Patent ID: 8978539
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: F41A,F41G

Abstract:
1. A video display system for a weapon, comprising: an optical range finder removably attachable to the weapon for calculating a distance to a selected target, said optical range finder including an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to a target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target; a fire control system removably attachable to the weapon associated with the optical range finder, said fire control system including a ballistics computer for calculating a ballistics solution based on the distance to the target, said ballistics solution representative of a ballistic trajectory path of a projectile to be fired by the weapon; and a portable electronic device associated with the fire control system and having a display screen, the portable electronic device removably attachable to the weapon, the portable electronic device including and a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the program instructions configured to display the ballistics solution in human viewable form on the display screen.