Talk:Weaver rail mount

Relation to Picatinny rail
Definition suggests it is a type of Picatinny rail, but later text says it is not the same ("similar ... but ... very different" contradicts itself). I suspect Picatinny and Weaver are two types of same thing, have same function, but differ in details (only slot spacing? how about cross-section shape?). What is the broader term? "Rail mount"? Maybe there should be an article for that, since Picatinny and Weaver articles have much duplication.--MajorHazard 07:23, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Ipod Touch?
Ok, while slightly comical in that its probably true (although there's no sources), is the IPod Touch mention on the list appropriate or should it be taken off? Dtheweather9 (talk) 03:12, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

History
Does anyone have any info about when it was a)invented and b) widely or officially adopted (for military issue) and importantly, what antecedents it has, such as the standard optic mounting adopted by Germany late in WW2? 81.97.71.186 (talk) 08:48, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

The Article currently says: Previously, scopes were attached with set screws tapped directly onto the rifle. Now I think this is a crass generalization which does not hold in all cases. Some European rifles have have been manufactured with two grooves on the barrel or on the receiver for a simple screw-and-clamp scope mounting for a long time. See here for example.

I've found what I believe to be the original patent for the weaver rail, filed in January of 1949, https://patents.google.com/patent/US2632251A/en (User:VH1881) 06:29, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Added see also section
This will link the article to the picatinny rail and Rail Intergration System articles as are similar in function and nature to the weaver rail mounting systemDreammaker182 (talk) 17:50, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Experts please check!
I've just done a re-org, which I think improves things. What it needs now however is checking by those that know the subject to ensure that I've not got anything wrong. Snori (talk) 10:18, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Heat expansion
The article currently says: "Weaver rails are continuous, while Picatinny rails are cut by the slots (like a dotted line) to neutralize expansion caused by barrel heating." That sounds very interesting. Can you describe that in an understandable way? A drawing would help. Also: This info belongs much more in Picatinny rail so it should be copied there. --BjKa (talk) 22:49, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
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