range of a rifle—the maximum distance to which a rifle can fire bullets:
- It’s a powerful weapon but the range of this rifle is very limited.
rifle range—
1. a place where one can practice shooting with a rifle:
- There was a rifle range nearby and Major Frimley taught rifle shooting to the girls.
2. = range of a rifle:
- I told Richardson to ride on and attract the attention of the deer away from me while I crept up within rifle range.