Archery sight mounting assembly

An archery sight mounting assembly, comprising

• (a) an elevation rail having a longitudinal axis;
• (b) an elevation carriage containing a U-shaped channel defined by a planar upper surface and opposed side surfaces arranged perpendicular to said upper surface for slidably mounting said elevation carriage on said elevation rail and configured to support an archery scope:
• (c) a rail guide assembly arranged between said elevation rail and said elevation carriage, said rail guide assembly including a keyway arranged in said elevation carriage channel and extending inwardly from at least one side surface of said elevation carriage for accurate alignment of said elevation carriage relative to said elevation rail in a first direction and a V-shape configuration extending from said keyway toward said side surface for accurate alignment of said elevation carriage relative to said elevation rail in a second direction normal to said first direction;
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• (d) a gib having a V-shape configuration corresponding to the V-shape configuration of said keyway, said gib being arranged between said keyway of said elevation carriage and a side of said elevation rail.