Reticle for telescopic gunsight and method for using
First Claim
1. In a telescopic gunsight having an optical system comprised of a forward objective lens element, a rear eyepiece lens element and intervening erector lens element, the elements being aligned upon an optical axis constituting a line of sight and protectively confined within an elongated tubular housing adapted to be securely affixed to a gun, the improvement comprising:
- the addition into the optical system of a transparent reticle having distance-measuring and aiming indicia, the indicia comprising, orthogonally intersecting center vertical and center horizontal hairlines, four horizontal range-marker hairlines of sequentially incremental length disposed below the center horizontal hairline and each intersecting the center vertical hairline.
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Abstract
A gunsight reticle defines a system of dimensioned indicia spaced at specific separations to improve aiming accuracy of a gun. The indicia may include perpendicularly intersecting center vertical and center horizontal hairlines, and four (or more or less) horizontal range-marker lines disposed at specific angular separations below the horizontal hairline in bisected relationship with the center vertical hairline. Spacing of the range marker lines below the center horizontal hairline is proportional to bullet drop at selected ranges, depending upon ballistic characteristics of bullet used. Relative lengths of said range-marker bars on each side of the central vertical crosshair are proportional to a specific crosswind (say 10 mph) at target range reflected by respective range marker. The method involves employing this reticle to determine distance to target, and using distance thus determined to ascertain a precise aiming point on the reticle. These indicia also have other useful characteristics that allow the shooter to easily mentally calculate corrections for crosswind, moving targets and shooting at targets that are above or below the shooter at a significant angle.
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23 Claims
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1. In a telescopic gunsight having an optical system comprised of a forward objective lens element, a rear eyepiece lens element and intervening erector lens element, the elements being aligned upon an optical axis constituting a line of sight and protectively confined within an elongated tubular housing adapted to be securely affixed to a gun, the improvement comprising:
the addition into the optical system of a transparent reticle having distance-measuring and aiming indicia, the indicia comprising, orthogonally intersecting center vertical and center horizontal hairlines, four horizontal range-marker hairlines of sequentially incremental length disposed below the center horizontal hairline and each intersecting the center vertical hairline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A reticle for use in a telescopic gunsight, the reticle comprising:
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a center vertical hairline and a center horizontal hairline intersecting in an intersection point;
a first range-marker disposed below the center hairline and at a first distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline;
a second range-marker disposed below the first range-marker and at a second distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline;
a third range-marker disposed below the second range-marker and at a third distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline;
a fourth range-marker disposed below the third range-marker and at a fourth distance below the horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline; and
wherein the various features of the reticle correspond to inches of subtention at 100 yards, and the first distance is about 2.0, the second distance is about 4.8, the third distance is about 7.5 and the fourth distance is about 10.5. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A telescopic gunsight comprising:
an elongated tubular structure, comprising, a forward objective lens element, a rear lens element, and a reticle aligned upon an optical axis with the forward and rear lens elements constituting a line of sight, the reticle comprising, a center vertical hairline and a center horizontal hairline intersecting in an intersection point, a first range-marker disposed below the center hairline and at a first distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, a second range-marker disposed below the first range-marker and at a second distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, a third range-marker disposed below the second range-marker and at a third distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, a fourth range-marker disposed below the third range-marker and at a fourth distance below the horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, and wherein the various features of the reticle correspond to inches of subtention at 100 yards, and the first distance is about 2.0, the second distance is about 4.8, the third distance is about 7.5 and the fourth distance is about 10.5. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A gun comprising:
a scope having an elongated tubular structure, and further comprising, a forward objective lens element, a rear lens element, and a reticle aligned upon an optical axis with the forward and rear lens elements constituting a line of sight, the reticle comprising, a center vertical hairline and a center horizontal hairline intersecting in an intersection point, a first range-marker disposed below the center hairline and at a first distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, a second range-marker disposed below the first range-marker and at a second distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, a third range-marker disposed below the second range-marker and at a third distance below the center horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, a fourth range-marker disposed below the third range-marker and at a fourth distance below the horizontal hairline and intersecting the center vertical hairline, and wherein the various features of the reticle correspond to inches of subtention at 100 yards, and the first distance is about 2.0, the second distance is about 4.8, the third distance is about 7.5 and the fourth distance is about 10.5.
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