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A Leupold telescopic sight mounted on a dovetailed rifle receiver via two scope ringsFrom 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. The mount can be made integral to the scope body (such as the Zeiss rail) or, more commonly, an external fitting that clamp onto the scope tube via screw-tightened rings (similar to pipe shoes). The scope and mount are then fastened onto compatible interfaces on the weapon. Words such as mounts and bases are used somewhat loosely, and can refer to several different parts which are either used together or in place of each other as ways to mount optical sights to firearms.
Attachment interfaces for scope mounts vary according to weapon design and user choice. Traditionally scope mounts are fastened onto firearms via tapped screw holes (usually on the receiver) and/or clamps (onto the barrel or stock). Since the mid-20th century, dovetail rails, where the mount is slided over a straight dovetail bracket with an inverted isosceles trapezoid cross-section and fixed tight in position with clamping screws, became more common due to the ease of installation and removal. Later, the hexagonally cross-sectioned rail interface systems such as Weaver rail became popular and was later modified into the Picatinny rail in the early 1990s, which became the standardized military-use mounting interface for NATO troops in 1995. The Picatinny rail was officially replaced by the metrified NATO Accessory Rail for military use in 2009, although it remained popular in the civilian market for both scope and accessory mounting.
Scope mounts can be either one-piece (a single implement with multiple clamping rings) or multi-piece (usually two or more individual scope rings). These mounts are usually fastened with screws to specified tensions (which warrants the use of torque screwdrivers), but sometimes they are manually tightened via thumbscrews, and may even have Quick Release (QR) designs. As of 2020, the Picatinny rail is arguably the most widespread scope mounting standard for new firearms, although there are many proprietary and brand-specific types of mounts that can either be used with Picatinny rails, or as completely different design alternatives (see the section on Link between scope and firearm). Scope mounts may be offered by firearm and scope manufacturers, or bought as aftermarket accessories.
Scopemounts are rigid implements used to attach (typically) a telescopic sight or other types of optical sights onto a firearm. The mount can be made...
commonly found on long-barrel firearms, particularly rifles, usually via a scopemount. Similar devices are also found on other platforms such as artillery...
A Weaver rail mount is a system to connect telescopic sights (often via a scopemount) and other accessories to firearms and certain crossbows. It uses...
Zeiss rail, is a ringless scope sight mounting system introduced by Zeiss in 1990 as an alternative to traditional ring mounts. A patent was granted in...
running parallel to the bore for mounting a scope or diopter sight to a rifle. These are sometimes also called "tip-off" mounts, and allow the user to easily...
variants of scopemounts, long action (magnum rounds) or short action. If using a one piece scopemount, this matters. If using a two-piece scopemount, this...
including a manual cocking system and a proprietary Blaser saddle scopemount for mounting the optic directly to the quick-change barrel. In 2002, more than...
of being grooved for tip-off scopemounts like the Model 60 would be, was factory-tapped to accept screw-on scopemounts. The Model 99 was offered from...
spotting scope is a compact lightweight portable telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects. They are used as tripod mounted optical...
The company was formed by John Ford in 1972. John set up making scopemounts and scope rings but after 16 years the Sportsmatch GC2 air rifle was born...
sight to the 'Special Receiver' which has a STANAG scopemount to allow for the use of a variety of scopes and sights. In later models (A2 and A3), it has...
at 100 m) With a tilted mount the maximum usable scope elevation can be found by: maximum elevation with tilted mount = scope's total elevation 2 + base...
sight mount is shaped like a wide, very shallow "U", about five inches long. The end that faces toward the shoulder mount end of the Super Scope has a...
with iron sights. The receiver came drilled and tapped for attaching a scopemount. The Mauser M1996 was not immediately a commercial success compared to...
the magazine tube, and the top of the receiver is not drilled out of a scopemount. Many of the 600AT models came with adjustable C-Lect Chokes. The 600...
tapped on the left side of the receiver for a scopemount, and included the same hardware for mounting a grenade launcher as the M1. The bolt had a hold-open...
cross-section. M82A1 rifles are fitted with scopemount and folding backup iron sights, should the glass scope break. The U.S. military M82 rifles are often...
room for the Redfield scopemount. The Redfield scopemount removed the rear peep sight that was standard on the M1903A3. The scope used on the M1903A4...
Weaver rail mounts are present on the G22: The top handle scopemount (which also has an integrated movable six-setting rear sight) a small mount just below...
by direct blowback. Usually, the receiver is drilled and tapped for a scopemount. The stock was made of walnut-finished Maine birch. The Camp Carbine...
the Remington 700 enabling it to accept standard Remington 700 pattern scopemounts. The trigger has one stage, with an adjustable weight between 1000 and...
standardized version of the Weaver mount. Used both for scopemounts and for accessories (such as extra sling mounts, vertical grips, bipods etc.). Major...
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