Patent ID: 7481016

Claim:
A mounting apparatus, comprising: an elongated rail having a forward end with a threaded bore extending therethrough, a rear end, and opposite sides; the rail having an upwardly facing channel having a base wall and outwardly tapered side walls, the upwardly facing channel extending along the length of the rail for receiving a mounting lug of an ACOG optical sight, the channel having a base having a plurality of spaced openings projecting upwardly through the bottom of the base for receiving fastener devices for selectively securing the lug of an ACOG optical sight into the bottom of the base within the channel at a selected location along the length of the rail the plurality of spaced openings each having a counterbore at their bottom ends, the upwardly facing channel having a forward threaded opening for receiving a set screw therethrough; and the opposite sides of the rail each having a plurality of spaced tabs and together comprising a Picatinny rail.