Projectile-weapon reticle with holdover aiming features for multiple projectile velocities

A projectile-weapon aiming system reticle, comprising:

• a primary aiming mark indicating a primary aiming point to be sighted-in at a first sighted-in distance for a subsonic ammunition having a first ballistic characteristic, the primary aiming point also corresponding to a second sighted-in distance for a supersonic ammunition having a second ballistic characteristic different from the first ballistic characteristic;
• a subsonic indicator on a first side of a field of view of a sighting device when the reticle is installed therein;
• a supersonic indicator on a second side of the field of view opposite the first side;
• a first secondary aiming mark on the first side and located at a first distance below the primary aiming mark, the first secondary aiming mark providing a first holdover aiming point indicating ballistic drop of the subsonic ammunition at a predetermined target distance greater than the first sighted-in distance;
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• a second secondary aiming mark on the second side and located at a second distance below the primary aiming mark, the second distance being different from the first distance, the second secondary aiming mark providing a second holdover aiming point indicating ballistic drop of the supersonic ammunition at the predetermined target distance.

A projectile-weapon aiming system reticle, comprising:

• a primary aiming mark indicating a primary aiming point to be sighted-in at a first sighted-in distance for a first ammunition having a first ballistic characteristic, the primary aiming point also corresponding to a second sighted-in distance for a second ammunition having a second ballistic characteristic different from the first ballistic characteristic;
• a first series of secondary aiming marks positioned at progressively increasing distances below the primary aiming point and along a vertical axis intersecting the primary aiming point, the first series of secondary aiming marks indicating respective first holdover aiming points corresponding to ballistic drop of the first ammunition at first predetermined regularly incrementing target distances;
• a second series of secondary aiming marks, simultaneously visible with and distinct from the first series of secondary aiming marks, positioned at progressively increasing distances below the primary aiming point and along the vertical axis intersecting the primary aiming point, the second series of secondary aiming marks indicating respective second holdover aiming points corresponding to ballistic drop of the second ammunition at second predetermined regularly incrementing target distances;
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• multiple pairs of aiming marks with each pair including a first aiming mark of the first series of secondary aiming marks and a second aiming mark of the second series of secondary aiming marks, the first aiming mark positioned at a first distance below the primary aiming point and the second aiming mark positioned at a second distance below the primary aiming point, the second distance being different than the first distance, the first aiming mark providing a first holdover aiming point indicating the first ammunition ballistic drop at a predetermined target distance, and the second aiming mark providing a second holdover aiming point indicating the second ammunition ballistic drop at the predetermined target distance.

A projectile-weapon aiming system reticle for aiming a first ammunition having a first ballistic characteristic and a second ammunition having a second ballistic characteristic different from the first ballistic characteristic, the first ballistic characteristic including a first ammunition ballistic drop and the second ballistic characteristic including a second ammunition ballistic drop, the reticle comprising:

• a primary aiming dot partly encompassed by an aiming ring having an opening below the primary aiming dot;
• a primary vertical aiming post below the aiming dot and extending from the opening to a distal end;
• a topmost right-side horizontal aiming mark located proximal the opening and positioned at a right side of the primary vertical aiming post, the topmost right-side horizontal aiming mark providing a corresponding first holdover aiming point indicating the first ammunition ballistic drop at a first predetermined target distance;
• an endmost right-side horizontal aiming mark located proximal the distal end and positioned at the right side of the primary vertical aiming post, the endmost right-side horizontal aiming mark providing a corresponding second holdover aiming point indicating the first ammunition ballistic drop at a second predetermined target distance farther than the first predetermined target distance;
• at least one other right-side horizontal aiming mark located between the topmost and endmost right-side horizontal aiming marks and positioned at the right side of the primary vertical aiming post, the at least one other right-side horizontal aiming mark providing a corresponding third holdover aiming point indicating the first ammunition ballistic drop at a third predetermined target distance that is between the first and second predetermined target distances;
• a topmost left-side horizontal aiming mark located proximal the opening and positioned at a left side of the primary vertical aiming post, the topmost left-side horizontal aiming mark providing a corresponding fourth holdover aiming point indicating the second ammunition ballistic drop at a fourth predetermined target distance;
• an endmost left-side horizontal aiming mark located above the endmost right-side horizontal aiming mark and positioned at the left side of the primary aiming post, the endmost left-side horizontal aiming mark providing a corresponding fifth holdover aiming point indicating the second ammunition ballistic drop at a fifth predetermined target distance that is farther than the fourth predetermined target distance;
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• at least one other left-side horizontal aiming mark located between the topmost and endmost left-side horizontal aiming marks and positioned at the left side of the primary vertical aiming post, the at least one other left-side horizontal aiming mark providing a corresponding sixth holdover aiming point indicating the second ammunition ballistic drop at a sixth predetermined target distance that is equal to the first or third predetermined target distance.