Adjustable base for an optic

Abstract

A gun sight base which is designed to allow the user to quickly adjust the elevation of the attached gun sight as a means to affect the trajectory of a projectile discharged from the host firearm. Provided is a removable, pre-calibrated adjustment cam which is in operational contact with the attached gun sight. A distance indicator is visible to the user to allow for rapid elevation adjustments without the need for tools.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The herein disclosed invention relates, in general, to optical gun sight's for use with a firearm and specifically for optical gun sight mounts.[0003]2. Prior Art[0004]Telescopic and electronic gun sights for use on rifles and other firearms are well known in the prior art. Adapting these gun sights to various weapons, in general, involves mounting the gun sight containing an image of a red dot or other physical reticule which is used to designate and aim upon a target and a means for mounting the gun sight onto a weapon. In general, the preferred method of securing a gun sight to a mount was through the use of at least one ring which encircles the gun sight and a mount which is designed to be secured to a secondary surface such as a 1913 mil. std. rail that is parallel to the bore of the host firearm. These conventional systems rely on the ring or rings which encircle the gun sight to be securely mounted to a base which co...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The present invention is designed to address the problem of adjusting the current target range of a gun sight by providing an apparatus which allows for the rapid adjustment of the target range through the external adjustment of the gun sights elevation, thereby affecting the trajectory of a discharged projectile. The herein described device accomplishes this by providing a vertically adjustable bridge which has a mount platform for the gun, sight and may be secured to a base that attaches to the host firearm. From the standpoint of ballistics, the mount is designed to provide the correction in elevation to the scope according with the trajectory of the projectile. The mount has a graduated knob which is integral to the adjustment cam, with set distances, to be selected with one hand from the aiming position. In other words, the distance or target range can be selected while the shooter is looking though the gun sight.

Problems solved by technology

These prior art solutions, while providing a means to “sight in” the weapon in a range environment, are not suitable solutions for those needing to adjust the elevation and trajectory of a discharged projectile using the gun sight in a combat or action shooting competition.

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