Ballistics Systems and Methods

Abstract

A scope may include an adjustment dial, which may be moved among a plurality of positions to configure the scope to compensate for projectile drops. The adjustment dial may be labeled with dial-calibration data, which may include one or more distance indicators and/or one or more windage hold-off indicators. The scope may be attached to a gun and the dial-calibration data may be at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on shots fired by the gun. The dial-calibration data may be at least partially generated using shooting conditions. An electronic device may include a derived distance calculation module, which may be configured to use a distance to a target and actual shooting conditions to calculate a derived distance. The derived distance may be used in connection with an adjustment dial labeled with dial-calibration data at least partially generated using shooting conditions different from the actual shooting conditions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a scope sized and configured to be connected to a gun, the scope including an adjustment dial sized and configured to move among a plurality of positions to configure the scope to compensate for projectile drops associated with a range of distances to a target, the adjustment dial being labeled with first dial-calibration data, the first dial-calibration data comprising:
 at least one distance indicator configured to indicate at least one of the distances; and 
 at least one windage hold-off indicator configured to indicate at least one hold-off for at least one of the distances. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the first dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a first set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         3 . The system in  claim 1 , further comprising a gun connected to the scope, the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the first dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on one or more shots fired by the gun. 
     
     
         4 . The system in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one distance indicator of the first dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a first set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         5 . The system in  claim 1 , further comprising a gun connected to the scope, the at least one distance indicator of the first dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on one or more shots fired by the gun. 
     
     
         6 . The system in  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment dial includes a first component labeled with the first dial-calibration data, the first component being sized and configured to be connected to and disconnected from a portion of the scope. 
     
     
         7 . The system in  claim 6 , further comprising a second component labeled with second dial-calibration data, the second component being sized and configured to be connected to and disconnected from a portion of the scope, the first and second components being sized and configured to be interchangeably used in the scope, the second dial-calibration data comprising:
 at least one distance indicator configured to indicate at least one of the distances; and   at least one windage hold-off indicator configured to indicate at least one hold-off for at least one of the distances.   
     
     
         8 . The system in  claim 7 , wherein the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the first dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a set of one or more shooting conditions; and wherein the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the second dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a different set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         9 . The system in  claim 7 , further comprising a gun connected to the scope, the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the first dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on a first set of one or more shots fired by the gun, the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the second dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on the first set of one or more shots fired by the gun. 
     
     
         10 . The system in  claim 9 , wherein the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the first dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a set of one or more shooting conditions; and wherein the at least one windage hold-off indicator of the second dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a different set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         11 . The system in  claim 7 , wherein the at least one distance indicator of the first dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a set of one or more shooting conditions; and wherein the at least one distance indicator of the second dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a different set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         12 . The system in  claim 7 , further comprising a gun connected to the scope, the at least one distance indicator of the first dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on a first set of one or more shots fired by the gun, the at least one distance indicator of the second dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on the first set of one or more shots fired by the gun. 
     
     
         13 . The system in  claim 12 , wherein the at least one distance indicator of the first dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a set of one or more shooting conditions; and wherein the at least one distance indicator of the second dial-calibration data is at least partially generated using a different set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         14 . The system in  claim 1 , further comprising an electronic device including a derived distance calculation module, the first dial-calibration data being at least partially generated using a set of one or more shooting conditions, the derived distance calculation module being configured to use a distance to a target and a different set of one or more shooting conditions to calculate a derived distance that may be selected using the adjustment dial to configure the scope to compensate for a projectile drop associated with the different set of one or more shooting conditions. 
     
     
         15 - 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 using a distance to a target and a set of one or more actual shooting conditions to calculate a derived distance, the derived distance being configured to be selected using an adjustment dial of a scope to configure the scope to compensate for a projectile drop associated with the set of one or more actual shooting conditions, the adjustment dial being labeled with dial-calibration data at least partially generated using a set of one or more expected shooting conditions, the set of one or more expected shooting conditions being different from the set of one or more actual shooting conditions.   
     
     
         20 . The method as in  claim 19 , wherein the dial-calibration data comprises at least one distance indicator configured to indicate at least one distance, the at least one distance indicator being at least partially generated using the set of one or more expected shooting conditions. 
     
     
         21 . The method as in  claim 19 , wherein the dial-calibration data comprises at least one windage hold-off indicator configured to indicate at least one hold-off for at least one distance, the at least one windage hold-off indicator being at least partially generated using the set of one or more expected shooting conditions.