Laser device for moving target marksmanship training

Claim 1

In a device for lead angle instruction in moving target marksmanship training the combination comprising: a weapon having a trigger switch and a projectile barrel defining a projectile axis, a laser beam transmitter for connection to a battery power source and connected for firing through operation of said trigger switch, said transmitter having a laser beam projection axis, compensating means for compensating for the difference between the weapon-to-target flight time of a bullet from said weapon and a laser beam from said transmitter, said compensating means including adjustable mounting means for mounting said transmitter to said barrel, said mounting means being adjustable for selected factors including range, target speed, target direction, and weapon type to position said transmitter with its laser beam axis at a selected angle to the projectile axis of said barrel so that a beam fired from said transmitter will hit the target when said weapon is aimed at a point a lead distance from said target dependent upon said selected factors, said lead distance being such that the flight time of a moving target traversing said distance is equal to the weapon-totarget flight time of a bullet from said weapon, to provide for any given set of selected factors the same lead to hit a given target with said laser beam as is required to hit said given target with a bullet from said weapon, and a receiver element for signaling a hit when the target is correctly lead.