Patent ID: 6598331
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A method for sighting a shotgun with the eye of a gunner that is opposite the gun mounting shoulder of the gunner comprising the steps of:(a) providing a shotgun, said shotgun having a stock section and a longitudinally disposed barrel section, said barrel section having a sighting rib running longitudinally along said barrel section; (b) providing a longitudinally disposed sighting rod substantially parallel to said barrel section; (c) providing a plurality of spaced apart bracket members, each of said bracket members having an upper bracket section and a lower bracket section, each upper bracket section and each lower bracket section having a U-shaped saddle portion conforming to the dimensions of said barrel section of said shotgun, each said U-shaped saddle portion of each said upper bracket section having a notch for receiving said sighting rib of said barrel section; (d) providing means for adjustably mounting said sighting rod to said bracket members in a position that is offset both horizontally and vertically from said barrel of said shotgun whereby said sighting rod is in alignment with said eye of said gunner that is opposite said gun mounting shoulder of said gunner, said means for adjustably mounting said sighting rod to said bracket members includes the steps of providing a plurality of vertically orientated slots in said sighting rod; providing said plurality of spaced apart bracket members with a plurality of sight rod mounting holes; providing a plurality of sight rod mounting bolts; and adjustably attaching said sighting rod to said bracket members by positioning at least one of said mounting bolts in one of said mounting holes through one said vertically oriented slots at a desired position; and (e) adjusting said position of said sighting rod wherein said sighting rod is in alignment with said eye of said gunner that is opposite the gun mounting shoulder of said gunner when the cheek of said gunner is positioned against said stock section of said shotgun.