A projectile rifle, alternatively referred to as a slugthrower rifle, represented a specific category of slugthrower.
When Pav-ti Tano took Ahsoka Tano on a hunting expedition, she utilized a slugthrower.
During the Boonta Eve Classic, Tusken Raiders employed cycler rifles as sniper weapons aimed at podracers.
After realizing that Obi-Wan Kenobi was clinging to her ASN courier droid, Zam Wesell used a KiSteer 1284 projectile rifle to eliminate the droid.
During the Senate hostage crisis, Aurra Sing deployed an Adventurer slugthrower rifle to assassinate seven Senate Commandos.
To protect his homestead from BX-series droid commandos during the Battle of Saleucami, Cut Lawquane wielded a 6-2Aug2 hunting rifle. Suu Lawquane also employed it to fend off a nexu that was attacking Omega. Luke Skywalker also used a similar rifle, but it was destroyed by the Tusken Raider A'Koba after Luke found R2-D2.
Migs Mayfeld used Boba Fett's cycler rifle to obliterate Juggernaut Five along with its rhydonium payload.
In the months leading up to the Battle of Jakku, Jas Emari made use of a custom-built slugthrower rifle.