System and method for zeroing a weapon

Abstract

A method of zeroing a weapon includes stabilizing a laser mounted weapon, aligning a laser corresponding to the bore path of the weapon to a second aim point and aligning the sights of the weapon to a first aim point.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method to zero a weapon, comprising:
 stabilizing a weapon, wherein the weapon comprises sights;   providing a laser component on the weapon, the laser component on the weapon configured to project a laser beam corresponding to the bore of the weapon;   displaying a target comprising a first aim point and a second aim point, wherein the position of the first aim point with respect to the second aim point on the target corresponds to a type of weapon, a zero distance, and at least one of a zeroing caliber, a distance between the weapon and the target, and a type of laser component;   aligning the sights to the first aim point; and   aligning the laser beam to the second aim point.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the weapon and the target is less than the zero distance and the position of the first aim point with respect to the second aim point corresponds to a live bullet trajectory offset according to the distance between the weapon and the target. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the laser component is a bore-mounted laser component configured to align a laser beam projected by the laser component with a bore-path of the weapon. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the bore-mounted laser component comprises a bore rod configured to align the laser beam projected by the laser with the bore-path of the weapon. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the laser component is one of an off-set laser component and a pass-through laser component, and the position of the first and second aim points is adjusted for the offset between the bore-path of the weapon and the laser beam projected by the laser component. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, when tested with live ammunition corresponding to the zeroing caliber, the weapon registers 3 out of 5 shots within a 10 cm circle of a bull's-eye of a target set at the zeroing distance when the sights of the weapon are aimed at the bull's-eye and the weapon is stabilized. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein, when tested with live ammunition corresponding to the zeroing caliber, the weapon registers 3 out of 5 shots within a 4 cm circle of a bull's-eye of a target set at the zeroing distance when the sights of the weapon are aimed at the bull's-eye and the weapon is stabilized. 
     
     
         8 . A zeroing system comprising:
 a laser component, provided on a weapon to be zeroed; and   a display configured to display a zeroing target, the zeroing target comprising a first aim point and a second aim point, wherein the position of the first and second aim point on the target corresponds to a type of weapon to be zeroed, a zero distance, and at least one of a zeroing caliber, a distance between the weapon and the zeroing target, and a type of laser component.   
     
     
         9 . The zeroing system of  claim 8 , wherein the laser component is a bore-mounted laser component configured to align a laser beam projected by the laser component with a bore-path of the weapon when the laser component is provided on the weapon. 
     
     
         10 . The zeroing system of  claim 9 , wherein the bore-mounted laser component comprises a bore rod configured to align the laser beam projected by the laser with the bore-path of the weapon. 
     
     
         11 . The zeroing system of  claim 8 , wherein the laser component is one of an off-set laser component and a pass-through laser component, and the position of the first and second aim points is adjusted for the offset between the bore-path of the weapon and the laser beam projected by the laser component when the laser component is provided on the weapon. 
     
     
         12 . The zeroing system of  claim 8 , wherein a weapon is zeroed when sights of the weapon are aligned with the first aim point and the laser beam projected by the laser component provided on the weapon is aligned with the second aim point simultaneously. 
     
     
         13 . The zeroing system of  claim 12 , wherein, when tested with live ammunition corresponding to the zeroing caliber, the weapon registers 3 out of 5 shots within a 10 cm circle of a bull's-eye of a target set at the zeroing distance when the sights of the weapon are aimed at the bull's-eye and the weapon is stabilized. 
     
     
         14 . The zeroing system of  claim 13 , wherein, when tested with live ammunition corresponding to the zeroing caliber, the weapon registers 3 out of 5 shots within a 4 cm circle of a bull's-eye of a target set at the zeroing distance when the sights of the weapon are aimed at the bull's-eye and the weapon is stabilized. 
     
     
         15 . The zeroing system of  claim 8 , wherein the distance between the weapon and the target is less than the zero distance and the position of the first aim point with respect to the second aim point corresponds to a live bullet trajectory offset according to the distance between the weapon and the target.