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- noun Plural form of
magnum .
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Examples
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These days, the magnums are actually more niche cartridges than mainstream hunting cartridges -- and that's due to improvements in bullet construction.
Weight a Minute 2008
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After all, fine wines in big bottles are called magnums or “large-format” bottles.
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..whoa, lookit that...did you know if you use "magnums" ya gotta wire them on ?
Hands On: The Latest In Grips BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Shoots as flat as those magnums but without burning tons of powder or giving you headaches.
I'm looking to get a new rifle and am torn between a 7mm rem. mag and a 300 win mag. 2009
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Occasionally Browning came up with a strange rate of twist in the modern magnums barrels one had to watch for.
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These mature wines, in their original cases, in magnums and jeroboams [three-litre bottles], are of the best provenance and the condition of some of these is unmatched.
Fine French wine to fetch £2m at auction Paul Gallagher 2010
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The filing also elaborates on sales of magnums of 1982 Le Pin and 122 bottles of red Burgundy from Domaine Ponsot.
High stakes and alleged fakes – Koch sues Kurniawan | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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There are several magnums that shoot a .308 bullet, they're just called. 300's for some reason.
ok, so let me be the first to ask the first stupid question of 2010! beat me up if you will. 2010
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Both of these guns are soft shooters, but for the 3.5 in. magnums you will start to notice a little difference; which for 3. 5's a little less felt recoil is much appreciated.
I'm going to get a new autoloader for geese and want to know which one ya'll would suggest? 2009
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Both of these guns are soft shooters, but for the 3.5 in. magnums you will start to notice a little difference; which for 3. 5's a little less felt recoil is much appreciated.
I'm going to get a new autoloader for geese and want to know which one ya'll would suggest? 2009
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