Dual focal plane reticles for optical sighting devices

DUAL FOCAL PLANE RETICLES FOR OPTICAL SIGHTING DEVICES The present disclosure provides an optical sighting device comprising: a body with a first end and a second end; an objective lens system disposed within the body; an eyepiece lens disposed within the body; an erector lens system disposed within the body; the objective lens system, eyepiece lens, and erector lens system forming an optical system having a first focal plane; a first reticle at the first focal plane, wherein the first reticle is a glass reticle; an electronic reticle placed on the same focal plane as the first reticle, and wherein the electronic reticle is configured to selectively display one of at least two marking patterns, wherein the at least two marking patterns are (a) a series of drop dots or other hold over aiming points or angular markings corresponding to a supersonic pattern and (b) a series of drop dots or other hold over aiming points or angular markings corresponding to a subsonic pattern, and the first reticle comprises at least one display pattern selected from a cross hair, a series of hash marks and combinations thereof.