US20240035772A1

US20240035772A1 - Shouldered shooting rest chair

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Publication number: US20240035772A1
Application number: US18/227,209
Authority: US
Inventors: Nathan Odle; William Stephens; Tanner Thomas; Bruce Odle
Original assignee: General Manufacturing
Current assignee: General Manufacturing
Priority date: 2022-07-29
Filing date: 2023-07-27
Publication date: 2024-02-01

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a firearm rest chair for resting a firearm on a rest that allows the shooter to shoulder the firearm, while the weight of the shooter absorbs the recoil of the firearm. The firearm rest chair employs a rigid frame that supports a seat and a rest point for a firearm to allow the shooter's body weight to absorb the recoil of a firearm. The disclose rest point for the firearm allows the shooter the ability to shoulder the firearm.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/444,965 filed Feb. 12, 2023 titled SHOULDERED SHOOTING REST and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/393,671 filed Jul. 29, 2022 titled SHOULDERED SHOOTING REST, both of which are references and incorporated herein.

FIELD

This document relates to the field of firearms, and more specifically, shooting rests for firearms wherein a firearm is mounted onto a shooting rest.

BACKGROUND

Firearms, particularly long barrel firearms with stocks, often produce a significant amount of recoil. The recoil can be uncomfortable for the shooter and cause inaccuracies.
Battenfield's U.S. Pat. No. 8,011,129 discloses a recoil-reducing shooting rest that absorbs some or all of the recoil on the stock. However, in this configuration, the shooter is not able to shoulder the gun because part of the shooting rest sits behind the stock. The shortcoming of not allowing the shooter to shoulder the gun negatively impacts the shooters performance because shooters are conditioned to aim while shouldering the firearm. A need exists that allows a shooter to use a rest that allows the shooter to shoulder the gun in a natural shooting style while still absorbing the recoil from the firearm, while also having an innovative ball head with at least three degrees of freedom and controlled locking.

SUMMARY

In an embodiment described herein, devices for resting or mounting a firearm are provided. A shooting rest for absorbing recoil of a firearm, the firearm having a buttstock section and one or more non-buttstock sections, in a manner that removes the recoil from the buttstock and allows the buttstock section to be shouldered by a user comprising 1) a mounting base having a handle and configured to support one or more weights 2) a support member coupled to the mounting base, 3) a ball head coupled to the support member, the ball head being configured for partial rotation, wherein the rotation has at least three degrees of freedom, and 4) a lug that couples the ball head to one of the non-buttstock sections and fits vertically or is fixed vertically into one of the non-buttstock sections and into the ball head. The lug couples firmly to a section of a firearm that is not the buttstock. In a more preferred embodiment, the lug couples to the fore-end chassis section. This allows the shooter to shoulder the gun just as the shooter would do if not using a gun rest or mount.
In another embodiment the support member is configured to add a fourth degree of freedom. Preferably, the support will be capable of rising or lowering so that it can be used by shooters of different sizes and shooting from various positions. The support member can be locked in using a locking mechanism. Preferably, the locking mechanism is a knob that turns a screw that presses into a shaft that can rise vertically inside the support member. The shaft connects to the ball head and is the coupling mechanism that couples the ball head to the support member.
In another embodiment the lug fits into any one of a plurality of openings on a fore-end chassis section on a firearm. The fore-end chassis section is the most ideal place for the lug to connect to, although it is within the scope of this invention that the lug can connect to any place that is not the back of the buttstock of the firearm so that the firearm can be shouldered in a traditional manner for long barrel firearms.
In another embodiment, the ball head is configured for pitch, yaw, and roll. The firearm can be rotated for its pitch, yaw, or roll and then can be locked into place by a locking mechanism that locks onto the ball to prevent rotation.
In another embodiment, the mounting base is configured with a strap for strapping weights onto the base and locking those weights in place. The strap extends beyond the width of the mounting base and is configured to be tightened and locked in place to hold weights during recoil. In another embodiment, the mounting base is configured to support up to one hundred pounds of weights and locking those weights in place with a strap.
In another embodiment, the lug fits into a fore-end chassis section of a firearm. Preferably, the fore-end chassis section will have multiple holes for the lug to fit vertically in. The weight of the firearm and fore-end chassis section lock the firearm into place over the lug. The lug couples to the ball head with a detent. Preferably, the detent is comprised of a spring that applies horizontal pressure on a pin that locks into a rounded groove on the lug. Other methods of a catch or detent may also be used. If the fore-end chassis section does not have holes for the lug, a modifying plate can be added to the firearm so that the firearm can couple to the ball head via the lug.
Also disclosed herein is a shooting rest for a firearm having a fore-end chassis, the shooting rest comprising 1) a mounting base having a handle and configured to support one or more weights 2) a mount coupled to the mounting base, the mount being configured for partial rotation, wherein the rotation has at least two degrees of freedom and 3) a lug configured to insert and lock into the mount and the fore-end chassis of a firearm. Preferably, the two or more degrees of freedom consists of at least pitch and yaw. This mount does not need to be a ball head and can be any mechanism to provide pitch and yaw allowing for a shooter to turn the gun from left and right and raise and lower the angle of shooting. A disc within a shaft or ring would be sufficient to provide the left and right degree of freedom or yaw. Rotation about a horizontal shaft could allow a shooter to shoot at lower or higher targets which allows the shooter to change the pitch. Other mechanisms known in the art can be used to provide the two or more degrees of freedom on the mount.
In another embodiment of the shooting rest, there is a support member that couples the mounting base to the mount. The support member couples to the mount via a connecting shaft and can move up and down to provide an additional degree of freedom.
In another embodiment of the shooting rest, the lug locks into the mount with a detent. The preferred detent comprising a spring applying pressure to a pin that fits into a grooved on the lug.
In a preferred embodiment of the shooting rest, a preferred ball head is disclosed comprising an upper body and a lower body. Together, the two surround a cavity that holds a ball that is connected to a base. The upper body and lower body are held together at one end with a vertical bold that can tighten to pull the upper body and lower body closer together to tighten around the ball. This allows the upper body and lower body to rotate around the ball before being tightened. The upper body also has a rail surface that allows the firearm to rest upon. The bolt is perpendicular to the shooting line of the firearm. The tightening knob coupled to the bolt is in a plane parallel to the firearm.
In a further preferred embodiment the rail surface has at least one hole with a spring configured to push a lug in a plane perpendicular to the rail surface.
In a further preferred embodiment, the ball head further comprises a first arm and a second arm capable of moving laterally in a plane that is parallel to the rail surface.
In another embodiment the ball head further comprises a second hole with a second spring configured to push a second lug in a plane perpendicular to the rail surface.
In another embodiment, the ball head has a front and a back and the knob is located at the back of the mount.
In another preferred embodiment, a shooting rest is disclosed comprising a ball head comprising an upper body having an upper cavity and a rail surface a lower body having a lower cavity and a threaded hole a base that includes a ball configured to be rotatably maintained within a cavity defined by the upper cavity and the lower cavity a bolt in a plane perpendicular to the rail surface that is on the upper body, the bolt having threads and a knob, wherein the knob is in a plane parallel to the rail surface and is capable of turning to decrease or increase the space between the upper body and the lower body to selectively inhibit or allow movement of the upper and lower body with respect to the ball wherein the ball head has a distal side and a proximal side and the knob is positioned on the proximal side wherein the upper body and the lower body are configured to rotate relative to the ball on the base for pitch, yaw, and roll and wherein the base is coupled to a weight of over twenty pounds.
In another embodiment, the shooting rest further comprises a first arm and a second arm capable of moving laterally in a plane that is parallel to the rail surface.
In another embodiment, the rail surface has at least one hole with a spring and a lug, the spring configured to push the lug in a plane perpendicular to the rail surface and beyond the rail surface.
In another embodiment, the shooting rest also has a second hole with a second spring and second spring, the second spring configured to push the second lug in a plane perpendicular to the rail surface.
In another embodiment, the base is coupled to a weight that is positioned on the distal side of the ball head.
In another embodiment disclosed herein, a shooting rest is disclosed for absorbing recoil of a firearm wherein the firearm has a buttstock section, a grip section, and a fore-end chassis section. This allows the buttstock section to be shouldered by a shooter. This rest has a mounting base configured to support one or more weights, a ball head having a surface for resting a firearm and a tightening knob that rotates in a plane that is parallel to the surface for resting a firearm, the ball head being configured for rotation, wherein the rotation has at least three degrees of freedom, a protrusion extending from the surface for resting a firearm configured to couple the ball head by preventing lateral movement of a firearm relative to the ball head by contacting the fore-end chassis section.
In another embodiment, the ball head has a proximal end and a distal end, and the tightening knob is positioned at the proximal end.
In another embodiment, the shooting rest also has a support member to support the ball head and configured to add an additional degree of freedom.
In another embodiment, the protrusion is configured to retract into the surface for resting a firearm. In this respect, the protrusion is the retractable lug described above.
In another embodiment, the ball head is configured for pitch, yaw, and roll.
In another embodiment, the support member includes a support height wheel configured to move the ball head up and down.
In another embodiment, the mounting base is configured to support up to one hundred pounds.
In another embodiment, the ball head has a proximal side and a distal side, and wherein the mounting base is configured to support weights on the distal side.
In another embodiment, the mounting base includes a threaded post, a locking nut, and removable spacers.
In another embodiment, the mounting base includes two removable lips.
In another preferred embodiment of the shooting rest, the shooting rest comprises a mounting base configured to support one or more weights, a ball head, the ball head being configured for rotation, wherein the rotation has at least three degrees of freedom, a protrusion configured to couple the ball head to one of the non-buttstock sections by fitting vertically into one of the non-buttstock sections and vertically into the ball head and wherein the ball head has a tightening wheel, the tightening wheel positioned in a plane that is parallel to the firearm.
In another embodiment, the ball head has a distal end and a proximal end and the tightening wheel is positioned at the proximal end.
In another embodiment, the shooting rest also has a support member to support the ball head and configured to add an additional degree of freedom by allowing the ball head to move vertically.
In another embodiment, the protrusion is a retractable lug.
In another embodiment, the ball head is configured for pitch, yaw, and roll.
In another embodiment, the support member is configured to move the ball head up and down by turning a wheel that is in a plane that is parallel to the base.
In another embodiment, the mounting base includes a threaded post, a locking nut, and a removable spacer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the firearm rest.

FIG. 2 shows the most basic example of the firearm rest.

FIG. 3 shows a detail of the preferred ball head and lug.

FIG. 4 shows a detail of the preferred mount coupling to a firearm.

FIG. 5 shows a detail of the modifying plate.

FIG. 6 shows a cutaway of an embodiment of the ball head.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the ball head.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the preferred ball head.

FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the ball head and mounting base.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the ball head that locks into the firearm.

FIG. 11 shows the shooting rest chair.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the shooting rest chair.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

It should be understood that although illustrative implements of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are provided below, the disclosed systems and/or methods may be implemented using multiple approaches. The disclosure should in no way be limited to the illustrative implementations and drawings included. These implementations and drawings may be modified within the scope of the claims with their full scope of equivalents.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the firearm rest 100 that can support a firearm at the firearm fore-end chassis section 106 or the grip section 131 or anywhere that is not the back of the firearm buttstock 108. The rest 100 is comprised of a mounting base 101, a mount 105 and a lug 107. The preferred mount 105 is a ball head which allows the mount to rotate around a sphere or ball that is inside a spherical enclosure and provides the preferred three degrees of freedom. The preferred ball head 105 has a mount knob 110 that locks the sphere or ball in place or locks the mount in place. The mount knob 110 comprises a knob connected to a screw that tightens around the sphere locking it in place. While the ball head is preferred, another means for providing just two degrees of freedom shall be within the scope of this firearm rest. The mount is further comprised of a balancing surface 111 that for a firearm to rest upon. The firearm may be locked in with a lug 107 that fits vertically 132 into a hole (401 on FIG. 4 ) on a fore-end chassis section 106 of a firearm but could fit anywhere on the firearm that would not interfere with a shooter from resting the stock of the gun at the shoulder of a shooter.
In some embodiments, the mount 105 could couple directing to the base 101 but in the preferred embodiment, an intermediary support member 109 couples the mount 105 to the base 101. The shaft 109 encloses a support member 104 that can rise up and down by turning a wheel 134. Alternatively or in addition, the support member 104 may be locked into place by turning a base knob 103 that screws into the shaft 109 and locks into the support member 104 to lock the support member at a given height in a similar manner to the mount knob 110.
Preferably, the base 101 has a plurality of legs 102. The legs are short. The base may also have a strap 109 that can lock additional weight that can be placed on the base 101. Preferably, the base also has a handle 112 making it easily transportable.
The firearm rest system 100 does not include the firearm. Various materials can be used to make the components of the firearm rest 100, with metals and strong polymers being the preferred materials.
FIG. 2 shows a basic embodiment of the firearm rest 100 that focuses on how the rest attached to a part that is not the butt-stock of the firearm, allowing the firearm to be shouldered. The rest supports a firearm that has a buttstock section 201 and a non-buttstock section 202. The firearm rest 100 will support the firearm at any point on the non-buttstock section 202 of the firearm to avoid interfering with a shooters ability to shoulder the firearm. The basic rest is comprised of a lug 107, a mount 105 configured to provide at least two degrees of freedom of motion, those degrees being pitch and yaw, and a base 101.
FIG. 3 provides more detail on the preferred embodiment of the mount 105 and lug 107. The preferred mount 105 is a ball head that provides three degrees of rotation, those degrees being roll 301, pitch 303, and yaw 302. While three degrees of rotation is preferred, two degrees of rotation are also within the bounds of the disclosed invention. The lug 107 has a curved groove 306. The lug 107 fits into a hole 307 on the balancing surface 111. Inside the balancing surface 111 near the hole 307 there is a detent for holding the lug 107 in place. The preferred detent is comprised of a spring 305 that applies horizontal pressure to a pin 304 that fits into the curved groove 306 on the lug 107.
In the preferred embodiment, the lug fits into one or more holes 401 on the firearm fore-end chassis section as shown in FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 shows multiple holes 401, but only one hole 401 is necessary. These holes 401 are commonly found on the fore-end chassis section of many appropriate firearms.
Some firearms do not have fore-end chassis sections that have otherwise empty holes beneath the barrel of the firearm. Such firearms include common wooden stock firearms. However, these firearms still have similar characteristics such that the common wooden stock firearm can be modified with the modifying plate to couple to, and be included in at least one embodiment, the rest system disclosed and claimed herein. FIG. 5 illustrates the rest 100 used with a wood stock firearm that does not have a fore-end chassis section that has an available hole for the lug 107 to fit into. However, the firearm can be modified with a modifying plate 501. Woodstock firearms still have a fore-end chassis that connects to the trigger system with a rear end action screw and a front end action screw. The front end action screw fits into the hold at 511 and the rear end action screw fits into the hole at 512. The front end action screw and front end action screw hole 511 are configured to transfer but not substantially absorb recoil. This type of firearm also typically has a front end swivel stud that fits into the hole at 504. This hold and stud cannot necessarily transfer significant recoil and is used for a carrying strap that connects to the rear of the buttstock section.
The modifying plate 501 can be coupled to the firearm by using two longer screws or studs 502 and 503 and putting those into the swivel hold 504 and the front end action screw hole 511. The studs 502 and 503 have quick detach ends 504 so that the modifying plate 501 can be quickly and easily removed. The modifying plate 501 has at least one lug hole 507 for coupling to the lug. The modifying plate 501 should be of sufficient thickness so that the lug 107 can fit into the one or more lug holes 507. The modifying plate will more preferably have a second hold 506 and third hole 505 for the lugs.
This base 101 can have a weight post that can hold standard lifting weights. The system may include spacers to go in between the weights. The system may also include a threaded section on the weight post to separate the weights. This threaded section will be capable of taking an end cap to hold the weights in place.
FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 show additional embodiments of the ball head. FIG. 6 is a cutaway wherein the cutaway is in the same plane as the firearm. The ball head 650 has an upper body 604 with a hole and an associated upper cavity 620, and a rail surface 614 where the rail of the firearm will sit. The ball head also has a lower body 606 with a threaded hole 625 with an associated lower cavity 621. The upper cavity 620 and lower cavity 621 hold a ball 607 that is coupled to a base, of which different embodiments are shown in various figures disclosed herein. A bolt 602 fits into the hold on the upper body 604 and the threaded hole on the lower body. Alternatively, the hole on the upper body that receives the bolt could be the threaded hole or both holes could be threaded. The ball head has a proximal end 634 and a distal end 635. When the firearm is shouldered, the shooter will be at the proximal end 634 of the ball head. The bolt is coupled to a tightening knob 601. The tightening knob 601 is in a plane that is parallel to the rail surface and is also located at the proximal end 634 of the ball head. This allows for easy adjustment while aiming, as the wheel is in an ergonomically pleasing position. While the shooter is aiming with hands in the traditional grip settings (for a right handed shooter, the right hand holds the buttstock and trigger area while the left fore-end chassis section), a right handed shooter can easily tighten or loosen the knob with his or her left thumb. The tightening knob is located lower than the bore and below the grip or buttstock section. The center of the tightening knob is located directly beneath the center axis of the gun or shooting trajectory.
When the tightening knob is turned in a tightening direction, the upper body and the lower body close in upon each other to decrease the volume or space 626 that comprise the upper cavity 620 and lower cavity 621. When the tightening knob is loosened, the volume of the cavity increases to loosen the position and allow aiming of the firearm while not moving the base.
The ball head also has at least one locking lug 613 that sits in a hole 611 in the upper body 604 on top of a spring 612. In another embodiment, the ball head may have a second lug 631 in a second hole 632 above a second spring 633.
FIG. 7 shows a non-cutaway of a ball head 750 with preferred elements including a support member 702 and one or more protrusions 711 and 701. In the most preferred embodiment, the one or more protrusions are one or more retractable lugs. In the preferred embodiment, the support member is threaded and adds a vertical degree of freedom 703 to the shooting rest. The support member 702 will move vertically when the support wheel 704 is rotated which raises and lowers the ball head and thereby the firearm.
FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the ball head 850 with a first arm 801 and a second arm 802 that move laterally to squeeze the rail of a firearm. To tighten, a user will turn a knob 804 coupled to a bolt 803 that will move the first arm 801 and the second arm 802 closer or farther away, depending upon the direction the knob 804 is turned. Instead of the retractable locking lug, at least one protrusion 810 will extend from the shooting rest surface 814 and hold a firearm from moving laterally along the sight of the gun by blocking the firearm at a picitany rail, pins, or a block or stop that is on the firearm. A second protrusion 811 allows the shooter more places to rest the firearm. An adjustment know 851 is positioned on the side of the shooter or on the same side of the ball head as the buttstock.
FIG. 9 discloses a preferred embodiment of the shooting rest 908 by way of the mounting base 910 and ball head 915. The mounting base 910 includes a threaded post 901 that can be attached and detached to the mounting base 910 with a bolt 914 that screws into the threaded post beneath the mounting base 910. The post 901 is sized to fit non standard one inch hole weights but one or more spacers 902 allow it to fit standard two inch hole weightlifting weights 904. The weights are locked on using a locking nut 903. In the most preferred embodiment, the locking nut 903 is grooved.
The post 901 can be removed and a first lip 907 can be attached with screws 905. An option second lip 920 can also be attached with screws 921. The at least one lip 907 can hold bags of heavy granulated materials or other types of weight. Preferably, the weight is on the distal side of the ball head. The most preferred ball head 915 comprises at least one protrusion 911 and a tightening wheel proximal to the ball head. The ball head 915 is tightened in place with a knob 950 that is located on the proximal 911 side of the ball head.
FIG. 10 shows a dynalock fitting 1001 which is t-shaped and fits into various embodiments of the top of the ball head 1002 that has an extension with an opening 1012. The fitting 1001 has a protrusion 1003 that makes the t-shape and fits into the opening 1012. The protrusion 1001 fits into an opening 1012 in the ball head 1002 which allows a lug 1007 to insert through the top of the ball head 1002 at openings 1010 and 1009 and through the protrusion 1003 to hold the dynalock 1001 in place. The lug 1007 has a threaded end 1008 that mates to a threaded hole 1009 on the top of the ball head 1002. The dynalock fitting 1001 has at least one extension 1005 that can move up or down by turning a lug 1004.
In other embodiments, the ball head and or support member can attached to any form of weight. For example, the weight could be the shooters weight such as if the ball head was at least indirectly coupled to a chair used by the shooter.
To use any of the firearm rests disclosed herein, a shooter will place a firearm on the balancing surface of a rotatable mount in a way that allows the protrusion to fit vertically into the front-end chassis section and or grip section and lock into any firearm slot of the firearm or the slot 507 of the modifying plate 501. The desired weights can be place on the base to absorb some or all of the recoil of the firearm. The firearm can be rotated so that the firearm can be aimed at the desired target. Once the firearm is aimed, it can be locked in place by tightening the ball head knob or tightening wheel and the base knob or wheel, if applicable.
In an embodiment disclosed herein, a support member 104 is coupled to a shaft 109 that is fixed to a base 101. A mount 105 is threaded onto the support member 104. A firearm is placed on the top of the mount and a lug 107 fits vertically into an extension off the mount 107 and into a hole on the firearm. The lug is locked into place by locking into the extension off the ball head. The weight of the firearm keeps the firearm coupled to the firearm.
FIG. 11 shows the preferred embodiment for a shooting rest chair 1120. The shooting rest chair has a seat 1101 for supporting a shooter. The shooting rest chair 1120 has a base 1122 that contacts the ground or surface and the base is preferably comprised of three or more support legs 1109, 1110 and 1111. A frame 1121 supports the seat 1101 and is of minimal weight. In one embodiment, the frame is comprised of a lateral support bar 1104, a main vertical support 1103, and a vertical support member 1105 for the seat and a vertical support member 1107 for the firearm mount 1112. Other light configurations of support members are also within the scope of this invention.
Regardless of the configuration, the frame 1121 must be rigid so that the recoil created by a firearm, which will impart a primarily lateral force, is absorbed by the weight of the shooters sitting in the seat 1101. The frame 1121 connects to the base at a central portion 1108 which is where the support legs 1109, 1110 and 1111 intersect. The frame should also be as light as possible to make it portable. Aluminum is an ideal material.
The firearm mount 1112 has a vertical protrusion 1113 that locks into a firearm to prevent lateral movement when a shooter's weight is imparted on the seat 1101, which does not move laterally with respect to the frame 1121.
The ideal firearm mount 1112 is one of the embodiments of the ball head described herein. However, other mounts are also sufficient. In the preferred embodiment, the central portion 1108 is a pivot point. The firearm, frame, seat, and firearm mount can rotate relative to the base because the shooting rest chair has a pivot point 1108 where the frame couples to the base 1122. The pivot point 1108 can be locked with a locking pin 1114.
The seat 1101 is what holds the weight to absorb the recoil from a firearm, and that weight being the shooters weight. Instead of the recoil being absorbed just by the shooter's shoulder, the invented shooting rest chair 1120 more evenly distributes the recoil to the shooters entire body or at least the amount of the shooter's body is supported by the seat. The seat 1101 is between the two rear legs 1111 and 1109. The seat 1101, frame 1121, and mount 1112 are configured to pivot at the pivot point 1108, but the seat 1101 does not move past the rear legs 1111 and 1109 so that the weight of the shooter is always between the rear legs 1111 and 1109. The seat is not directly over the pivot point, but is instead offset at least one fifth of the length of the rear legs 1111 and 1109.
The pivot point 108 is positioned at the center of the base 1122 or where the at least three support legs 1109, 1110, and 1111 intersect. When a shooter is sitting in the seat 1101, the shooter will face the direction of the front leg 1110 although that position can rotate approximately sixty degrees to either side because of the pivot point 1108. The firearm mount 1112 is positioned on the opposite side of the central portion 1108 of the base from the seat 1101.
FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the shooting rest chair with a tray 1201 and lug 1202 for use by the shooter.

Claims

We claim:

1. A shooting rest chair for supporting a shooter and a firearm, the shooting rest chair comprising:

a base

a seat

a shooting rest with a vertical lug configured to fit into a firearm or firearm mount to prevent lateral movement of the firearm or firearm mount with respect to the shooting rest chair

a frame that supports the seat and the shooting rest in a rigid matter such that the frame, seat, and shooting rest cannot move laterally with respect to each other.

2. The shooting rest of claim 1, wherein the base is comprised of three or more support legs.

3. The shooting rest of claim 2, wherein the three or more support legs are adjustable.

4. The shooting rest of claim 1, wherein the seat is vertically adjustable.

5. The shooting rest of claim 1, the frame further comprising a lateral support bar and three angled vertical support bars.

6. The shooting rest of claim 1, wherein the frame is coupled to the base at a pivot point allowing the frame, seat, and shooting rest to rotate with respect to the base.

7. A shooting rest chair for a firearm having a buttstock section and one or more non-buttstock sections, the shooting rest chair comprising:

a base;

a seat;

a firearm rest having a vertical protrusion configured to couple the ball head to one of the non-buttstock sections by fitting vertically into one of the non-buttstock sections and vertically into the ball head;

and a frame that supports the seat and the firearm rest.

8. The shooting rest chair of claim 7, wherein the firearm rest is a ball head being configured for rotation, wherein the rotation has at least three degrees of freedom.

9. The shooting rest chair of claim 8, wherein the ball head has a tightening wheel, the tightening wheel positioned in a plane that is parallel to the firearm.

10. The shooting rest chair of claim 7, wherein the base is comprised of three or more support legs.

11. The shooting rest chair of claim 10, wherein the three or more support legs are adjustable.

12. The shooting rest chair of claim 7, the frame further comprising a lateral support bar and three angled vertical support bars.

13. The shooting rest chair of claim 7, wherein the frame is coupled to the base at a pivot point allowing the frame, seat, and shooting rest to rotate with respect to the base.

14. The shooting rest chair of claim 8, further comprising a support member to support the ball head and configured to add an additional degree of freedom.

15. The shooting rest chair of claim 8, wherein the protrusion is a retractable lug.

16. The shooting rest chair of claim 8, where the ball head is configured for pitch, yaw, and roll.

17. A shooting rest chair for absorbing recoil of a firearm having a buttstock section, a grip section, and a fore-end chassis section, in a manner that removes the recoil from the buttstock section and allows the buttstock section to be shouldered by a user comprising:

a base;

a seat;

a firearm mount, the firearm mount comprising

a surface for resting a firearm;

a protrusion extending from the surface for resting a firearm configured to couple the firearm mount by preventing lateral movement of a firearm relative to the firearm mount by contacting the fore-end chassis section;

a frame that supports the seat and the firearm mount.

18. The shooting rest chair of claim 17, wherein the firearm mount is a ball head configured to allow the firearm to be rotated with respect to the frame.

19. The shooting rest chair of claim 17, wherein the base is comprised of three or more support legs.

20. The shooting rest of claim 17, wherein the three or more support legs are adjustable.

21. A shooting rest chair comprising:

a seat;

a base comprising at least two rear legs and at least one front leg;

a frame;

a firearm mount;

wherein the frame attaches to central portion of the base;

wherein the seat is positioned between the at least two rear legs and offset behind the central portion of the base; and

wherein the firearm mount is positioned in front of the central portion of the base.