Aspects of the present disclosure deal with archery sights mounted and/or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates a sight hood with a removable sight level. The sight level is configured to snap-fit into one or more apertures defined the sight hood. To configure the sight for left- or right-handed use, an archer rotates the sight hood to the desired orientation and secures the sight level within the preferred aperture.

Aspects of the present disclosure deal with archery sights mounted and/or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates a sight hood with a removable sight level. The sight level is configured to snap-fit into one or more apertures defined the sight hood. To configure the sight for left- or right-handed use, an archer rotates the sight hood to the desired orientation and secures the sight level within the preferred aperture.

The present invention discloses a canting indicating rifle scope. An eyepiece assembly is located on one end of a body tube, and an objective bell extends from the opposite end. Lenses are positioned within the scope and permit visual acuity and magnification adjustments. A reticle is located between a focus lens and an ocular lens. A level is located between the reticle and the ocular lens. A canting turret extends from a parallax turret on the body tube and contains a circuit board, a battery power source, and an accelerometer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the electronic accelerometer and to a level LED positioned to illuminate the level. The circuit board is electrically connected to a reticle LED to illuminate the reticle. An activation switch on the exterior of the turret controls the mode of illumination of the reticle and level.

The present invention discloses a canting indicating rifle scope. An eyepiece assembly is located on one end of a body tube, and an objective bell extends from the opposite end. Lenses are positioned within the scope and permit visual acuity and magnification adjustments. A reticle is located between a focus lens and an ocular lens. A level is located between the reticle and the ocular lens. A canting turret extends from a parallax turret on the body tube and contains a circuit board, a battery power source, and an accelerometer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the electronic accelerometer and to a level LED positioned to illuminate the level. The circuit board is electrically connected to a reticle LED to illuminate the reticle. An activation switch on the exterior of the turret controls the mode of illumination of the reticle and level.

An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The indicator may include illuminable visual indicators positioned on opposite sides of a field of view through the optical scope. The indicator may be visual, haptic, or aural. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs positioned on the periphery of the field of view, and may be optically coupled to an appropriate position on the face of the reticle using a suitable waveguide. The LEDs are coupled to a microprocessor which is, in turn, coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer that is incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate one or more of the visual indicators based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.

An electronic indicator on a see-through optical scope indicates whether an optical system is canted. The indicator may include illuminable visual indicators positioned on opposite sides of a field of view through the optical scope. The indicator may be visual, haptic, or aural. The visual indicator may include one or more LEDs positioned on the periphery of the field of view, and may be optically coupled to an appropriate position on the face of the reticle using a suitable waveguide. The LEDs are coupled to a microprocessor which is, in turn, coupled to a solid-state electronic inclinometer that is incorporated into the internal structure of the optical system. The microprocessor is configured to selectively illuminate one or more of the visual indicators based on the output of the inclinometer, thereby indicating how the reticle is canted, if at all.

A device comprised of bubble level inserted into and secured within a cavity located above the rifle grip and behind the barrel to facilitate the measurement and compensation of the rifle's cant while lining up the rifle's sights. The device is precision machined to allow the bubble to be aligned with the axis of the barrel to produce a true “zero-cant” condition. Graduation markings are placed on either left or right of the bubble level to allow the user to better judge the relative degree of cant. A light source is placed adjacent to the bubble level to illuminate cant for a shooter in a dark environment. Methods of using the embedded cant indicator for precision shooting are presented.

A device comprised of bubble level inserted into and secured within a cavity located above the rifle grip and behind the barrel to facilitate the measurement and compensation of the rifle's cant while lining up the rifle's sights. The device is precision machined to allow the bubble to be aligned with the axis of the barrel to produce a true “zero-cant” condition. Graduation markings are placed on either left or right of the bubble level to allow the user to better judge the relative degree of cant. A light source is placed adjacent to the bubble level to illuminate cant for a shooter in a dark environment. Methods of using the embedded cant indicator for precision shooting are presented.

A zero-stop mechanism comprises first and second stop members and a movement limit member. The second stop member is releasably secured to an adjustment mechanism. The movement limit member extends around a turret assembly and has a substantially annular main body from which a lug extends. In a first rotational direction of the adjustment mechanism, the second stop member comes into contact with a first side of the lug whereby the main body is rotated in the first rotational direction until a second side of the lug comes into contact with the first stop member. In a second rotational direction of the adjustment mechanism, the second stop member comes into contact with the lug second side whereby the main body is rotated in the second rotational direction until the lug first side contacts the first stop member.

A scope mount assembly is provided including a scope mount having a reference axis and a level indicator rotatably joined with the scope mount. The level indicator can be rotatable from a stored mode, where a level indicator axis is transverse to the reference axis, to an extended mode, where the level indicator axis is transverse to the reference axis, and the level indicator projects laterally away from the reference axis. The assembly can include a first magnet that magnetically secures the level indicator in the stored mode, and a second magnet that magnetically secures the level indicator in the extended mode. A user rearward of the mount can view the laterally extending level indicator when the level indicator is in the extended mode, and optionally when the level indicator is in the stored mode, to confirm the level of the scope and any weapon to which it is mounted.