Hitch mounted shooting support

A shooting support for a vehicle including a tailgate and vehicle hitch tube, comprising:

• a hitch-supported lower tube including a first end configured for insertion into and securement to the vehicle hitch tube and having a second end;
• an angle-adjustable length-adjustable upper tube including a lower end and an upper end, the lower end including a first axis-defining hole and a first clamp-receiving hole;
• parallel plate brackets fixed to the second end and extending upwardly to define a space therebetween receiving the lower end, each bracket including a second axis-defining hole and an arcuate slot extending at least partially around the second axis-defining hole, the first clamp-receiving hole being aligned with a portion of the slot when the first and second axis-defining holes are aligned;
• an axle pin extending through the first and second axis-defining holes such that the upper tube is angularly adjustable from a vertical position toward the first end nearer the tailgate;
• a clamp including a headed shaft extending through the clamp-receiving holes and the slots with a head engaging one of the plate brackets and including a handled nut threadably engaging the shaft and engaging the other of the plate brackets, the nut including a handle that can be grasp to rotate the nut and clamp the brackets against the upper tube to fix a selected position;
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• a table attached to a top of the upper tube;
• whereby a user can infinitely adjust an angle and length the upper tube to position the table at a desired horizontal and vertical location relative to the table and to the tailgate.

A method of adjusting a shooting support on a vehicle having a tailgate, comprising:

• providing a shooting bench having a lower tube, a pivoted upper tube, and a pivoted table;
• inserting and then securing a first end of the lower tube to a vehicle hitch tube;
• adjusting an angle-adjustable upper tube on the lower tube to define a first angle between 0 and 90 degrees with the lower tube, including moving the table away from a vertical position over an outer end of the lower tube and moving the table toward the tailgate;
• clamping the upper tube to fix the first angle using a first clamp;
• adjusting a shooting table on the upper tube to define a second angle between 0 and 90 degrees with the upper tube;
• clamping the table to fix the second angle using a second clamp;
• wherein the upper tube includes first and second telescoping tubes adapted for extension and includes a third clamp for securing the first and second telescoping tubes in a desired extended position;
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• extending and then fixing a selected extended position using the third clamp;
• whereby a person shooting a gun can rest the gun on the table and also sit on the tailgate with their weight resting comfortably on the tailgate and with their arms, hands, and gun at an ergonomic position relative to their seated position.