Patent ID: 8245431

Claim:
A dampened recoil rest for supporting a rifle having a sight and being for enabling a shooter to operate the rifle with adjustable attenuation of recoil felt by the shooter, eliminating damage to the rifle by progressively absorbing or attenuating recoil, with the sight remaining on the target thereby eliminating a need to reacquire the target, without having to add additional weight to absorb the recoil, and with transfer of the recoil from the rifle to the shooter's shoulder, comprising: a) a stationary base assembly; b) a rotating base assembly; c) a recoil attenuating assembly; and d) a rifle support assembly; wherein said stationary base assembly is for attaching to a bench top having an edge; wherein said rotating base assembly is rotatably attached to said stationary base assembly; wherein said recoil attenuating assembly is operatively connected to said rotating base assembly; wherein said recoil attenuating assembly is for enabling the shooter to operate the rifle with adjustable attenuation of the recoil felt by the shooter, with the sight remaining on the target thereby eliminating a need to reacquire the target, without having to add additional weight to absorb the recoil, with the transfer of the recoil from the rifle to the shooter's shoulder, and to eliminate damage to the rifle by progressively absorbing or attenuating recoil; wherein said rifle support assembly is operatively connected to said recoil attenuating assembly; wherein said rifle support assembly is for supporting the rifle; wherein said stationary base assembly comprises a fixed portion; wherein said stationary base assembly comprises an extendable grip arm; wherein said fixed portion of said stationary base assembly has a pair of axial channels; wherein said fixed portion of said stationary base assembly is for resting on the bench top; wherein said fixed portion of said stationary base assembly is generally T-shaped, and as such, has an axial part and a transverse part; wherein said transverse part of said fixed portion of said stationary base assembly crosses said axial part of said fixed portion of said stationary base assembly at a crossover point; and wherein said crossover point of said fixed portion of said stationary base assembly has a threaded shaft extending upwardly therefrom.