hangfire

We were out of the mount preparing to cool the left gun, which was hot with a hangfire.

Was she really betting that she could beat the hangfire?

One of two shells had been a hangfire.

According to standard procedure the gunner began to point the barrel toward the water to wait out a hangfire.

"Had a hangfire when he pulled the trigger."

"Advantages: no hangfire; reloading goes a bit more quickly.

A hangfire should be suspected whenever a weapon fails to fire, but has not clearly malfunctioned.

If a hangfire has in fact occurred, a round detonating outside of the weapon could cause serious fragmentation injury.

Then fire slowly, squeeze carefully-it's easier than what you're used to; there's no perceptible hangfire."

New Hampshire's fatal 1986 hunting accident involved a "hangfire," a phenomenon peculiar to muzzleloading weapons.

Reconstructing the fatal hangfire, New Hampshire officials say that the victim apparently tried to shoot at game.

This is due to the erratic ignition and hangfire issues experienced when large capacity cartridges are loaded with small powder charges.

Late war ammunition can still be encountered, although it is generally advised to not fire it, due to its collectability and the possibility of a hangfire or squib.

Bullets did not come with a time stamp, and whether or not the gun had in fact had a hangfire was impossible to prove with any scientific accuracy.

A Frenchman aimed his musket at Sharpe, pulled the trigger and was rewarded with a hangfire as the powder in the pan caught fire, but did not set off the charge inside the barrel.

Obviously, if the cap doesn't explode or the priming powder ignite, one doesn't have to worry about a hangfire, but if either does take place one has a potential disaster in one's hands.

Price also composed, arranged, and produced music score for MPCA feature film Hangfire, starring Brad Davis, Kim Delaney, George Kennedy, and Yaphet Kotto, and directed by Peter Maris.

It is in this tree that he meets Ellington Feint, who expresses an interest in acquiring the statue, as she believes that a mysterious figure named Hangfire has abducted her father, and only the statue will set him free.

She and her accomplice had been living in the abandoned mansion, setting up a facade to convince Markson to steal the statue for them, or more specifically, him, the man pretending to be her butler, and, as Snicket soon realizes, Hangfire.