Patent ID: 7185455

Claim:
A reticle for a projectile weapon aiming system, comprising: a primary horizontal sight line; a primary vertical sight line intersecting the primary horizontal sight line to define a primary aiming point; a circle centered on the primary aiming point, the circle intersecting the primary horizontal sight line to the right and left of the primary aiming point, and the circle intersecting the primary vertical sight line below the primary aiming point; multiple horizontal aiming marks spaced apart along the primary horizontal sight line, the horizontal aiming marks, the intersections of the circle with the primary horizontal sight line, and the primary vertical sight line cooperating to form a horizontal scale for estimating a range to a target having features of known or estimable horizontal size, the horizontal aiming marks and the circle also being usable as aiming points for windage adjustment and leading of a moving target; and multiple vertical aiming marks spaced apart along the primary vertical sight line, the vertical aiming marks, the intersections of the circle with the vertical sight line, and the primary horizontal sight line cooperating to form a vertical scale for estimating range to a target having features of known or estimable vertical size, the vertical aiming marks and the circle also being usable as aiming points for holdover adjustment at predetermined ranges.