Bill just ask Jeff Schultz he is the current Schuetzen Meister for the ASSRA and I am in no position to speak on his behalf.

JLouis

Frank I know you have a tremendous amount of passion in what you have to share and I highly encourage you to run for an open seat on the board of directors where you can actually get something accomplished. It is not going to happen here and along with Scott Elliott we would then have two West Coast representatives and look at what Scott alone has accomplished for this sport.

JLouis

I usually stay out of these "discussions" and I really have no dog in this hunt, but here goes anyhow. 

I shoot traditional rifles for the most part, and abide by the rules as they are now. I really don't care if they stay the same or get changed.

I shot my first ISSA Regional in 2010 at Modesto and have a Traditional Rifle bar along with some other bars from that match. That's the only time I've received anything indicating I shot a Traditional Rifle at the Regionals or the two monthly matches I shoot at.

Not complaining at all. Makes no difference to me. I come to shoot and have a good time. I sit and shoot next to modern actions with modern scopes sometimes, and our scores all get reported the same. I just like the looks of a Traditional rifle so that's what I use.

Will I buy a lesser powered scope just to stay in the Traditional class (if the rules change) when it isn't even anything that is recognized at the matches I attend.

No. Because if you all start down that rabbit hole what's next?

I wonder..............what type of spotting scopes were used by the ODGs. I'm guessing most likely not anything seen on the firing line now.

Seems only fair, don't you think?

JerryH

This is the first time I ever heard anything about clicks on scopes.  The Rule talks about iron sights after specifically allowing Lymans, Unertls, ect.  How many specifically allowed Lymans and Unertls are there going to be without clicks in the mounts?   

I have no idea why clicks would be an issue other than a bickering point.  As has been pointed out they can be quite confusing and a crutch that leads to not reading the scale. The way the rules is written with clicks following scopes, it can easily be interpreted either way, depending on motivation and point of view. 

I totaly agree with Westerner and all this bickering is not doing the sport we so Love and Enjoy any real justice. Those of us who have been in the sport for so long understand everything that is being argued over. But it is also enough to turn off some of the new folks here who might be thinking about getting into the sport I know it would me. It's the most enjoyable and user friendly shooting sport that one could ever hope to get into but it damned sure is not coming across that way here.

Rule #1 Have Fun: Rule #2 There Are No More Rules. BP does that sound about right and more than enough.