1779 J. Galloway 32 He advanced under the heaviest cannonade of artillery, grape shot, and rifle fire, I ever beheld.
1897 25 Sept. 5/4 The enemy..opened rifle fire on the advanced guard.
1976 13 Feb. 4/4 They opened up with automatic rifle fire.
2002 W. L. Fox (2003) viii. 220 Hearing what sounded like big angry bugs flying into a window, I realized that we were under rifle fire.