Patent ID: 6609325
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A firearm in combination with a telescopic sight, mounting rings, and an indexing system for the purpose of aligning the vertical axis of said telescopic sight with the vertical axis of said firearm comprising:(a) a barrel with associated barrel bore, said bore having horizontal, vertical and longitudinal axes; (b) said telescopic sight mounted on an upper portion or the firearm via said mounting rings, said telescopic sight having an ocular end containing a reticule; said reticule including vertical and horizontal lines; (c) an alignment marking consisting of a line placed on the body of said telescopic sight and a corresponding mark placed on a peripheral edge of one of the mounting rings wherein alignment of the alignment marking on the scope body with the corresponding mark on the mounting ring results in alignment of the vertical and horizontal axes of said reticule with the horizontal and vertical axes of the barrel bore.