Duck Blind Gun Holder: Clamp vs Magnet System
Search "duck blind gun holder" and you will not get a clean category. You will get a 3D-printed barrel clamp (BarrelBiter, from Biskit Built), an OEM duck-blind accessory (Lucky Duck), plus RAM, Rogers, and a pile of one-off clamps. Most of those are one mount type, one surface, one SKU.
That is a different product than what CoJo sells.
The job in a duck blind is to keep a shotgun standing, grab-ready, and not on the floor — on whatever surface that blind actually has. Some blinds have a steel frame. Some are wood. Some are fabric. A clamp that only bites a certain rail or tube does not cover that. A magnet that only works on steel does not cover that either.
CoJo's answer is a system: a gun magnet plus the Assperatus stock holder, sold together as the Blind Pack. Magnet on steel. Assperatus on wood, aluminum, or fabric (screw, zip-tie, or belt). Together they stand the gun at 90° with the barrel on the magnet. That is not a single clamp. Duck blind is a use case, not a product type. The Pack is a Pack, not a kit.
What that search actually ranks
The "duck blind gun holder" results are fragmented. You are not looking at a real category page. You are looking at individual products from different makers, each solving one mounting problem:
- BarrelBiter (Biskit Built) — a 3D-printed clamp. One mount type. Fine if that clamp is the job you want. It is not a magnet, and it is not a stock holder.
- Lucky Duck — an OEM duck-blind accessory. Built to go with a Lucky Duck blind, not as a full hunting-mount system.
- RAM, Rogers, and one-off clamps — more single-purpose hardware. They show up because the SERP has no owner.
We name those honestly so you can tell them apart. We will not invent their prices, copy their performance claims, or pretend we measured their hold. If a clamp is what you already decided you want, that is a different purchase than a CoJo system.
Clamp vs magnet vs stock holder
| Type | What it actually does | Needs | Misses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clamp | Grabs a rail, tube, or barrel and holds the gun in that one spot. | A rail or tube that matches the clamp. | Fabric walls. Mixed wood/steel blinds. Anywhere the rail isn't the right size. |
| Gun magnet | Grips the firearm against a mounted magnet — grab-and-go, no straps. | Steel or another ferrous surface. | Fabric, wood, and aluminum with no steel in reach. A leaned gun can lose barrel contact. |
| Stock holder | Non-magnetic cradle for the butt of a long gun. CoJo's is the Assperatus. | A place to screw, zip-tie, or belt it on. | It is not a magnet. It does not grip steel. That is the point. |
| System (Pack) | Magnet + stock holder together so the gun stands at 90° with the barrel fully on the magnet. | Steel for the magnet and/or wood, aluminum, or fabric for the Assperatus. | Nothing a single clamp covers that this does not, on mixed-surface blinds. |
Why a single clamp is a different product
A clamp is not a bad idea. It is a narrow idea. It assumes the place you park the gun is a rail or tube of the size that clamp was built for. Duck blinds are not that tidy. Pit blinds, layout blinds, box blinds, and fabric walls show up in the same season, sometimes in the same morning if you move.
A clamp that only works on that rail is useless on fabric. It is incomplete on a mixed wood-and-steel blind. CoJo does not sell "another clamp SKU." We sell the two parts that cover the surfaces hunters actually have.
The CoJo system: magnet + Assperatus
The Assperatus is a stock/butt holder. It is not a magnet. It never was. It cradles the butt of a long gun and mounts by screw, zip-tie, or belt. That is how you park a shotgun on wood, aluminum, or fabric.
The gun magnet needs steel. No steel, no hold. On a metal frame it is grab-and-go. On its own, a magnet only holds where the barrel actually contacts it — a leaned gun can lose that contact and tip. Pairing it with the Assperatus forces 90° so the barrel sits fully on the magnet. That pair is the Blind Pack. 1-gun and 2-gun options live on that page. Pack, not kit.
See the use case laid out on duck blind gun holders & magnets. If you also hunt from a stand, the same Pack is the buy on deer stand gun holders.
Fabric, wood, and steel
- Fabric / soft-wall / layout — a magnet does nothing without steel. The Assperatus is the non-steel answer.
- Steel frame — a magnet holds the barrel. Still pair it with the Assperatus so the gun cannot lean off the magnet.
- Wood or mixed — Assperatus on the wood; magnet on whatever steel is there. That is why the hunting buy is the Pack, not a single clamp and not a magnet alone.
Frequently asked
Is CoJo just another duck-blind clamp?
Will a magnet work on a fabric blind?
Why not just buy the magnet?
Do you publish BarrelBiter or Lucky Duck specs here?
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