Manners Composites has once again pushed the boundaries of material science, unveiling the LRH (Long Range Hunter) stock, a chassis so obscenely lightweight it challenges the very fabric of reality for competitive shooters. Weighing in at a reported 2.1 pounds for the mini-chassis version, the LRH system, featuring the Manners M5 flush-mounted DBM and adjustable carbon fiber cheek piece, has sent shockwaves through the precision rifle community, primarily by causing rifles to defy gravity.
Multiple reports from recent regional matches, including the 'Desert Dust-Up' in Phoenix, indicate that rifles equipped with the LRH, particularly when chambered in sub-6GT cartridges like the .22 Creedmoor, have exhibited spontaneous lift during routine cold bore shots. Eyewitness accounts describe competitors’ setups, previously stable on their MPA ESR chassis or Foundation stocks, gently levitating off the barricade, creating unprecedented challenges for holdovers and wind calls.
One competitor, who requested anonymity after their Defiance Deviant Tactical build, running a 26-inch Hawk Hill Marksman barrel, was reportedly seen hovering 18 inches above the prone line. 'My DOPE card was useless,' they stated, visibly shaken. 'I had accounted for wind, Coriolis, even the spin drift from my 107gr LRBTs at 2950 FPS, but I didn't have a damn column for 'vertical displacement due to quantum lightness.' The issue forced an emergency stage reset, as the RO was unable to locate the shooter's rifle until it was spotted entangled in a power line, still maintaining a perfect 100-yard zero.
The NRL Board is reportedly fast-tracking a new rule proposal, Section 7.c.iv, prohibiting 'any rifle system whose aggregate mass, when unfired, falls below the local density altitude coefficient multiplied by π.' Manners has yet to comment on the alleged physics-defying properties, but sources close to the company suggest their next stock, the 'LRH-P (Planetary),' will feature an integrated tether system for ground attachment.
