Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Armaments Center. “Development of the Mil-Grid Reticle was primarily motivated by the lack of standardization of reticles within the sniper community, as well as the cost incurred in using vendor proprietary reticles,” said Tom Pitera, an engineer at the U.S. The grid has horizontal crosshairs that are perpendicular to, but do not intersect with, a primary vertical crosshair. The scope features an aiming reticle comprising two primary feature sets: a grid system and auxiliary crosshairs. Not only does the new reticle improve accuracy, but its development within the Army means that costs are saved by avoiding license fees from the use of existing commercial products. Army’s Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) program. The Mark 5HD riflescope was selected as the optic for part of the U.S.
Army snipers will soon see the benefits of a new grid-based reticle for rifle scopes that will improve targeting as well as add versatility with its use across various weapons and ammunition.Ī reticle is the crosshair or aiming point in the field of view of an optical sight.
