Pattern configurable reticle

A method of configuring an optical aiming device for ballistic drop compensation (BDC), the optical aiming device including a housing with a reticle pane positioned in one or more of a first and second focal plane and defining a reticle display field viewable by a user and indicating a zero point, the housing further including a plurality of axially spaced lenses, and defining an optical path through the optical aiming device, the optical aiming device further including a processor, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled with the processor, and a first display device, the method comprising:

• receiving a first set of ballistics input data indicating at least a first type of ammunition;
• receiving a first user-selected range and a second user-selected range each indicating a range along a ballistic trajectory of the first type of ammunition greater than a range indicated by the zero point;
• determining, using the first set of ballistics input data, a first BDC pattern including at least two holdover marks corresponding to the first and second user-selected ranges;
• projecting, using the first display device, the first BDC pattern onto the reticle display field;
• and
• projecting, using the first display device, one or more status indicators onto the second focal plane of the optical aiming device and onto the reticle display field.

An optical aiming device comprising:

• a housing extending from a forward bell portion including an objective lens to a rearward eyepiece portion including an ocular lens, the housing having a plurality of axially spaced lenses therebetween and defining an optical path therethrough;
• a reticle pane positioned in the optical path in one or more of a first and second focal plane, the reticle pane at least partially defining a reticle display field including a zero point and viewable by a user;
• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled with the processor;
• and
• a first display device and a second display device, the first display device positioned in the housing between one of the ocular lens and the second focal plane, and the objective lens and the first focal plane, and the second display device is positioned in the housing between the other of the ocular lens and the second focal plane, and the objective lens and the first focal plane;
• wherein the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, executable by the processor, to cause the optical aiming device to:
• determine a ballistic trajectory for a first ammunition;
• determine, using the ballistic trajectory, a BDC pattern including at least two holdover marks corresponding to at least two ranges along the ballistic trajectory greater than a range indicated by the zero point;
• project, using the first display, the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field;
• and
• project, using the second display device, one or more of status indicators displaying system information, environmental information, time information and orientation information onto the reticle display field.