How to Use autoloader in a Sentence

autoloader

noun
  • On the autoloader side of things, my favorite handgun is the Glock 20.
    Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The French LeClerc main battle tank has an autoloader that can load 12 rounds a minute, or one every five seconds.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2015
  • Perfectly serviceable over/under shotguns can now be had for less than the state-of-the-art autoloaders and even some pump guns.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Dec. 2017
  • A quick shot of the main gun autoloader in action was not actually filmed inside a tank as a person appears in the background.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2017
  • Modern tastes tend to run to the autoloader, but there’s still a place for single shots in a world dominated by semiautos.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The three person crew sits in a protective capsule in the hull and the turret is unmanned, with the main gun loaded by a mechanical autoloader.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2017
  • The 9½-pound gun with double triggers and no safety pointed and settled on ducks in a way that a synthetic autoloader simply cannot.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2020
  • But pattering your autoloader at the range is only the beginning.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Many autoloader malfunctions can be traced to the magazines.
    Outdoor Life, 5 June 2020
  • There are many reasons to choose an over/under for bird hunting despite arguments for an autoloader, which provides more shots, less recoil and a lighter-weight option.
    Author: Christine Cunningham, Alaska Dispatch News, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The available over/under shotguns cost more than virtually any autoloader and certainly more than pump guns.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Other improvements include an autoloader and a new fire control system.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2017
  • Other improvements include an autoloader and a new fire control system.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2017
  • This autoloader uses Benelli’s patented Inertia Drive system to reliably cycle everything from 2¾- to 3½-inch loads, at a much lower price point than Benelli.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Winchester’s Super X3 is everything a turkey autoloader should be: light; soft-shooting; hard-hitting; and, in its turkey versions, perfectly tweaked for chasing gobblers.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Oct. 2019

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