In a move that has sent reverberations through the competitive long-range community, both the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) and National Rifle League (NRL) have jointly announced the immediate implementation of the Internal Combustion Positional Stability (ICPS) Division, effective for the upcoming 2024 season. This groundbreaking shift mandates that all competitors now integrate actively running internal combustion engines into their shooting platforms, leveraging raw horsepower and torque for enhanced stability and dynamic stage traversal.
Initial reports from the joint rules committee indicate that positional stability will now be directly correlated to engine output, with a minimum of 15 horsepower required to maintain a sub-0.5 MOA group from the mandatory “Track Shit” barricade. Sources close to the deliberations confirmed that engine torque values will be explicitly factored into stage scoring, rewarding rapid barricade transitions and multi-point engagements where precise application of vehicular propulsion will dictate speed and precision. Competitors are advised to recalibrate their DOPE cards to include RPM-to-hold correlations, as barrel harmonics are now reportedly influenced by engine vibration at specific frequencies.
The “Run What Ya Brung, Auto or Cycle” ethos is central to the ICPS division. Shooters are encouraged to experiment with anything from a Briggs & Stratton 5hp unit mounted directly to their MPA Matrix chassis, to a Ducati V-twin powering a custom-machined ZCO optic mount. “Cubic Inches” and “Liters” will be the new ballistic coefficients, with larger displacement engines theoretically offering superior dampening for follow-up shots. Density altitude calculations will now include ambient engine temperature. While spin drift and Coriolis remain critical, the added gyroscopic forces from internal rotating masses necessitate entirely new truing protocols. Match directors are currently scouting locations with suitable “Track Shit”—a new, dynamic, vehicle-based obstacle feature—to test the mettle of these mechanically integrated rifle systems.
