slide action

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

slide action - action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round pump action action mechanism, action - the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" rifle - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" scattergun, shotgun - firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges