Patent ID: 6112448
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
A gun steadying device in combination with a gun for steadying the same during aiming and firing, said device comprising a combination:an elongated sling made of a non-elastic flexible material, said sling being adapted to be secured about the forearm of the arm of the shooter supporting a gun barrel of the gun when holding the gun in a position for aiming and firing;a fastening means secured to one end of said elongated sling, said fastening means engagable with a mounting means on the gun for pivotally attaching said fastening means to the gun and said elongated sling having a further means for tightening said elongated sling about the forearm of the shooter in a position in an oblique plane descending from the gun barrel of said gun;the location of said mounting means on the gun, said fastening means and the length of said elongated sling being such that the placement of the hand of the gunner in the holding and aiming position applies a oblique downward force from the barrel of the gun towards the forearm of the user, thereby steadying the grip of the hand and the gun while being aimed and fired;said tightening means includes a hollow concave sleeve brace attachable to at least one hinge strap joined along an axially extending common hinged edge of said sleeve brace, said at least one hinged strap removably joinable by at least one fastener thereof;a lockable clip engagable with a further clip attached to said elongated sling; anda securement means attached to a trigger guard of said gun.