A swiveling gun rest is disclosed, comprising a mounting unit for mounting to a surface of a hunting blind, and a swiveling support unit for supporting a gun and a body of a person using the gun. The mounting unit may include a mast having a foot able to contact a floor of the hunting blind. A swivel joint accommodates swivel of the support unit about a vertical axis, so as to be able to fire through windows of the hunting blind. The foot may accommodate the combined weights of the gun rest, gun, and a portion of the body weight of the person. The swivel joint may comprise a plurality of sockets fixed to the mounting unit and an equal number of fingers fixed to the support unit, the fingers configured to occupy the sockets. The support unit may comprise a frame and a cushion atop the frame.