Removable handgun slide mount

Abstract

Removable handgun slide mounts are presented including: a mounting plate; a dovetail mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear open sight dovetail slot of a handgun slide and configured to removably coupled with the mounting plate; and a rear slide mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear opening of the handgun slide and configured to removably couple with the mounting plate. In some embodiments, the mounting plate includes: at least two locating posts for locating a rear sight; at least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple the rear sight with the mounting plate; at least one countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and at least one additional countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A removable handgun slide mount comprising:
 a mounting plate;   a dovetail mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear open sight dovetail slot of a handgun slide and configured to removably coupled with the mounting plate; and   a rear slide mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear opening of the handgun slide and configured to removably couple with the mounting plate.   
     
     
         2 . The removable handgun slide mount of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate comprises:
 at least two locating posts for locating a rear sight;   at least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple the rear sight with the mounting plate;   at least one countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and   at least one additional countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.   
     
     
         3 . The removable handgun slide mount of  claim 1 , wherein the dovetail mounting adapter further comprises:
 at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate.   
     
     
         4 . The removable handgun slide mount of  claim 1 , wherein the rear slide mounting adapter further comprises:
 at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate.   
     
     
         5 . The removable handgun slide mount of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate further comprises:
 a non-marring protective layer located along a bottom surface of the mounting plate.   
     
     
         6 . A handgun having a removable handgun slide mount comprising:
 a handgun slide installed on the handgun;   a mounting plate positioned along a rear end of the handgun slide;   a dovetail mounting adapter slidingly coupled with a rear open sight dovetail slot of the handgun slide and removably coupled with the mounting plate; and   a rear slide mounting adapter slidingly coupled with a rear opening of the handgun slide and removably coupled with the mounting plate.   
     
     
         7 . The handgun of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a rear sight coupled with the mounting plate.   
     
     
         8 . The handgun of  claim 7 , wherein the mounting plate comprises:
 at least two locating posts for locating the rear sight;   at least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple the rear sight with the mounting plate;   at least one countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and   at least one additional countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.   
     
     
         9 . The handgun of  claim 6 , wherein the dovetail mounting adapter further comprises:
 at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate.   
     
     
         10 . The handgun of  claim 6 , wherein the rear slide mounting adapter further comprises:
 at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate.   
     
     
         11 . The handgun of  claim 6 , wherein the mounting plate further comprises:
 a non-marring protective layer located along a bottom surface of the mounting plate.   
     
     
         12 . A method of utilizing a removable handgun slide mount comprising:
 providing a handgun having a handgun slide;   providing the removable handgun slide mount, wherein the removable handgun slide includes,   a mounting plate,   a dovetail mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear open sight dovetail slot of the handgun slide and configured to removably coupled with the mounting plate, and   a rear slide mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear opening of the handgun slide and configured to removably couple with the mounting plate; and   mounting the removable handgun slide mount on the handgun slide.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the mounting further comprises:
 sliding the dovetail mounting adapter into the rear open sight dovetail slot of the handgun slide;   sliding the rear slide mounting adapter into the rear opening of the handgun slide;   locating the mounting plate along a top surface of the handgun slide;   securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and   securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the mounting plate further comprises:
 at least one countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter wherein the dovetail mounting adapter includes at least one threaded hole for receiving a first screw to secure the mounting plate; and   at least one additional countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter, wherein the rear slide mounting adapter includes at least one threaded hole for receiving a second screw to secure the mounting plate.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 providing a rear sight;   locating the rear sight on the mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate further includes at least two locating posts for locating the rear sight; and   securing the rear sight with the mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate further includes at least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple the rear sight with the mounting plate.