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 on said primary horizontal cross-hair;
d) two or more horizontal line 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;
f) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of two or more of said two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible strait line secondary horizontal cross-hairs;
g) at least one secondary horizontal cross-hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair; and
h) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced 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 on said primary horizontal cross-hair; d) two or more horizontal line 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; f) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of two or more of said two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible strait line secondary horizontal cross-hairs; g) at least one secondary horizontal cross-hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair; and h) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. 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 on said primary horizontal cross-hair; d) two or more horizontal line 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; f) at least one secondary horizontal cross-hair at the uppermost end of said primary vertical cross-hair; g) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced 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; and h) at least one circumscribing ring centered on the intersection point of said primary horizontal cross-hair and said primary vertical cross-hair. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. 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 on said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are numbered; 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 wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; f) two or more wind dots to the left and two or more wind dots to the right of two or more of said two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible strait line secondary horizontal cross-hairs; and g) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced 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 (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. 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 on said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are numbered; 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 two or more evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hairs on said primary vertical cross-hair above said primary horizontal cross-hair, wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered, and wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs above said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; and f) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hair, wherein each of said secondary vertical cross-hair crosses one and only one said secondary horizontal cross-hair, and 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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46. 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 on said primary horizontal cross-hair wherein two or more of said two or more vertical lead markings on said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; d) two or more horizontal line rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings wherein two or more of said two or more horizontal rangefinder markings above said vertical lead markings are numbered; 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, wherein two or more of said two or more secondary horizontal cross-hairs below said primary horizontal cross-hair are numbered; and f) two or more simultaneously visible straight line secondary vertical cross-hairs on said two or more of evenly spaced simultaneously visible straight line secondary horizontal cross-hair, wherein each of said secondary vertical cross-hair crosses one and only one said secondary horizontal cross-hair, and 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 (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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