Adjustable gun pad for a shooting garment

Claim 1

A shooting garment comprising: coat means for extending over a wearer's shoulders and having a front portion and a rear portion; a first VELCRO means anchored at each end thereof to said front portion of said coat means for overlying one shoulder of the wearer, said first velcro means being substantially vertically disposed when said coat means in being worn; pad means for cushioning the recoil shock from a gun in use when placed against said pad means; second VELCRO means operably attached to said pad means for selective engagement with said first VELCRO means, said first VELCRO means being substantially vertically longer than said second VELCRO means whereby said pad means can be adjusted vertically by placing the second VELCRO means at different places on said first VELCRO means; and further wherein an intermediate portion of said first VELCRO means intermediate the ends thereof is not attached to the front portion of the coat means thereunder, and said pad means further comprises: flap means attached along one edge thereof to the back of said pad means and having third VELCRO means attached to the opposite free edge thereof; and fourth VELCRO means attached to the back of said pad means for selective engagement with said third VELCRO means whereby said flap means can be extended between said intermediate portion of the first VELCRO means and the front portion of said coat means when said third and fourth VELCRO means are disengaged with respect to each other and reconnected once the second VELCRO means is connected at the desired location to said first VELCRO means.