Reticle for an optical gun sight

Abstract

The grid pattern of vertical reference lines and horizontal reference lines further provide a pattern of at least five vertical lines which extend below a horizontal reference line to a left side of a vertical center line and a second pattern of at least five reference lines which extend below the horizontal reference line and to a right of a vertical center line.

That which is claimed: 
     
         1 . A reticle for use in a telescopic gun sight comprising:
 a grid pattern comprising five vertical main lines on left of a central axis and five vertical main lines on a right, of a central axis, each vertical main line each vertical main line divided into mils and half-mils.   
     
     
         2 . The reticle according to  claim 1  wherein said reticle further defines a width scale bullet drop choke reference guide, a portion of which extends along a midline of a vertical axis of the reticle. 
     
     
         3 . The reticle according to  claim 1  wherein the aiming grid is substantially positioned within a center of the optical viewing area thereby providing substantially unobstructed views adjacent a left side and a right side of the optical viewing area. 
     
     
         4 . A reticle for use in a telescopic gun sight comprising:
 a horizontal reference line;   a vertical reference line, the vertical reference line intersecting at a right angle with the horizontal reference line;   a first pattern of at least five vertical lines extending beneath the horizontal reference line and to a left of the vertical reference line, each of said at least five vertical lines positioned an equal distance from any adjacent line forming the first pattern;   a second pattern of at least five reference lines which extend beneath the horizontal reference line and extend to a right of the vertical reference line, each of said at least five vertical lines defining the second pattern positioned an equal distance from any adjacent line forming said second pattern of lines;   wherein of each of said first pattern and each of said second pattern of reference lines further define a plurality of tick marks having a common length and position from an edge of the respective vertical lines of said first and said second patterns and positioned a fixed distance apart; and   wherein of said first and said, second pattern of reference lines further define a plurality of horizontal lines which are spaced between the tick marks and are bisected by the respective reference lines.   
     
     
         5 . The reticle according to  claim 4  wherein the first pattern of lines and said second pattern of lines are calibrated with mil angle units of measurement. 
     
     
         6 . The reticle according to  claim 4  wherein said first pattern lines and said second pattern of lines are calibrated with minute of angle units of measurement. 
     
     
         7 . The reticle according to  claim 4  wherein the intersection of the vertical reference line and the horizontal reference line is at a mid-point of the circle defined by the scope optic. 
     
     
         8 . The reticle according to  claim 4  wherein the intersection of the vertical reference line with the horizontal reference line is positioned in art upper half of the scope optic. 
     
     
         9 . The reticle according to  claim 8  wherein the intersection of the vertical reference line and the intersection of the horizontal reference line is positioned between a mid-point of the scope optic and an upper edge of the scope optic. 
     
     
         10 . The scope optic according to  claim 4  wherein the lower half of the scope field of view further defines at least one choke gauge to indicate target height or target width. 
     
     
         11 . The scope optic according to  claim 10  wherein a choke pattern is present along both a left lower quadrant and a right lower quadrant of the scope optic. 
     
     
         12 . The reticle according to  claim 4  wherein the reticle further defines a chevron choke pattern along the central vertical axis that is customized for a specific caliber, gun barrel, and ammunition source. 
     
     
         13 . The reticle according to  claim 4  wherein the reticle is applied to the optical gun sight via engraving, a decal, or an optical projection.