waste ammunition

The rest held back, not wasting ammunition at long range.

The guy was never one to waste ammunition, thought Burke.

He had no intention of wasting ammunition on the night air.

For the purpose of war is to kill, not merely to waste ammunition.

They would hang the punk so as not to waste ammunition.

He would have some choice words for the watchers about wasting ammunition.

Sister warned, but the people around her were already shooting, wasting ammunition.

In the event of attack the men were cautioned against wasting ammunition.

So as far as I am concerned, you are just wasting ammunition to no good point.

Kira did not waste ammunition, knowing it was an impossible shot.

The general felt that using breech-loaders would encourage the soldiers to waste ammunition.

"If they keep wasting ammunition at the present rate they will soon run short," an analyst said.

He'd just waste ammunition and announc to the Lizards where he was.

Somewhere a grenade went off, and Cox shouted not to waste ammunition.

Astoundingly, he concluded that the weapons would encourage soldiers to waste ammunition.

They realized they were wasting ammunition, trying to murder an empty forest.

Fire through the loop-holes if you see anything to fire at, but don't waste ammunition.

No wasting ammunition, spraying the field with carelessly aimed, dangerous lead.

Anything more than three rounds just wasted ammunition.

It must have been the last of these - he wouldn't have wasted ammunition on anything he'd definitely recognised as a box.

One of the mercs was down, and two more were firing from horseback, wasting ammunition.

As long as the enemy did not present a worthwhile target, no one was going to waste ammunition.

The defenders were aware of these activities, but could not waste ammunition by firing at unseen targets.

Unlikely though it was, one of them might shoot or do something stupid, and they had neither the time nor the inclination to waste ammunition.

Tired of waiting, he had begun to fire blindly, wasting ammunition, hoping for a lucky hit.