Retief looked at the short-barreled needler in Zorn's hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gambler's World] Reference

It was a short-barreled Colt .38 revolver, a Detective Special.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Quickie]

He held a short-barreled weapon in his hand and opened fire at once.    From Wordnik.com.  [Enemy in the Dark]

The president watched as he produced a short-barreled, shiny revolver.    From Wordnik.com.  [Total War]

He aimed the same short-barreled TK at Arkady that he had in the metro.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gorky Park]

Martin took a large, short-barreled pistol from the back of his waistband.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hellgate London Covenant] Reference

The short-barreled flechette lay on the floor to one side, bloodstained and bent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Armageddon's Children]

But I wound up giving it back and choosing a .38 S&W short-barreled revolver instead.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.html]

Deliberately he took his own stand before the arms racks and chose a short-barreled blaster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Voodoo Planet] Reference

Both thieves were carrying sacks of plunder, and both were armed with short-barreled cavalry carbines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sharpe's Devil]

They were short-barreled, large-caliber guns with large spoked wheels that fired twelve-pound payloads.    From Wordnik.com.  [EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON] Reference

The hard rubber grips felt alive under his hands as he pulled the short-barreled guns and swung them up.    From Wordnik.com.  [State Of War]

It had been a .22 Long Rifle, and the investigators suspected it had come from a short-barreled handgun.    From Wordnik.com.  [State Of War]

In Al's hand was his rust-spotted, short-barreled Colt, an old-fashioned model called "The Shopkeeper's Friend".    From Wordnik.com.  [Stallion Gate]

Thrusting the short-barreled rifle into its scabbard beneath the stirrup leather, he mounted and rode rapidly away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hidden Gold] Reference

He even shows her how to use the short-barreled flechette that he keeps for emergencies he hopes will never arrive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Armageddon's Children]

Another couple of thugs were on the other side of the room, covering the doorway with their short-barreled shotguns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Empire Builders]

Arlene shook her head and reached under her desk, pulling out a hammerless, short-barreled .32 Magnum Ruger revolver.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hardcase]

However, civilians cannot own NFA arms machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, etc. manufactured after1986.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Congressional Shenanigans:] Reference

However, civilians cannot own NFA arms machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, etc. manufactured after 1986.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Congressional Shenanigans:] Reference

It's a simple, single-shot, short-barreled firearm that offers almost unlimited versatility by virtue of interchangeable barrels.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 50 Best Guns Ever Made (31-40)] Reference

George aimed a short-barreled revolver at the midpoint of the scar that began at Arkady's ribs and disappeared into his pubic hair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gorky Park]

There are other designations like SC for Sporting Carbine, 336T for a short-barreled "Texan" model and a few others ... most were RC.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Six Best Lever Action Rifles (and When to Use Them)] Reference

He wasn't sure how he was going to get to Malcolm Kibunte yet, but he knew that once he did, he'd need more than the short-barreled .38.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hardcase]

A twenty-two solid point out of a rifle is moving two, three hundred feet a second faster than one coming out of a short-barreled handgun.    From Wordnik.com.  [State Of War]

Regarding short-barreled rifles, that seems to be less of an issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pros and Cons] Reference

It was a short-barreled Colt single-action in almost new factory condition.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Of the seized weapons, 447 were long-barreled firearms and 245 were short-barreled ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference

When he stood up he held a short-barreled rifle, and with this he took careful aim at Casey.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Grain Ship] Reference

A short-barreled magazine pistol for each of us was his concession to the present unromantic age.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive] Reference