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This article describes different ways of "mounting" a weapon. A spotting rifle is a weapon used to aim/help aim another (bigger) weapon. So they're 2 different concepts! Can anyone please explain, before I (try to) ammend this situation?
Thanks & regards, DPdH ( talk) 02:09, 1 February 2010 (UTC) reply

Spotting rifles may need their own entry but as far as i know they are only ever part of the aiming system for a larger gun. This article however does not mention how they are usually mounted for their purpose, I don't know if they are detachable. 122.49.167.49 ( talk) 13:41, 17 June 2010 (UTC) reply

It is possible to mount a gun on a Steadicam mount and this has been gone at least 3 times but (including in the movie Aliens). It is not a common it is a tip of weapon mount and therefore should be mentioned in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.235.33.23 ( talk) 03:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC) reply