Sighting telescope mounting system

A sighting telescope mounting system for a firearm for mounting a sighting telescope onto the firearm in a desired position, wherein the firearm and/or the sighting telescope are aligned in the desired position in an axial direction, the mounting system comprising:

• a pivot foot attachable to one of a sighting telescope and a firearm;
• a pivot holding device affixable to the other of the sighting telescope and the firearm, wherein the pivot foot and the pivot holding device together form a pivot joint, which during mounting enables the sighting telescope to pivot by a pivot angle around a pivot range on a plane which is formed by the sighting telescope and an axial direction of the firearm;
• a connection surface arranged on the pivot holding device;
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• a clamping surface arranged on the pivot foot that, when mounted, forms a contact area with the connection surface, so that the pivot foot is affixed in the axial direction, wherein in a desired position, the contact area is arranged in a radial alignment and/or at a distance from an edge of the connection surface towards the sighting telescope, wherein a pivot force and/or a pre-tensioning force between the connection surface and the clamping surface is substantially constant in a pivot angle range around the desired position.