The anticipated release of the Cutting Edge Lazer .375 400gr Max Gen2 projectile has been met with, well, *anomalous* results. Preliminary field trials, conducted this past weekend at the Barricade Blasters' B-Zone Bonanza in rural Wyoming, saw veteran shooter Kyle "The Coil" Peterson loading the new bullet in his custom Surgeon 1086R short action, chambered in .375 CheyTac, fed through an AI AT chassis with a 32-inch Proof Research M24 contour barrel. Initial chrono data showed consistent 2950 FPS with an SD of 2.1 across a 10-shot string, promising exceptional performance. However, what transpired next has left ballisticians, physicists, and even the local wildlife bewildered.
During zero confirmation at 100 yards, observed impacts consistently printed 0.2 MRAD high and 0.1 MRAD left of aim. After adjusting the Kahles K525i with the SKMR4 reticle, the subsequent five rounds clustered into a single, ragged hole. The anomaly began at distance. Spotters initially reported the 1000-yard plate, a 24x36-inch AR500 steel, *wobbling* prior to impact, then visibly deforming *away* from the bullet path. Peterson, maintaining his usual stoic demeanor, continued to engage the array, confirming the bullet's trajectory consistently shifted the target 1-2 inches laterally *before* perforation. Further, the extreme spread of the sonic crack from the projectile was noted to be an unprecedented 7.3 MRAD wider than theoretical models predicted.
The situation escalated during engagements on the 1600-yard plate. After three consecutive hits, a faint, high-frequency hum began to emanate from the target area, culminating in the complete structural failure of a nearby cellular tower, approximately 200 yards downrange of the target, which inexplicably collapsed inward on itself. Eyewitness accounts from the RSO tower claimed brief temporal displacement of their coffee mugs. "One minute it was hot, the next it was cold. Then hot again," recounted a visibly shaken bystander. Citing "unacceptable collateral spacetime distortion" and "unpredictable localized gravitational manipulation," the Lazer .375 400gr Max Gen2 has been formally deemed unfit for competitive use. Its unprecedented G7 BC of .680, it appears, comes with a rather significant asterisk.
