Firearm accessory mount, method of forming the same, and method of using the same
An embodiment firearm accessory mount includes: a main base including: a firearm groove at a bottom of the main base; and a mating groove at a top of the main base, the mating groove extending from a front of the main base to a rear of the main base, a first width of the mating groove decreasing continually in a first direction extending from the front of the main base to the rear of the main base; and an accessory mount including: an accessory groove at a top of the accessory mount; and a mating slide at a bottom of the accessory mount, the mating slide extending from a front of the accessory mount to a rear of the accessory mount, a second width of the mating slide decreasing continually in a second direction extending from the front of the accessory mount to the rear of the accessory mount.
1. A firearm accessory mount comprising:
a main base comprising:
a firearm groove at a bottom of the main base; and
a mating groove at a top of the main base, the mating groove extending from a front of the main base to a rear of the main base, a first width of the mating groove decreasing continually in a first direction extending from the front of the main base to the rear of the main base;
an accessory mount comprising:
an accessory groove at a top of the accessory mount; and
a mating slide at a bottom of the accessory mount, the mating slide extending from a front of the accessory mount to a rear of the accessory mount, a second width of the mating slide decreasing continually in a second direction extending from the front of the accessory mount to the rear of the accessory mount;
a backing plate, wherein the main base further comprises a backing plate recess for the backing plate at the rear of the main base; and
backing plate bolts securing the backing plate to the main base.
2. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein the main base further comprises a first pin hole, the accessory mount further comprises a second pin hole, and the first pin hole is aligned with the second pin hole when the mating slide is fitted in the mating groove.
3. The firearm accessory mount of claim 2 further comprising:
a release pin in the first pin hole.
4. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein the accessory mount further comprises accessory bolt holes extend from the top of the accessory mount to the bottom of the accessory mount.
5. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the mating groove has straight sidewalls and an upper portion of the mating groove has flared sidewalls.
6. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein an upper portion of the mating groove is wider than a lower portion of the mating groove.
7. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the mating slide has straight sidewalls and an upper portion of the mating slide has flared sidewalls.
8. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein an upper portion of the mating slide is wider than a lower portion of the mating slide.
9. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 further comprising:
a detachable rail, wherein the main base further comprises a rail groove for the detachable rail at the bottom of the main base.
10. The firearm accessory mount of claim 9 further comprising:
cross bolts securing the detachable rail to the main base.
11. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 further comprising:
a release pin, wherein the main base further comprises a first pin hole, wherein the release pin is in the first pin hole.
12. The firearm accessory mount of claim 11 , wherein the release pin is an indexing plunger release pin.
13. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein the main base and the accessory mount comprise a metal.
14. The firearm accessory mount of claim 13 , wherein the metal is an aluminum alloy.
15. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein the front of the main base has an angled sidewall.
16. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 further comprising:
protective coatings on the main base and the accessory mount.
17. The firearm accessory mount of claim 1 , wherein the backing plate comprises holes for the backing plate bolts, and the main base further comprises sockets for the backing plate bolts at the rear of the main base.
18. A firearm accessory mount comprising:
a main base comprising:
a firearm groove at a bottom of the main base; and
a mating groove at a top of the main base, the mating groove extending from a front of the main base to a rear of the main base, a first width of the mating groove decreasing continually in a first direction extending from the front of the main base to the rear of the main base;
an accessory mount comprising:
an accessory groove at a top of the accessory mount; and
a mating slide at a bottom of the accessory mount, the mating slide extending from a front of the accessory mount to a rear of the accessory mount, a second width of the mating slide decreasing continually in a second direction extending from the front of the accessory mount to the rear of the accessory mount; and
a backing plate comprising backing plate bolt holes, wherein the main base further comprises a backing plate recess for the backing plate at the rear of the main base.
19. The firearm accessory mount of claim 18 further comprising:
a detachable rail, wherein the main base further comprises a rail groove for the detachable rail at the bottom of the main base.
20. The firearm accessory mount of claim 18 further comprising:
a release pin, wherein the main base further comprises a first pin hole, wherein the release pin is in the first pin hole.