Weapon rest for rifles and the like

Claim 1

A weapon rest for rifles and similar firearms comprising: a support section for supporting the weapon, a body carrying the support section, said body defining a central recess and a plurality of cylindrical blind holes, each hole having an axis parallel to the walls of the hole, the holes being in communication with the central recess and extending radially outwardly therefrom, a plurality of support legs each having an indented portion adjacent an end wherein the end has a cross-sectional configuration along the region of the leg adjacent the end to accommodate effective sliding engagement into said blind holes wherein axial deflection of a leg relative to the axis of its receiving blind hole is substantially prevented by the close confinement of that region of the leg adjacent said end within the receiving blind hole, and central lock means mountable in the central recess for direct engagement with the indented portions of said legs to releasably secure the legs in the blind holes.