Weaver rail mount
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A Weaver rail mount (Picatinny type) is a system to connect telescopic sights and other accessories to rifles, shotguns, pistols, archery bows, etc. which uses a pair of parallel rails and several slots perpendicular to these rails.
The only difference between the Picatinny rail and the Weaver rail is the size of these slots, although many rail-grabber-mounted accessories can be used on either type of rail. Weaver rails have a slot width of 0.180 in (4.572 mm), but are not necessarily consistent in the spacing of slot centers. The Picatinny locking slot width is 0.206 in (5.232 mm) and the spacing of slot centers is 0.394 in (10.008 mm).[1] Because of this, Weaver devices will fit on Picatinny rails, but Picatinny devices will not always fit on Weaver rails.[1]
The Weaver rail can be used to mount the following on a firearm:
- Telescopic sight
- Laser sight
- Tactical light
- Reflex sight
- Trijicon ACOG Reflex Optical Sight
- Vertical Forward Grip
The Weaver mount is a development of William Ralph Weaver (1905 – 8 November 1975) and W.R. Weaver Co., founded in 1930 [2]. Now known as Weaver Optics, it has been a subsidiary of Meade Instruments Corporation since 2002.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Brownells - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools
- ^ Article from Shooting Times about Weaver Optics.
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