—used for revolvers
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
These bashes will attract a bevy of top models and the celebrities that love them, all eager to pop magnums of champagne and ring in the new year as the ball drops in Time Square.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Few if any Sonoma Valley cookouts before or since have poured a magnum of 1990 Bâtard-Montrachet alongside a 1949 musigny from Camille Giroud.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Importantly, these mild cartridges are easier to shoot accurately compared to the booming magnums.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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This special anniversary edition was also bottled in magnum, double magnum, and Jeroboam sizes, so there’s plenty to go around.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
These bashes will attract a bevy of top models and the celebrities that love them, all eager to pop magnums of champagne and ring in the new year as the ball drops in Time Square.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Few if any Sonoma Valley cookouts before or since have poured a magnum of 1990 Bâtard-Montrachet alongside a 1949 musigny from Camille Giroud.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Importantly, these mild cartridges are easier to shoot accurately compared to the booming magnums.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Magnum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnum. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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