Projectile-weapon reticle with holdover aiming features for multiple projectile velocities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9435610-B2
Application number	US-201514695266-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2015
Priority date	Nov 20, 2012
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A reticle of a projectile-weapon aiming system such as a riflescope includes first and second series of secondary aiming marks spaced apart below a primary aiming point, the first and second series providing holdover aiming points for regularly incrementing target distances for respective subsonic and supersonic .300 AAC Blackout ammunition, or other differing types of ammunition, without requiring adjustment of the optics or settings of the aiming system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A reticle for a sighting device mountable to a rifle selectively firing a subsonic ammunition and a supersonic ammunition, the reticle comprising:
a primary aiming mark providing a first supersonic aiming point for zeroing the supersonic ammunition at a first predetermined target range;
a first secondary aiming mark located at a first distance below the primary aiming mark, the first secondary aiming mark providing a first subsonic aiming point for firing the subsonic ammunition at a second predetermined target range;
a subsonic indicator numeral that indicates range according to at least one of yards or meters, associated with the first secondary aiming mark, appearing on one of a left side or a right side of a field of view of the sighting device when the reticle is installed therein;
a second secondary aiming mark located below the first secondary aiming mark at a second distance that is different from the first distance and below the primary aiming mark, the second secondary aiming mark providing a second supersonic aiming point for firing the supersonic ammunition at a third predetermined target range that is greater than the second predetermined target range; and
a supersonic indicator numeral that indicates range according to at least one of yards or meters, associated with the second secondary aiming mark, appearing on the other one of the left side or the right side of the field of view of the sighting device when the reticle is installed therein.

2. The reticle of claim 1 , further comprising a third secondary aiming mark located at a third distance below the primary aiming mark and between the primary aiming mark and the first secondary aiming mark.

3. The reticle of claim 1 , further comprising a third secondary aiming mark located at a third distance below the primary aiming mark and between the primary aiming mark and the first secondary aiming mark, in which the third secondary aiming mark includes a surface of a vertical line aiming mark.

4. The reticle of claim 3 , in which the third secondary aiming mark provides a third supersonic aiming point for firing the supersonic ammunition at a third predetermined target range that is greater than the second predetermined target range.

5. The reticle of claim 1 , in which the subsonic indicator numeral includes a first numeral equal to a first digit of a range value equal to the second predetermined target range.

6. The reticle of claim 1 , in which the supersonic indicator numeral is a numeral equal to a first digit of a range value equal to the third predetermined target range.

7. The reticle of claim 1 , in which the one of the left side or the right side is the left side.

8. The reticle of claim 1 , in which the supersonic indicator numeral implies a range value corresponding to the third predetermined target range.

9. The reticle of claim 1 , in which the second secondary aiming mark indicates at least one of a 400-yard or 400-meter aiming point.

10. The reticle of claim 1 , in which the primary aiming mark indicates at least one of a 100-yard or 100-meter aiming point.

11. The reticle of claim 1 , further comprising an aiming mark indicating at least one of a 50-yard or 50-meter aiming point.

12. A riflescope including the reticle of claim 1 .

13. A reticle for a sighting device mountable to a rifle selectively firing a subsonic ammunition and a supersonic ammunition, the reticle comprising:
a first aiming mark providing a first aiming point for zeroing the supersonic ammunition at a first predetermined target range;
a second aiming mark located below the first aiming mark, the second aiming mark providing a second aiming point for firing the supersonic ammunition at a second predetermined target range that is greater than the first predetermined target range;
a third aiming mark located below the second aiming mark, the third aiming mark providing a third aiming point for firing the subsonic ammunition at the first predetermined target range;
a fourth aiming mark located below the third aiming mark, the fourth aiming mark providing a fourth aiming point for firing the subsonic ammunition at the second predetermined target range;
a subsonic indication on a first lateral side of a field of view of the sighting device when the reticle is installed therein; and
a supersonic indication on a second lateral side of the field of view opposite the first lateral side.

14. The reticle of claim 13 , in which:
the subsonic indication comprises a first set of numerals; and
the supersonic indication comprises a second set of numerals.

15. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the first side is a left side.

16. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the subsonic indication comprises a subsonic range numeral that appears on a left side of a field of view of the sighting device when the reticle is installed therein.

17. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the supersonic indication comprises numerals appearing on a right side of a field of view of the sighting device when the reticle is installed therein that indicate target ranges for aiming marks associated with the supersonic ammunition.

18. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the second aiming mark indicates at least one of a 200-yard or 200-meter aiming point.

19. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the third aiming mark indicates at least one of a 100-yard or 100-meter aiming point.

20. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the fourth aiming mark indicates at least one of a 200-yard or 200-meter aiming point.

21. The reticle of claim 13 , in which the second aiming mark is defined by a first shape, and in which the third aiming mark is defined by a second shape that is different than the first shape.

22. A riflescope including the reticle of claim 13 .

23. A reticle for a sighting device mountable to a rifle selectively firing a subsonic ammunition and a supersonic ammunition, the reticle comprising:
a primary aiming mark providing a zero aiming point for the supersonic ammunition;
a plurality of secondary aiming marks arranged in line along a vertical axis below the primary aiming mark;
a plurality of subsonic indicator numerals on a first lateral side of the vertical axis, each one of the plurality of subsonic indicator numerals being:
arranged at a different distance below the primary aiming mark,
proximate a corresponding aiming mark of the plurality of secondary aiming marks, and
indicative of a predetermined target range for subsonic ammunition; and

a plurality of supersonic indicator numerals on a second lateral side of the vertical axis opposite the first lateral side, each one of the plurality of supersonic indicator numerals being:
arranged at a different distance below the primary aiming mark,
proximate a corresponding aiming mark of the plurality of secondary aiming marks, and
indicative of a predetermined target range for supersonic ammunition.

24. The reticle of claim 23 , in which the plurality of subsonic indicator numerals are arranged on a left side of the vertical axis and the plurality of supersonic indicator numerals are arranged on a right side of the vertical axis.

25. The reticle of claim 23 , in which the secondary aiming marks corresponding to the subsonic indicator numerals are distinct from the secondary aiming marks corresponding to the supersonic indicator numerals.

26. The reticle of claim 23 , in which the plurality of s

Assignees

• Leupold & Stevens Inc

Inventors

• Silvers Robert
• Koornneef Martin
• Brock Raymond G
• Hodge Stephen R
• Brumfield Richard Bradley

Classifications

• F41G1/38 Primary

  Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance (telescopic sights in general G02B); Supports or mountings therefor · CPC title