Recoil-reducing firearm shooting rest having tank

1. A recoil-reducing shooting rest for use by a shooter when shooting a firearm, the firearm having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the shooting rest comprising:

a frame;

a forward firearm support connected to the frame and configured to support the forward portion of the firearm;

a rear firearm support connected to the frame and configured to support the rearward portion of the firearm, the rear firearm support including a stop configured to inhibit rearward movement of the firearm with respect to the frame when the firearm is supported by the forward and rear firearm supports and fired;

a liquid tank formed separately from and supported by the frame, the liquid tank including a container having a top, a bottom, a front end, a rear end, and opposite left and right sides, the container having an interior and configured to hold a volume of liquid in the interior to increase an effective mass of the shooting rest to reduce recoil felt by the shooter when the firearm is supported by the shooting rest and fired, the container including a liquid port in fluid communication with the interior of the container, and the liquid tank including a cover configured to selectively open and close the liquid port;

the container has a height extending between the top and bottom of the container, a length extending between the front and rear ends of the container, and a width extending between the left and right sides of the container, and wherein the container includes a head and a tail, the head of the container sized to hold a first volume of liquid, the tail of the container sized to hold a second volume of liquid less than the first volume of liquid, the head of the container having a width extending widthwise of the container, the tail of the container having a width extending widthwise of the container and being less than the width of the head, the head located forward of the rear firearm support, and the tail extending rearward from the head toward the rear firearm support.

2. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member in engagement with respective opposing first and second surfaces of the container, the first and second frame members being secured to each other to press against said respective opposing first and second surfaces.

3. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member in engagement with respective opposing first and second surfaces of the container, the first and second frame members being secured to each other to sandwich the container, the container including a first recess bounded by the first surface of the container, the container including a second recess bounded by the second surface of the container, the first frame member including a frame portion received in the first recess, and the second frame member including a frame portion received in the second recess.

4. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the first recess is located on a first side of the container and the second recess is located on a second side of the container opposite the first side.

5. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frame is in nested engagement with the container and the nested engagement of the frame with the container is configured to prevent forward movement of the container with respect to the frame when the firearm is supported by the shooting rest and fired.

6. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the nested engagement of the frame with the container is configured to prevent rearward, downward, leftward, and rightward movement of the tank with respect to the frame.

7. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member in engagement with respective opposing first and second surfaces of the container, the first and second frame members secured to each other to press against said respective opposing first and second surfaces.

8. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the container includes a first recess and the frame includes a first frame portion extending along and received in the first recess to nest the frame and the container.

9. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the container includes second, third, and fourth recesses and the frame includes second, third, and fourth frame portions extending along and received in the respective second, third, and fourth recesses to nest the frame and the container.

10. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a roll support on which the shooting rest is configured to be rolled to pour liquid from the basin out of the liquid port.

11. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the roll support is defined by the container.

12. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the container has a width extending between the left and right sides of the container, and the roll support is located at a forward end of the shooting rest forward from the rear firearm support and extends widthwise with respect to the container.

13. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the basin extends forward of a forward most portion of the frame.

14. A recoil-reducing shooting rest for use by a shooter when shooting a firearm, the firearm having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the shooting rest comprising:

a frame;

a forward firearm support connected to the frame and configured to support the forward portion of the firearm;

a rear firearm support connected to the frame and configured to support the rearward portion of the firearm, the rear firearm support including a stop configured to inhibit rearward movement of the firearm with respect to the frame when the firearm is supported by the forward and rear firearm supports and fired;

a liquid tank formed separately from and supported by the frame, the liquid tank including a container having a top, a bottom, a front end, a rear end, and opposite left and right sides, the container having an interior and configured to hold a volume of liquid in the interior to increase an effective mass of the shooting rest to reduce recoil felt by the shooter when the firearm is supported by the shooting rest and fired, the container including a liquid port in fluid communication with the interior of the container, and the liquid tank including a cover configured to selectively open and close the liquid port;

wherein the container has an upper recess into which the forward firearm support extends.

15. A recoil-reducing shooting rest as set forth in claim 14 , wherein the container has an upper recess configured to receive a magazine extending downward from the firearm when the firearm is supported by the forward and rear firearm supports.