Aiming device with a reticle defining a target area at a specified distance

An optical aiming device for aiming a shot gun which upon firing a shot

• provides a shot pattern, said optical aiming device comprising;
• a base part having an extension, a distal and a proximal end and comprising means for attaching said aiming device to said shot gun;
• a mirror or lens having a maximum height and a maximum width, a light source, said light source being arranged to project light on said mirror or lens, wherein said mirror or lens is arranged to reflect or redirect at least parts of said light in a first direction, said projected light forming a reticle;
• wherein
• that said reticle defines a target area and in that said target area corresponds to the shot pattern at a predetermined distance from said transparent mirror or lens, and in that said optical aiming device is adapted to be positioned adjacent said aiming bridge of said shotgun.