Patent ID: 7594351

Claim:
A method of raising and lowering a weapon when climbing from a lower elevation to a higher elevation, the weapon having a barrel, a butt, a muzzle, a bore, a trigger, sights and/or scope, the method comprising the steps of providing a device and means for removably and securely attaching the device to the barrel of the weapon away from the butt of the weapon; the device including a pair of legs pivotably mounted thereon, one on each side thereof; manually extending the pivotable legs away from the device, wherein the legs are oriented oppositely from the trigger such that the legs and a butt portion of the weapon form a tripod for supporting the weapon in a substantially upright position with respect to the lower elevation, thereby keeping the muzzle, bore, sights and/or scope elevated above the butt and substantially free of dirt and/or debris; attaching a rope to the device near the muzzle of the weapon; climbing to the higher elevation; using the rope to pull up the device and the weapon from the ground; detaching the device from the weapon; and repeating the process substantially in reverse to lower the weapon to the lower elevation prior to climbing down from the higher elevation.