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The IBS reticle will be available in both Leica's 2.5-10x42 and 3.5-14x42 ER riflescope models either with or without target turrets (elevation only).

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(GunReports.com) -- Leica and G7 have collaborated to develop the Integrated Ballistic System (IBS) reticle, a multi-purpose reticle that allows the hunter to use the ballistic drop reticle or the center aiming point in conjunction with a custom ballistic turret that has been calibrated in yards.

The reticle's hold-over aiming points provide the shooter with aim points out to approximately 500 yards, depending on the cartridge and bullet used. The reticle's windage hash marks assist the shooter in compensating for wind.

The G7-powered IBS Ballistic Calculator lets the shooter calculate and print out the distance for each hold-over dot or hash mark for his or her rifle and cartridge. The shooter enters the ballistic information of the cartridge into the calculator, or the factory cartridge specifications are selected; then the user can print a field-carry hold-over chart for that specific load.

A custom ballistic turret, which can be ordered from G7, allows the shooter to adjust the vertical turret to match the distance to the target, then hold right on to complete the shot.

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Reader Comments

So, it's easier to use in the field, but you have homework to do to make it work that way. Is that what I read?

Doesn't anybody do things the old-school way any more? What the heck is wrong with burning up a few hundred rounds to learn how to hit your target?

Comment by: david b | January 19, 2012

Yeah, david b, it seems to me that we keep on adding new, sensitive electronic gadgets to our firearms, so we ultimately end up with something that won't work when the batteries run out of energy. I have this same problem with our reliance on computer technology by our armed forces. While these gadgets can improve battlefield effectiveness, what happens when the batteries run down, or when an EMP weapon fries the entire network? When I was on active duty, we used a variety of different sorts of slide rules and nomograms to plot fire support and predict outcomes. I don't know, but I doubt if any warrior knows how to use those antiquated devices anymore. I certainly hope our military service schools haven't forsaken the old ways.

Comment by: canovack | January 20, 2012

Colonel - I'd be willing to bet they have forsaken those methods. One of my daughters got her engineering degree a few years ago, and told me then don't even teach an engineer drawing and slide-rule use any longer - it's all CAD-CAM. The computers do all the work and an engineer apparently only needs to know how to use the software.

I see that kind of thing every day in my job - only it's not engineering but business consulting - where somebody thinks they can get by letting a computer do it all, only to find out one day, and always to their chagrin, that the software developer either made a coding error or left out some critical function. And then they are scrambling to uncover some way to do what they can't. One example - remember "smart numbers" where each position had a meaning? They don't exist now - except possibly behind the bar code. But who can read a bar code?

Comment by: david b | January 21, 2012

It is not so different than the offering from Swarovski. Swarovski has a preset turret system (elevation) that works pretty good as long as you know the ballistics of the cartridge you are using. This creates a problem if you want to change the cartridge since the turret setup is cartridge specific. Another problem I see is that it has a complicated reticle that isn't needed if the turret is set up properly. I guess the thinking here is if you don't have time to turn your turret you can hold over using the markings on the reticle. I'll stick with target turrets with cartridge notes.

Comment by: RiverManPaul | January 27, 2012