APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AIMING POINT INFORMATION
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1. A firearm reticle, comprising:
- a) a primary horizontal cross-hair;
b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair;
c) two or more vertical lead markings upon said primary horizontal cross-hair;
d) two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings;
e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair; and
f) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point.
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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 firearm reticle, comprising:
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a) a primary horizontal cross-hair; b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair; c) two or more vertical lead markings upon said primary horizontal cross-hair; d) two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings; e) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair; and f) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A firearm reticle, comprising:
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a) a primary horizontal cross-hair; b) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair; c) two or more aiming points on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair; d) two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair; e) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair; f) at least one secondary horizontal cross hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair; g) two or more vertical lead markings upon said primary horizontal cross-hair; h) two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings; i) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair; and j) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 71, 72, 73)
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60. A method for shooting a target, comprising:
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a) providing a target acquisition device, comprising; 1) a housing; 2) a means for mounting said housing in a fixed, predetermined position relative to a firearm; 3) an objective lens mounted in one end of said housing; 4) an ocular lens mounted in the opposite end of said housing; 5) a firearm reticle, comprising; i) a primary horizontal cross-hair; ii) a primary vertical cross-hair that intersects said primary horizontal cross-hair; iii) two or more aiming points on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair; iv) two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair; v) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair; vi) at least one secondary horizontal cross hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair; vii) two or more vertical lead markings upon said primary horizontal cross-hair; viii) two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings; ix) two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair below said primary horizontal cross-hair; and x) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair, wherein an intersection of at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs and at least one of said two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs provides an aiming point. b) providing a ballistics calculator comprising a processor, said processor comprising;
a ballistics computer program on a computer readable medium for analyzing information needed to accurately aim a firearm at a target using a target acquisition device with a reticle, said program using information regarding one or more of;1) external conditions; 2) the firearm being used; 3) the projectile being used; 4) the target acquisition device and reticle being used; 5) the shooter; 6) the relation of the shooter and the target, wherein said target can be greater than 1000 yards from the shooter; and 7) the ballistics drag model and ballistic coefficient being used; c) selecting an aiming point on said target acquisition device that accounts for the relation of the shooter to the target; and d) using said targeting information displayed by said ballistics calculator system to aim said firearm so as to hit said target. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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