smoke pole

smoke pole

A handgun. After he pulled a smoke pole on me, I gave him all my money.
See also: pole, smoke
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be up the pole
  • hubbas
  • smoke (someone or something) out of (some place)
  • smoke out of
  • smoke show
  • smoke someone/something out, to
  • smoke out
  • hotbox
  • hotboxing
  • wana
References in periodicals archive
This smoking hot smoke pole looks like freedom incarnate and runs as well as it looks.
WE THE PEOPLE-1911: A .45 CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF AMERICA
My wife has never cared much for firearms but she could tell at a glance that my gleaming new smoke pole was worth more than a beat up old shotgun and $400.1 sheepishly admitted my error and cast myself on her mercy.
A whole building full of freedom: the uniquely American phenomenon of the Gun Show
Member George Horn used his primitive "smoke pole" to harvest a black bear on an early-season hunt in Maine.
Winds of change alter plans
The origins are murky, but "roscoe" (also spelled rosco) has been used since the 1920s, and falls into the same category of hard-boiled detective slang as "gat," "heater," and "cannon." "Sho-sho" was Doughboy slang for the despised CSRG m1915 Chauchat LMG, and "smoke pole" refers to black-powder rifles.
The Shooter's SAT
"Don't shoot a rutty old bull with the smoke pole," he directed.
hunting with a kid
As is the case with all black powder guns, thorough cleaning is a must lest your snazzy antique smoke pole rust solid.
AirForce Texan vs. Kentucky Long Rifle: arming the "Voyage of Discovery" in the information age
The curved end protruding from the body of the Declogger is an extremely strong wire that has never failed to open up a plugged nipple for any smoke pole shooter I know.
Shot 2014: a commentary on this year's show
I just felt it was time to move up to my own smoke pole. While my long-suffering mom might have had her doubts, Dad was on my side.
Guns and kids: asset protection and your most precious commodity
It would take a whole lot more than a worm, commonly used to extract an unfired ball from a smoke pole, to dislodge it.
Oblong Barrel
The language is inadequate to describe how this little smoke pole turns heads on the skeet range.
The .72 magnum: the ultimate crew-served handgun
And just think, you can kick back a bit when it comes to cleaning-up that old smoke pole! Is this stuff magic?
Blackhorn 209 a sensational, new, black powder substitute
Consequently, depending upon the overall length of your rifle or shotgun and the location of the fore-end, the fit between the Lead Sled and the fore-end of your smoke pole was either good, acceptable or atrocious.
Battenfeld's new lead sled DFT
The problem is our local gunshop doesn't have the proper bases to fit our new smoke pole that costs us closer to one grand with every passing year.
Picking Nits: marching on manufacturers with pitchfork and torch raised