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RETICLE SUPPLEMENT H27, H32, H36, H37, H58

Horus

Table of Contents
The Horus Reticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2 Parts of the Mil-Based Reticles .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Using the Data Obtained with Mil-Based Reticles .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Leupold Technical Service .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24

The Horus Reticle

Products containing Horus reticles are produced under license from Horus Vision, LLC.

The Horus reticles are uniquely engineered to facilitate shooting at any number of unknown ranges without mechanical adjustment. Horus reticles are designed to easily solve many of the complex issues facing long range shooters. When properly utilized, Horus reticles can be used for range estimation, holdover and windage correction, leading moving targets, second shot correction, and bracket snap shooting with both supersonic and subsonic ammunition. Horus reticle markings are calibrated in mil-based increments, allowing for precise measurement to the nearest 1/10 mil. When zeroing Horus reticles, the main crosshair should be precisely zeroed to match the point of impact at 100 meters.

Parts of Mil-Based Reticles

A milliradian is a unit of measure derived from the degrees of a circle (in a 360 degree circle, there are 6,283.2 milliradians, or 17.45 milliradians per degree). This means that a milliradian will subtend different amounts at different ranges. For example: The subtension of 1 mil equals 3.6 inches (3.44 MOA) at 100 yards or 36 inches at 1,000 yards. In metric units, the correspondence is 1 mil equals 10 centimeters at 100 meters or 1 meter at 1,000 meters. Knowing this subtension and knowing the size of the target (or a reference object near the target) allows the distance to the target to be estimated with considerable accuracy.

The base scale for Horus reticles is .1 milliradians. The scale can be visually subdivided and/or combined by a trained user to produce infinite milliradian reference combinations for limitless target ranging, leading, or holdover precision. Since the holdover features are presented in milliradian increments, they can be correlated to any ballistic trajectory or used to estimate windage and lead moving targets in the same manner as all milliradian based reticles. To use a Horus reticle simply determine the range to the target using the mil system, then use the corresponding aiming point that is matched to your cartridge to engage the target.

FIRST VERSUS SECOND FOCAL PLANE

All Horus reticles located in the first/front focal plane provide accurate subtension values regardless of the magnification setting used. The easiest way to determine if the reticle is in the first focal plane is to view the reticle through the scope while changing the magnification setting. If the size of the reticle appears to change as the magnification setting is changed, the reticle is in the first focal plane. If it does not appear to change size, it is in the second focal plane. If the reticle is in the first focal plane, no specific magnification setting is required to obtain the proper subtension to yield accurate range estimating results.
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THE USE OF MIL-BASED RETICLES

To use Horus reticles, you must know the actual size of the target. 1. View the target through the scope. 2. Place the center of the crosshair against one edge (top, bottom, or either side) of the target so that the crosshair extends along either its width or height. 3. Using the hash marks, measure along the crosshair to the opposite edge of the target. If the center of the crosshair is against one edge of the target and the opposite edge of the target is positioned behind the center of the second mil mark, the target measures 2 mils. If it is exactly between the second and third mil mark, it measures 2.5 mils, etc. The more specic you are in your estimation of the size of the target in mils (2.75 mils, etc.), the more accurate your results will be. This is especially important in estimating the range of a small target or in estimating the range of a target at a great distance (i.e. beyond 500 yards). Once the measurement of the target has been determined in mils, the range can be estimated. This can be done in two ways; either by consulting the charts in this manual or by using the following formula:

(Height of Target in Yards x 1,000) Height of Target in Mils = Range of the Target in Yards This formula will also give results in metric terms if meters instead of yards are used in the equation. For your convenience, Leupold has included range estimating tables (see Tables 1-8). To use these tables, locate the actual size of the target along the top of the table and the apparent size of the target, as measured in mils, along the side of the table. Follow both until they converge. This is the estimated distance to the target.

Using the Data Obtained With Mil-Based Reticles

Once you have estimated the distance to the target with the reticle, there are two primary methods of using this information. Both require that you know the specific bullet drop of the ammunition you are using, measured in milliradians. If your bullet drop has been measured in inches, a conversion to MOA will need to be applied using the formula below. (Bullet Drop in Inches 1.047) Target Distance in Hundreds of Yards/Meters
= Bullet Drop in MOA

Once the bullet drop has been measured in MOA, use the formula below to convert MOA to mils: Bullet Drop in MOA 3.44
= Bullet Drop in mils

Example 1: If you have a 500 yard/meter shot and you know your bullet drops 65 inches at that distance, you would follow the steps below: Convert 65 inches to MOA: (65" 1.047) 5 5 Convert MOA to mils: 12.4 MOA 3.44 MOA per mil = 62 = 12.4 MOA

= Bullet drop in mils = 3.6

This bullet would be dropping 3.6 mils at 500 yards. Example 2: If your bullet drops 130 Inches at 650 yards/meters, the process would look like this: (130" 1.047) 6.5 19 MOA 3.44 MOA per mil = 124 6.5 = 19 MOA

= Bullet drop in mils = 5.5

This bullet would be dropping 5.5 mils at 650 yards.

Note: The numbers used in the calculations above have been rounded and are for
explanation purposes only.
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DialinG the Correction Into the Scope

The most effective way to use the estimated distance is to dial the necessary correction into the scope using the elevation adjustment. If your scope features a bullet drop compensation dial, simply dial the correction directly according to the distance marked on the elevation dial. If your scope does not have a bullet drop compensation dial and your bullet drop has been measured in milliradians, simply use the elevation adjustment to make the appropriate correction. For example, if you need to allow for a bullet drop of 2 mils, you will simply dial 2 mils (20 clicks) in the up direction.

HoldinG Over UsinG the HORUS ReticleS

Sometimes there isnt time for correction using the scopes adjustment mechanisms. In these cases, holding over the target and using the reticles markings as an aiming point is useful. It must be remembered that holding over is not as exact as dialing elevation.

Horus H27 Reticle SUBTENSIONS

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