Patent ID: 7240448

Claim:
A projectile weapon comprising: an elongate tubular body having a barrel portion and a receiver portion, the receiver portion including a breech assembly disposed adjacent the barrel portion; a handle affixed to the receiver portion of the elongate tubular body and extending outward from the elongate tubular body; a firing mechanism disposed within the receiver portion of the elongate tubular body adjacent the breech assembly; and a trigger assembly adapted to slide in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongate tubular body, the trigger assembly including a trigger extending outwardly from the elongate tubular body in a direction generally parallel to the handle, wherein the trigger assembly is slidable between at least a deployed position and a non-deployed retracted position, wherein in the deployed position the trigger assembly is adapted to actuate the firing mechanism, and in the non-deployed retracted position the trigger is substantially fully recessed into the handle.