twenty-twos

Updated: May 5, 2025

"And some cartridges," suggested Bartley. "How many?" queried the storekeeper. "All you got," said Little Jim. But Bartley's good nature was not to be imposed upon to that extent. "Give us five boxes, Mr. Hodges." "That cleans me out of twenty-twos," declared Hodges. Jimmy grinned triumphantly. Dorothy had come in and was viewing the purchase with some apprehension. She knew Little Jim.

Henry Herbert Knibbs - Partners of Chance

And, to the astonishment of Keith, the worshipful adoration of the shooting-gallery proprietor, and the awe of the usual audience that gathered at the sound of the reports, he proceeded to give an exhibition of the skill that had made him famous. The shooting galleries of those days used no puny twenty-twos.

Stewart Edward White - The Gray Dawn