A gun support includes an elongated base having a stock cradle at one end and a barrel saddle at the other for supporting a long barrel gun in position for shooting. A hinge has one hinge plate pivotally connected to the elongated base for pivotal movement in a plane parallel to the hinge plate. The other hinge plate is adapted to be attached to a support surface adjacent a horizontal edge thereof, whereby the gun may pivoted about the hinge pin and the base mounting pin to sight the gun for shooting, and pivoted about the hinge pin to position the gun in a safe, nozzle down position when not in use for shooting.