Splatter indicator sight for firearms

Abstract

A splatter indicator sight for use with a firearm taking one or more variables affecting the bullet trajectory under consideration to create a risk zone map of the different zones which can be hit after the user has aimed the firearm at a target. In embodiments of the invention, the boundaries of the most probable hit zones can be quickly indicated to the user by the risk zone map. The risk zone map is illustratively created by projecting a laser beam directly on the target.

1 . A splatter indicator sight for attachment to a firearm, the sight comprising:
 a risk zone map; and   a laser for displaying at least a portion of said risk zone map on a target;   wherein said risk zone map defines a first region within which a projectile issued from the firearm will strike with a first predetermined probability.   
     
     
         2 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein said risk zone map comprises a reticule defining said first region. 
     
     
         3 . The sight of  claim 2 , wherein said reticule comprises a pair of crosshairs, each of said crosshairs further comprising a pair of cross hatches, said pairs of cross hatches defining said first region. 
     
     
         4 . The sight of  claim 3 , wherein the firearm has a Minute of Arc (MOA) and further wherein said first region is determined by one (1) MOA. 
     
     
         5 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein said risk zone map comprises a circle defining said first region. 
     
     
         6 . The sight of  claim 5 , wherein said circle is an oval. 
     
     
         7 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein said risk zone map defines a second of region concentric with said first region within which a projectile issued from the firearm will strike with a second predetermined probability. 
     
     
         8 . The sight of  claim 7 , wherein the firearm has a Minute of Arc (MOA) and further wherein said first region is determined by one (1) MOA and said second region is determined by two (2) MOA. 
     
     
         9 . The sight of  claim 7 , wherein said risk zone map comprises a pair of concentric circles, an inner circle defining said first region and an outer circle and said inner circle defining said second region. 
     
     
         10 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm has a maximum effect range and further wherein said first region is determined by the maximum effect range. 
     
     
         11 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein said laser further displays a readable character symbolic of said first predetermined probability adjacent said first region. 
     
     
         12 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein said risk zone map comprises a circle defining said first region. 
     
     
         13 . The sight of  claim 1 , wherein said first region is determined based on a parameter selected from a group of parameters consisting of MOA, maximum effect range, target data, meteorological data, spatial data, ammunition data, weapon data and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . A method for supporting a decision to fire a projectile from a firearm pointed at a target, the method comprising:
 providing a risk zone map, said risk zone map defining a region within which a projectile issued from the firearm will strike with a predetermined probability;   providing a laser for emitting said risk zone map; and   displaying said risk zone map on the target.   
     
     
         15 . A firearm comprising:
 a barrel arranged along an axis; and   a laser aligned with said axis, said laser emitting a risk zone map;   wherein when displayed on a surface, said risk zone map defines a region within which a bullet issued from said barrel will strike with a predetermined probability.