What reticle do military snipers use?

There are dozens of variations of each, but most police sniper rifle optics use either duplex, mil-dot, MOA lines or grid reticles.

What kind of reticle does the military use?

The United States Army, Air Force and Marine Corps field the Trijicon TA31RCO ACOG, a 4× magnification model with a 32mm objective lens (4×32), with specially designed ballistic compensating reticles that are fiber optic & tritium illuminated, for the M4 carbine and M16A4 rifle.

What is reticle in sniper?

A reticle is the crosshair or aiming point in the field of view of an optical sight. The Mark 5HD riflescope was selected as the optic for part of the U.S. Army’s Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) program. The grid has horizontal crosshairs that are perpendicular to, but do not intersect with, a primary vertical crosshair.

What are the markings on a sniper scope?

The sniper uses the wire reticule with mil dots to range and sight the target. The mil dots surround the target center and allow the sniper to estimate the distance between objects and make adjustments for wind or moving targets. These scopes sport ballistic drop compensators (BDC).

What scope do U.S. Marine snipers use?

The Marine Corps has selected the scope for its newest sniper rifle ― the Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope.

Where is the reticle found?

Reticles are clear circular glass inserts with a scale inscribed on them. They sit right at the focal plane inside the eyepiece lens of the microscope and allow the investigator to make accurate measurements of specimens.

What is reticle pattern?

A reticle, or reticule also known as a graticule, is a pattern of fine lines or markings built into the eyepiece of an optical device such as a telescopic sight, spotting scope, theodolite, optical microscope or the screen of an oscilloscope, to provide measurement references during visual inspections.

What is a sight reticle?

What does a duplex reticle look like?

Duplex Reticle It has the same cross-shape pattern with thicker lines until close to the center where the lines become very thin again. This draws your eye into the center of the scope for quicker and more natural aiming with better visibility of your actual target.