Shooting support

Abstract

A shooting support to be fastened to a user's body and user to support the shooting arm of the holding a rifle or camera. The shooting support provides support to the shooting arm when the user's elbow is placed on the shooting support. The shooting support includes a base and an elbow support, pivotally connected to the base for movement between collapses and operative positions. The base also has a fastening means for holding the base against the user's body with the support extending substantially horizontally away from the user's body in the operative position. The elbow support has an elbow stop to limit movement of the user's elbow on to the elbow support away from the base.

1 . A shooting support for providing support of a user's shooting arm, the shooting support comprising:
 a base for mounting against a user's body, the base including a fastener for releasably holding the base stationary on the user's body;   an elbow support connected to and projecting from the base for slideably supporting an elbow of the shooting arm to permit sliding movement of the elbow on the support to and from the base, the elbow support including a stop for limiting the sliding movement of the user's elbow on the elbow support in a direction away from the base and away from the user's body.   
   
   
       2 . The shooting support according to  claim 1 , wherein the stop has a stop shoulder for limiting the movement of the user's elbow. 
   
   
       3 . The shooting support according to  claim 2 , wherein the stop shoulder is formed by a substantially arcuate wall on the elbow support for limiting movement of the shooter's elbow along the elbow support and laterally thereto. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the stop shoulder is a wall projecting from the elbow support. 
   
   
       5 . The shooting support according to  claim 1 , wherein the stop shoulder has sufficient height for preventing movement of the user's elbow past the stop when the user pushes against the stop. 
   
   
       6 . The shooting support according to  claim 5 , wherein the height of the stop shoulder is between about 0.7 and about 3.0 cm. 
   
   
       7 . The shooting support according to  claim 6 , wherein the height is between about 1.3 and about 2.0 cm. 
   
   
       8 . The shooting support according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is selected from the group consisting of a strap, belt, band, strip of material, clip, clasp, and hook. 
   
   
       9 . The shooting support according to  claim 1 , wherein the elbow support and the base are hingedly connected for movement of the elbow support between an operative position wherein the elbow support projects outward from the base in a shooting arm supporting orientation, and a collapsed position wherein the elbow support is folded against the base. 
   
   
       10 . The shooting support according to  claim 9 , further comprising a locking structure for releasably securing the elbow support in the operative position.