an adjustable pistol grip for a competition rifle or the like having three basic embodiments . in one embodiment , balls and sockets are located in the pistol grip and stock or body of the rifle . the balls and sockets are connected by a rod which is adjustably clamped either by a hydraulic piston , screw ring or expanding ball , in the socket . the connecting rod may be two part , each displaceably clampable relative to the other . another embodiment employs a flexible wire fixed to the stock and pistol grip . on the wire are perforated balls alternating with short cylinders and a screw or lever which can apply tension to the array to hold the pistol grip required in any position in relation to the stock . another embodiment employs a universal joint , one member of which is rigidly fixed to the pistol grip or stock , and the other member of which is rigidly fixed to a rod which is adjustably held in a mount supplied with a clamp . a single piece supplied with two perpendicular bores joins the members of the universal joint which may be adjustably clamped therein .