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<blockquote data-quote="Johnathan Aulabaugh" data-source="post: 39303" data-attributes="member: 7698">Ahh I c. There are much cheaper 50mm lenses that you could use. The 50mm 1.8 being about $150 ish but I would still be weary of the mount. Anyways extreme long range competitions are pretty cool. Every once in a while you will see something of that nature on TV but not often. The rifles you usually see for that type of competition are pretty extreme as well with carbon barrels and custom stocks. From a hunters stand point many of those rifles are useless but I know a custom hunting rifle from a company like Christensen Arms can get pretty expensive. My father bought one for 6500 that had the carbon barrel, titanium block and a pretty slick stock. In a .300 mini it is a heck of a shooter. Anyways I really hope you find exactly what your looking for. It is really a shame that the Nikon did not come in a tac reticule as I really believe it to be the better option for mounting a camera. Looking closer at the adapter and it is the same type of adapter used to mount a larger filter on a smaller lens. like a 77mm filter to the 52mm lens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Johnathan Aulabaugh, post: 39303, member: 7698"] Ahh I c. There are much cheaper 50mm lenses that you could use. The 50mm 1.8 being about $150 ish but I would still be weary of the mount. Anyways extreme long range competitions are pretty cool. Every once in a while you will see something of that nature on TV but not often. The rifles you usually see for that type of competition are pretty extreme as well with carbon barrels and custom stocks. From a hunters stand point many of those rifles are useless but I know a custom hunting rifle from a company like Christensen Arms can get pretty expensive. My father bought one for 6500 that had the carbon barrel, titanium block and a pretty slick stock. In a .300 mini it is a heck of a shooter. Anyways I really hope you find exactly what your looking for. It is really a shame that the Nikon did not come in a tac reticule as I really believe it to be the better option for mounting a camera. Looking closer at the adapter and it is the same type of adapter used to mount a larger filter on a smaller lens. like a 77mm filter to the 52mm lens. [/QUOTE]

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