Abstract: A foldable and collapsible rifle stand comprising a vertical spade shaped earth-engaging spike with front and rear surfaces, a vertical and forwardly opening channel and a foot engaging head at the upper end of the spike and bridging the channel, an elongate, vertical column slidably engaged in the channel and with said header, a rest plate at the upper end of the column and defining laterally spaced rearwardly opening rifle stock grip receiving notches; said column is shiftable from a down position where the plate occurs adjacent the header to an up position where it is spaced above the header, an elongate flat butt support pivotally carried by the header and shiftable from a vertical position where it occurs adjacent said rear surface to a horizontal position where it projects rearwardly from the header and in which position it defines horizontal upwardly disposed support surfaces to engage the butt ends of rifle stock and a pair of laterally spaced forwardly disposed butt head-engaging stops in downward an

Abstract: A portable, light-weight, earth engageable gun rack adapted, when in use, to safely, effectively and dependably support a brace of two rifles or shot guns in ready to engage and use position and which, when not in use, can be collapsed and folded into a small, neat, convenient to carry package-like unit. When in use, the rack has major dimensions of approximately 40 inches .times. 7 inches .times. 7 inches and when collapsed and folded has dimensions of approximately 18 inches .times. 7 inches .times. 2 inches.