Abstract: A shooting stick for supporting a hand-held pistol, includes a post, one end of which is adapted to touch the ground, and the other end is adapted to support the barrel of a pistol. The post is adjustable in length so that the height of the pistol-supporting end above the ground can be adjusted to accommodate the stature of the user of the pistol. A shelf is slidably supported near the upper end of the post in such a way that the butt of a pistol resting on the shelf can be properly positioned in the upper-supporting end of the post. The shelf is pivotally connected to the sliding support, and the post can consist of two pieces slidably interconnected so that the arrangement of shelf and the post parts can be collapsed so as to occupy a minimum space.