKE-WAGON | 1 |
| SNAKE-POLE | 1 |
| SOMETHING PIECE | 1 |
| SQUIRT-GUN | 1 |
| STILETTO | 1 |
| STREAK-O’-RUST | 1 |
| TARGET FUN | 1 |
| TEN-TWENTY AUTOMATIC | 1 |
| THIRTY-EIGHT | 1 |
| THIRTY-EIGHT-FORTY | 1 |
| THIRTY-FORTY | 1 |
| THIRTY-TWO SPECIAL | 1 |
| THREE HUNDRED | 1 |
| THUNDER-STICK | 1 |
| TICK-LICKER | 1 |
| TWELVE-SIXTEEN-GAUGE | 1 |
| TWENTY-FIVE-TWENTY-ONE | 1 |
| TWO-HANDED PISTOL | 1 |
| VARMINT GUN | 1 |
| WEAPON | 1 |
| WINCHESTER FIFTY-FOUR | 1 |
| WINCHESTER THIRTY-THIRTY | 1 |
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