Patent ID: 7340857

Claim:
A firearm comprising: A receiver having a front end and a rear end; an elongated gun barrel having a front end and a rear end; said rear end of said gun barrel being connected to said front end of said receiver; an elongated magazine for shells; said magazine having a front end and a rear end; said rear end of said magazine being connected to said front end of said receiver; an elongated forend having a front end, a rear end, a left side wall, a right side wall and a bottom wall; and recoil reduction means attached to said forend, wherein said recoil reduction means further comprises a longitudinally extending rail extending downwardly from said bottom surface of said forend; an upright oriented handgrip having a top end, a bottom end, a front end, and a primary chamber that extends upwardly within said handgrip, and further wherein a track is formed in said top end of said handgrip, said rail being slidably received in said track to support said handgrip; and said recoil reduction means is mounted in said primary chamber of said handgrip.