Patent ID: 8245432

Claim:
An adjustable recoil reducing shooting rest, comprising: a base member comprising first and second spaced apart sidewalls; a primary adjustment member comprising a vertical adjustment unit comprising a top wall attached to first and second spaced apart sidewalls positioned intermediate the first and second sidewalls of the base member, wherein the vertical adjustment unit is pivotally affixed to the base member, and one or more primary retaining units, in contact with the vertical adjustment unit, for adjustably retaining the primary adjustment member in position relative to the base member; and a cradle member supported by the top wall of the vertical adjustment unit, and comprising a horizontal adjustment unit pivotally affixed to the vertical adjustment unit, a receiving unit, connected to the horizontal adjustment unit, capable of securely receiving a forward portion of a rifle, and a primary stock support unit, affixed to the horizontal adjustment unit, for supporting the butt stock of a rifle, and wherein the vertical adjustment unit can move the cradle member in a range of vertical motion.