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A Weaver rail mount is a system to connect telescopic sights (often via a scope mount) and other accessories to firearms and certain crossbows. [1] It uses a pair of parallel rails and several slots perpendicular to these rails. The later Picatinny rail, developed by the US military, is a development of the key concepts of the Weaver system ...
A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight (i.e. a scope or iron sights ). A dovetail rail or dovetail mount can refer to several types of sliding rail system found on firearms, primarily for mounting telescopic sights. Colloquially, the term dovetail rail usually refer to any straight mounting bracket with an inverted trapezoid ...
Unertl Optical Company. Unertl Optical Company, Inc. was a manufacturer of telescopic sights in the United States from 1928 until 2008. They are known for their 10× fixed-power scopes that were used on the Marine Corps ' M40 rifle and made famous by Marine Corps Scout Sniper Carlos Hathcock during the Vietnam War.
A Leupold telescopic sight mounted on a dovetailed rifle receiver via two scope rings. From left: A sketch of a cross section on a Zeiss rail and ring mount, both with a Picatinny rail interface. Scope mounts are rigid implements used to attach (typically) a telescopic sight or other types of optical sights onto a firearm.
Picatinny rail. The 1913 rail ( MIL-STD-1913 rail), also known as the Picatinny rail ( 1913 Picatinny rail etc.) is an American rail integration system designed by Richard Swan [ 1] that provides a mounting platform for firearm accessories. It forms part of the NATO standard STANAG 2324 rail.
The scope base is the attachment interface on the rifle's receiver, onto which the scope rings or scope mount are fixed. Early telescopic sights almost all have the rings that are fastened directly into tapped screw holes on the receiver, hence having no additional scope base other than the receiver top itself.
The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer is a semi-automatic firearm in .22 Long Rifle caliber, developed in 1959 from the AR-5 that was adopted by the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and aircrew survival weapon. [ 1] The AR-7 was adopted and modified by the Israeli Air Force as an aircrew survival weapon in the 1980s. The AR-7 was designed by American firearms ...
180 metres (200 yd) Feed system. 10-round detachable box magazine. Sights. Adjustable iron sights. The Walther G22 is a semi-automatic rifle chambered in the popular .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm) cartridge made by Walther. It is of bullpup design and constructed of polymer and steel. The rifle can be configured for both left and right hand shooters.