Systems, methods, and apparatus for supporting a firearm

1. A firearm support, comprising:

a main body assembly;

at least two legs operably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the at least two legs are each operably attached to the main body assembly by a leg adapter and an indexer assembly configured to control an angular rotation of the at least two legs about the main body assembly, wherein each indexer assembly comprises:

a first circumferential array of indexes disposed about the main body assembly;

a second circumferential array of indexes operably attached to one of the at least two legs by the adapter; and

an indexer spring positioned between the first circumferential array of indexes and the leg adapter parallel to an axis of rotation of the one of the at least two legs so as to bias the indexer assembly in a locked configuration; and

a mounting assembly operably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the mounting assembly comprises:

an attachment mechanism operable to attach a firearm to the mounting assembly;

a pan mechanism operable to control an angular rotation about a first axis of the mounting assembly; and

a cant mechanism operable to control an angular rotation about a second axis of the mounting assembly.

2. The firearm support of claim 1 , wherein the pan mechanism comprises:

a pan axle rotatably coupled to the main body assembly;

a pan friction lock at least partially disposed about the pan axle and comprising a pan locked position and a pan unlocked position; and

a pan lever operable to move the pan friction lock between the pan locked position and the pan unlocked position.

3. The firearm support of claim 2 , wherein the pan mechanism comprises a pan friction lock housing having a pan axle aperture therethrough, wherein the pan axle is at least partially disposed within the pan axle aperture, and wherein the pan friction lock is at least partially disposed within the pan friction lock housing.

4. The firearm support of claim 2 , wherein the pan mechanism comprises a pan limiter assembly configured to limit the angular rotation of the pan axle about the first axis.

5. The firearm support of claim 4 , wherein the pan limiter assembly comprises:

a pan limiter plate attached to the pan axle; and

at least one pan limiter catch attached to the main body assembly.

6. The firearm support of claim 2 , wherein the cant mechanism comprises:

a cant axle rotatably coupled to the pan axle;

a cant friction lock at least partially disposed about the cant axle and comprising a cant locked position and a cant unlocked position; and

a cant lever operable to move the cant friction lock between the cant locked position and the cant unlocked position.

7. The firearm support of claim 6 , wherein the cant mechanism comprises a cant friction lock housing having a cant axle aperture therethrough, wherein the cant axle is at least partially disposed within the cant axle aperture, and wherein the cant friction lock is at least partially disposed within the cant friction lock housing.

8. The firearm support of claim 1 , wherein

the indexer spring comprising a first position and a second position, wherein the first circumferential array of indexes and the second circumferential array of indexes are operable to mate in the locked configuration when the indexer spring is in the first position, and wherein the first circumferential array of indexes and the second circumferential array of indexes are operable to rotate about each other when the indexer spring is in the second position.

9. The firearm support of claim 1 , wherein the at least two legs each comprise a telescoping assembly operable to extend and retract the at least two legs.

10. The firearm support of claim 9 , wherein each telescoping assembly comprises:

an outer leg comprising a slot;

an inner leg at least partially disposed within the outer leg and operable to extend and retract relative to the outer leg;

a telescoping spring disposed within the outer leg and comprising a first position and a second position;

a latch operably attached to the outer leg and comprising a locked position and an unlocked position; and

a plurality of notches disposed about the inner leg, wherein the latch is operable to at least partially extend within the slot to mate with at least one of the plurality of notches when in the locked position.

11. The firearm support of claim 10 , wherein each telescoping assembly comprises:

a catch channel disposed on the inner leg; and

a catch screw extending through the outer leg and operable to engage the catch channel.

12. The firearm support of claim 10 , wherein the at least two legs each comprise a support foot attached to the inner leg.

13. The firearm support of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism comprises:

a clamp assembly comprising a clamped position and an unclamped position; and

an attachment lever assembly operable to move the clamp assembly between the clamped position and the unclamped position by way of a cam-type mechanism.

14. The firearm support of claim 13 , wherein the clamp assembly further comprises:

a fixed clamp;

a moveable clamp operable to move relative to the fixed clamp between the clamped position and the unclamped position;

an attachment lever disposed opposite the moveable clamp; and

at least one coupling rod that couples the attachment lever and the moveable clamp, wherein movement of the attachment lever moves the moveable clamp.

15. The firearm support of claim 14 , wherein a clamping force of the clamp assembly is adjusted by increasing or decreasing a distance between the fixed clamp and the moveable clamp along the at least one coupling rod.

16. The firearm support of claim 15 , wherein the at least one coupling rod is configured to at least partially protrude between at least two mounting projections on a rail assembly of the firearm.

17. The firearm support of claim 13 , wherein the clamp assembly at least partially comprises a silhouette that corresponds to a profile of a rail assembly of the firearm.

18. A firearm support, comprising:

a main body assembly;

two legs each rotatably attached to the main body assembly by a leg adapter and an indexer assembly configured to control an angular rotation of the two legs about the main body assembly, wherein the two legs each comprise a telescoping assembly operable to extend and retract the two legs, wherein each indexer assembly comprises:

a first circumferential array of indexes disposed about the main body assembly;

a second circumferential array of indexes operably attached to one of the two legs by the leg adapter; and

an indexer spring positioned between the first circumferential array of indexes and the leg adapter parallel to an axis of rotation of the one of the two legs so as to bias the indexer assembly in a locked configuration; and

a mounting assembly operably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the mounting assembly comprises:

an attachment mechanism operable to attach a firearm to the mounting assembly;

a pan mechanism operable to control an angular rotation about a first axis of the mounting assembly; and

a cant mechanism operable to control an angular rotation about a second axis of the mounting assembly.

19. A method for supporting a firearm, comprising:

providing a main body assembly;

attaching two legs to the main body assembly each by a leg adapter and an indexer assembly configured to control an angular rotation of the two legs about the main body assembly, wherein the two legs each comprise a telescoping assembly operable to extend and retract the two legs, wherein each indexer assembly comprises:

a first circumferential array of indexes disposed about the main body assembly;

a second circumferential array of indexes operably attached to one of the two legs by the leg adapter; and

an indexer spring positioned between the first circumferential array of indexes and the leg adapter parallel to an axis of rotation of the one of the two legs so as to bias the indexer assembly in a locked configuration; and

attaching a mounting assembly to the main body assembly, wherein the mounting assembly comprises:

an attachment mechanism operable to attach a firearm to the mounting assembly;

a pan mechanism operable to control an angular rotation about a first axis of the mounting assembly; and

a cant mechanism operable to control an angular rotation about a second axis of the mounting assembly.