Patent ID: 8413364

Claim:
A turret drum assembly comprising: a scope turret comprising a reticle system; a first connector fixedly attached to the scope turret; a second connector rotatably positioned atop the first connector and connected to the reticle system of the scope turret; a cylinder fixedly attached to the second connector; and a turret drum positioned over the cylinder so as to be rotatable about the cylinder and movable in an axial direction thereof and relative to the scope turret between a locked position, a re-zeroing position, and an adjustment position therebetween, wherein, when the turret drum is in the locked position it is fixedly rotationally held in a rotational position by the first connector relative to the scope turret, and wherein when the turret drum is in the adjustment position it is not fixedly rotationally held in the rotational position by the first connector and is engaged with the second connector so as to rotate the second connector to adjust the reticle assembly connected thereto, and wherein when the turret drum is in the re-zeroinq position it is disengaged from the first and second connectors and is freely rotatable about the cylinder.