Externally adjustable rifle telescope

A rifle telescope comprising:

• a scope body having an objective end and an eyepiece end;
• a front mount and a rear mount spaced apart from each other, each connected to the scope body, with the front mount connected more proximate to the objective end, and the rear mount connected more proximate to the eyepiece end;
• the scope body being pivotally connected to the front mount;
• the rear mount including an adjustable suspension operable to establish a selected vertical and horizontal position of the scope body portion received within the rear mount;
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• the rear mount including a first portion having a base mount portion operable to connect to a rifle, and a rigid second portion pivotally connected to the first portion for motion between a closed position in which the scope body is secured within a passage defined by the first and second portions, and an open position in which the scope body may be removed from the rear mount.

A rifle telescope comprising:

• a scope body having an objective end and an eyepiece end;
• a front mount and a rear mount spaced apart from each other, each connected to the scope body, with the front mount connected more proximate to the objective end, and the rear mount connected more proximate to the eyepiece end;
• the scope body being axially fixed to the front mount;
• the scope body being pivotally connected to the front mount;
• the rear mount including an adjustable suspension operable to establish a selected vertical and horizontal position of the scope body portion received within the rear mount;
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• an objective lens assembly connected at the objective end of the scope body, and suspended for axial reciprocation with respect to the scope body in response to an axial recoil force.

A rifle telescope comprising:

• a scope body having an objective end and an eyepiece end;
• a front mount and a rear mount spaced apart from each other, each connected to the scope body, with the front mount connected more proximate to the objective end, and the rear mount connected more proximate to the eyepiece end;
• the scope body being axially fixed to the front mount;
• the scope body being pivotally connected to the front mount;
• the rear mount including an adjustable suspension operable to establish a selected vertical and horizontal position of the scope body portion received within the rear mount;
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• wherein the scope body includes a lateral protrusion protruding laterally with respect to the scope body axis, the lateral protrusion received by the front mount, and wherein the front mount includes an elastomeric element forward of the protrusion, and an elastomeric element rearward of the protrusion.