The precision rimfire community is reeling after multiple Vudoo Three 60 barreled actions across the PRS Rimfire Pro Series circuit spontaneously began ejecting what they deemed "subpar" ammunition during critical stages. The phenomenon, first extensively documented at the "Squirrel's Nemesis Challenge" in rural Pennsylvania, saw shooters’ rifles, equipped with the lauded Three 60, violently expelling rounds onto the mat with an audible click, refusing to chamber any .22LR projectile boasting a velocity standard deviation exceeding 3.0 FPS.
Witnesses reported competitors, often meticulous handloaders accustomed to sorting Eley Tenex by rim thickness and weighing individual projectiles, utterly bewildered as their carefully prepped DOPE cards became irrelevant. One shooter, midway through a crucial barricade stage engaging a 50-yard reduced IPSC, had his Vudoo Three 60, nestled in an MPA Matrix Pro chassis and topped with a Kahles K525i, audibly "spit out" six consecutive rounds, resulting in an immediate stage DQ.
Initial reports from Vudoo Gun Works engineers indicated no firmware update or mechanical modification could explain the actions' newfound discernment. "It's as if the receiver now possesses an innate understanding of barrel harmonics and internal ballistics," remarked a visibly shaken lead engineer, "refusing to engage anything it perceives as detrimental to a perfect cold bore shot." The unexpected sentience has forced a radical shift in match strategy, with some competitors resorting to onsite ballistic radar analysis of *every* round, only loading those guaranteeing an SD below the Vudoo’s newfound acceptance threshold.
The governing bodies of PRS and NRL have yet to issue a ruling on the "Vudoo Rejection Protocol," leaving the competitive landscape in disarray. Until a solution is found, precision rimfire shooters face a stark choice: either meet the impossible demands of their increasingly discerning barreled actions or find a new sport where their ammunition isn't openly mocked by their own equipment.
