Abstract: A gun rest for firearms which is characterized by a monopod having a base tube or cylinder and a plurality of nesting, tapered interior tubes or cylinders, each having a successively smaller diameter and arranged in a concentric, normally retracted, telescoping configuration inside the base tube. A monopod clamp is removably attached to the firearm barrel forward of the forestock, and pivotally carries the closed end of the base tube to secure the base tube to the barrel. When not in use the monopod is positioned in an essentially parallel, retracted relationship to, and beneath the barrel of the firearm. In its functional position the monopod is pivoted on the monopod clamp in an essentially perpendicular relationship to the firearm barrel, with the interior tubes or cylinders selectively and telescopically extended from the base tube and temporarily locked to provide a secure rest for aiming and shooting the firearm.

Abstract: A gun rest for firearms which is characterized by a monopod having a base cylinder and a plurality of nesting, tapered interior tubes or cylinders, each having a successively smaller diameter and arranged in concentric, normally retracted, telescoping configuration inside the base cylinder. A mount plate is provided with a pivot clamp at one end for pivotal cooperation with the base cylinder, and a monopod clamp at the opposite end for removably securing the opposite end of the base cylinder to the plate. The mount plate is further provided with a pair of upwardly extending barrel clamps mounted in spaced relationship on opposite sides of the plate from the pivot clamp and the monopod clamp, respectively, for removable attachment of the monopod and mount plate to the barrel of a gun or rifle. When not in use the monopod is positioned in essentially parallel, retracted relationship to and beneath the mount plate and the barrel of the firearm.