Rear rifle stabilizer
OwnerNeil H Manguminventor
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to stabilizers for rifles. More specifically, the invention is a rear rifle stabilizer (RRS) designed to replace the current methods of stabilizing a rifle for accurate fire. The RRS comprises a base block having a recess at the top thereof such as a curved U-shaped or V-shaped recess. Lining the recess is an air bladder operatively connected to a hand operated air pump and release valve capable of very minor movement. The purpose of the air bladder is to give the shooter the ability to make very small adjustments in elevation without taking his/her eye away from the sights of the rifle or make any major body movements.
Claims9
A rear rifle stabilizer for providing controllable adjustments to the orientation of a rifle's buttstock, comprising:
- a base block, said base block having front and rear ends and a top surface there-between, said top surface defining a slope having positive elevation from said front end in the direction of said rear end, said top surface further defining a recess therein for accommodating a rifle's buttstock;
- an air bladder, said air bladder lining at least a part of said recess;
- an air hand pump;
- and
- an air release valve,
- wherein said air bladder is in operable communication with said hand pump and said air release valve such that said hand pump and said release valve enable a shooter to make adjustments in the inflation or deflation of said air bladder to enable adjustments to the orientation of a rifle's buttstock.
A method for adjusting the elevation, and by implication de-elevation, of a rifle buttstock, comprising the steps of:
- providing a rifle having a buttstock;
- providing a rear rifle stabilizer, said rear rifle stabilizer comprising a base block having a top surface and a recess disposed in the top surface of the base block, said recess being at least partly lined by an air bladder, said air bladder operatively connected to a hand pump and an air release valve;
- resting the buttstock on the air bladder;
- and
- making adjustments to the elevation of the buttstock by making adjustments to the air bladder by means of the hand pump and the air release valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.