Harmer gripped his rifle so hard he almost squeezed the barrels out of shape.

He gripped his rifle with both hands as he ran.

I gripped my rifle by the small of the butt and lunged at the man's back.

A tall, rawboned man, he gripped his rifle with knuckles like walnuts.

Frog Lip lay on the ground, still gripping his rifle.

These prisoners, realising that Williams was alone, turned on him and one of them gripped his rifle.

Craven gripped his rifle and hurried closer, charged with adrenaline.

Every guard in every watching post heard it and gripped his rifle more tightly.

And when anyone moved by the Guards' pill-box or came down the road I found myself gripping my rifle hard.

Simmons gripped his rifle tightly and risked a look over the hill to scan for enemy soldiers.