Aimpoint Cantilever Mount

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what is a Cantilever mount?

I was looking at a red dot aimpoint style sight, and it states it has a Cantilever mount. I'm not sure what that is. I have a weaver type rail on my CETME (G3) and was wondering if this would work.
makes sense now. Here is the link where I saw the scope. http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=97712662 Although it still doesn't say if it will mount to a weaver type rail or not.



Cantilever mount is a term most associated with shotgun barrels where a special mount is attached directly to the barrel, and then the scope attached to that. This allows the barrel to be removed and the scope to stay with it, maintaining the zero.

So why do they call it a Cantilever? That is an engineering/archeticture term that refers to a "projection" like ramp or something that is only supported at one end. Remember in those old movies when pirates would have someone "Walk the plank" that would be an example of a Cantilever, only the back is anchored, and the rest hangs out on front.

Obviously, this type of attachment puts a fair amount of strain on that one point, so it is resctricted to relatively short items.

As far as your red dot aimpoint I THINK what it means is that it only attaches to your rail at one point, whereas many scopes attach to the rail at two points for better stability.

But then, red dots are light and short, so it probably works just fine for that. Also, this may make it easier to add a nigh vision device or a magnifier to the same weapon, also with a single point mount.

I just noticed that the advertisements on the side were picking up on the word Cantilever

http://www.rackexpress.com/content/index.cfm?FuseAction=CompDetail&CompsID=54

http://www.shelving-direct.com/asp/subcategories/clearance_cantilever/605.htm

See how those beams just stick out, only attached at one side? that is Cantilever

or see this awning, Cantilever again

http://www.aaaawning.net/Cantilever%20Parking%20Canopies.htm

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