A fixture is provided for supporting load from weapons recoil, being mountable on a flat bed of a road vehicle disposed on ground. The flat bed can receive a weapons mount. The vehicle has longitudinal, lateral and vertical orientation directions. The fixture includes a horizontal deck, a slide assembly, a dampener housing, port and starboard lateral beams, together with first, second and third posts. The horizontal deck receives the weapons mount. The slide assembly supports the deck. The dampener housing receives the slide assembly. The port and starboard lateral beams extend laterally from the dampener housing. The first and second posts extend vertically downward from their corresponding beams to engage the ground. The third post extends vertically downward from the housing to engage the ground. Brackets on the slide assembly extend longitudinally from the platform for enabling the vehicle to drive away from the fixture. The posts are retractable for stowage and extendible for raising the flat bed above the ground.

A recoil management system.

A portable, firearm support stand. The stand has a foldable, collapsible and expandable leg system, a handle connected to the leg system, and a firearm support also connected to the leg system. The foldable leg system includes first, second, third and fourth legs, each leg having a bottom, a top region and a midpoint region. The top regions of the first and third legs are pivotally connected to each other. The top regions of the second and fourth legs are pivotally connected to each other. The midpoint regions of the first and second legs are pivotally connected to each other. And the midpoint regions of the third and fourth legs are pivotally connected to each other. The handle is disposed at the top region of one leg. The firearm support is disposed at the top region of one leg.

A mount for holding and locking a firearm thereto. The mount includes an upwardly extending support mounted to a base, in turn, fixedly securable to a surface. The top end portion of the support is configured to extend into the magazine well of the firearm and has a mount pin slidably moveable into the firearm preventing removal of the firearm from the mount. A mechanism is provided for controllably moving the mount pin.

A line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to the arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a first and second locking devices, each of which includes a handle member adapted for attachment to a rotation mechanism. The rotation mechanism is coupled to a translation mechanism adapted for, during maneuver of the locking devices, converting rotational motion into translator motion. The translation mechanism includes a pressing portion provided for abutment against an abutment area of the apparatus.

A line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to the arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a first and second locking devices, each of which includes a handle member adapted for attachment to a rotation mechanism. The rotation mechanism is coupled to a translation mechanism adapted for, during maneuver of the locking devices, converting rotational motion into translator motion. The translation mechanism includes a pressing portion provided for abutment against an abutment area of the apparatus.

The present invention regards a line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to said arrangement, comprising a locking device for locking the apparatus to the arrangement comprising a handle member adapted for attachment to a rotation mechanism coupled to a translation mechanism adapted for, during maneuver of the locking device, converting rotational motion into translator motion, a pressing portion of the translation mechanism is provided for abutment against an abutment area of the apparatus. The translation mechanism comprising a resilient member provided for urging said pressing portion against the abutment area.

The present invention regards a line-of-sight apparatus locking arrangement for demountably securing a line-of-sight apparatus to said arrangement, comprising a locking device for locking the apparatus to the arrangement comprising a handle member adapted for attachment to a rotation mechanism coupled to a translation mechanism adapted for, during maneuver of the locking device, converting rotational motion into translator motion, a pressing portion of the translation mechanism is provided for abutment against an abutment area of the apparatus. The translation mechanism comprising a resilient member provided for urging said pressing portion against the abutment area.

Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for a space-saving suspension system. In various embodiments, the apparatus may comprise a fine suspension device, a coarse suspension device, and a mechanical assembly. In various embodiments, the fine suspension device is arranged at an angle greater than zero degrees from the z-axis. In various embodiments, the mechanical assembly is coupled to the fine suspension device and a payload, such that when a force is exerted on the mechanical assembly by the payload, an applied force is transmitted to the fine suspension device.

A rifle holder hinge mechanism comprising a support block with rifle hook attached thereto, the support block having a sleeve for receiving a hinge pin, and a hinge block, the hinge block having a hinge block sleeve, with a hinge pin rotatable within the hinge block sleeve. The support block further comprises a projection or detent, and the hinge block further comprise a cutaway or recess configured to receive the detent and limit rotation of the detent of the support block relative to the hinge block. Rotation may be limited 90 degrees such that the rifle holder hinge mechanism has a first position for receiving a weapon and a second position when it is not in use.