Rear CQB Sight and System

Abstract

The present invention is a rear sight for a firearm that is usable for both Close Quarters Combat (“CQB”) and standard shooting scenarios. The invention features both a primary targeting aperture and a CQB “notch”, both for use in conjunction with a standard sighting bead for the desired effects. The larger notch allows a greater field of view and raises the weapon slightly in comparison with the regular targeting aperture, thus making its use more efficient for CQB situations.

1 . A sighting system for a long gun comprising: 
 A front bead;    A rear sight, further comprising; 
 A sight body;  
 A central viewing aperture through said sight body; and  
 A viewing notch, having a width at least as large as the diameter of the viewing aperture and located above said aperture along an edge of the sight body;  
 Wherein the front bead is aligned in the sighting aperture for distance shooting and in the notch for close quarters combat scenarios.  
   
   
   
       2 . The sighting system of  claim 1 , the shape of the notch being selected from the group of shaped consisting of: round, rectangular, parabolic, elliptical, trapezoidal.  
   
   
       3 . The sighting system of  claim 1 , the viewing notch being an aperture of a size larger than the viewing aperture.  
   
   
       4 . The sighting system of  claim 1 , further comprising a sight illumination system.  
   
   
       5 . The sighting system of  claim 4 , the illumination system further comprising at least one tritium insert positioned on a side of the viewing notch.