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US 7,946,048 B1Granted
Shooting calibration systems and methods
AssigneeHorus Vision, LLC
InventorDennis J. Sammut
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Abstract
The present invention relates to target acquisition and related systems and devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and extreme ranges. The present invention also provides targets and methods of using the systems to achieve enhanced shooting accuracy.
Claims18
A method for shooting calibration, comprising:
- a.) providing a target comprising markings configured to assess:
- i.) initial zeroing of a firearm;
- ii.) accuracy of a plurality of elevation adjustments at a predetermined distance from the shooter;
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- iii.) markings configured to assess cant;
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- b.) shooting at said target with a firearm.
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A method for shooting calibration, comprising:
- a.) providing a target, comprising:
- i.) two or more zones, each of said two or more zones having markings configured to assess accuracy of a plurality of elevation adjustments of a target acquisition device at a single predetermined distance from the shooter;
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- ii.) markings configured to assess cant;
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- b.) shooting at said target with a firearm.
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A method for shooting calibration, comprising:
- a.) providing a target comprising markings configured to assess:
- i.) initial zeroing of a firearm;
- ii.) accuracy of a plurality of elevation adjustments at a predetermined distance from the shooter;
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- iii.) one or more markings that define a bull's-eye wherein said markings comprise primary vertical and horizontal lines intersecting on said target, and a plurality of secondary horizontal lines at defined unit increments above and below said primary horizontal lines, said increments defined by said elevation adjustments, and wherein a plurality of said bull's-eye markings are positioned at predefined distances along said secondary horizontal lines;
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- b.) shooting at said target with a firearm.
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A set of targets comprising two or more targets comprising markings configured to assess:
- a.) initial zeroing of a firearm;
- b.) accuracy of a plurality of elevation adjustments at a predetermined distance from the shooter;
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- c.) markings configured to assess cant.
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A shooting system, comprising:
- a.) a target comprising markings configured to assess:
- i.) initial zeroing of a firearm;
- ii.) accuracy of a plurality of elevation adjustments at a predetermined distance from the shooter;
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- iii.) markings configured to assess cant;
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- b.) one or more shooting devices and components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.