Apparatus and method for calculating aiming point information
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1. A reticle, comprising:
- a) a first horizontal cross-hair;
b) a first vertical cross-hair;
c) two or more lines on said first horizontal cross-hair;
d) two or more lines on said first vertical cross-hair; and
e) two or more offset lines subtending at least two gaps on said first horizontal cross-hair between at least two said two or more lines on said first horizontal cross-hair, and two or more offset lines subtending at least one gap on said first vertical cross-hair between at least two said two or more lines on said first vertical cross hair;
wherein said at least two gaps on said horizontal cross-hair between said at least two said two or more lines on said first horizontal cross-hair and said at least one gap on said vertical cross-hair between said at least two said two or more lines on said first vertical cross-hair are different gaps; and
wherein said two or more offset lines are offset in a V-shape, wherein at least one of said two or more offset lines does not intersect said first horizontal cross-hair or said first vertical cross-hair.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to target acquisition and related devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and extreme ranges at stationary and moving targets.
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1. A reticle, comprising:
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a) a first horizontal cross-hair; b) a first vertical cross-hair; c) two or more lines on said first horizontal cross-hair; d) two or more lines on said first vertical cross-hair; and e) two or more offset lines subtending at least two gaps on said first horizontal cross-hair between at least two said two or more lines on said first horizontal cross-hair, and two or more offset lines subtending at least one gap on said first vertical cross-hair between at least two said two or more lines on said first vertical cross hair;
wherein said at least two gaps on said horizontal cross-hair between said at least two said two or more lines on said first horizontal cross-hair and said at least one gap on said vertical cross-hair between said at least two said two or more lines on said first vertical cross-hair are different gaps; and
wherein said two or more offset lines are offset in a V-shape, wherein at least one of said two or more offset lines does not intersect said first horizontal cross-hair or said first vertical cross-hair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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