Very diffidently, Bang-Bang tightened the rifle strap and began to go through an army manual of arms.

Butler wrapped the rifle strap twice around his wrist, pulling the stock into his shoulder.

Teddy bent down by him and slid the rifle strap off his shoulder and pulled the rifle out from under him.

Casey hitched at his rifle strap.

Griff slipped the rifle strap from his shoulder.

He looked up and saw in the gloom surrounding him that his rifle strap had snagged on a stony, ice-covered outcropping.

Spaulding checked the tautness of his rifle strap, giving it a last-second hitch.

He felt hands slip the rifle strap from his shoulder, more hands pulled at his shirt buttons.

Thunderstruck, Flame stared at him, and her hand halted a centimeter from the rifle strap.