I don't quite understand the resistance to this, other than JL's need to be against anything that I bring up, no matter what it is.
If the class was instituted to make everything thing the same as the ODG's shot, why the resistance to actually doing that? At the time, they let people use something of a later date, because earlier type equipment was not available. Now it is so, please tell me why anyone shouldn't shoot ODG equipment, in a ODG class, that was originally set up to use that equipment? Why should we use equipment of a later date, if it doesn't comply with the original intent? The rules made exceptions, because there was a reason to make them, at that time and thought's exceptions are no longer needed.
I'm not trying to sell anything, I don't have anything to gain and I would be just as happy to make it a iron sight only class, since most shoot IS, in those days, anyway.
To say just shut up and leave the rules be, is ok, I guess but, they do not comply with what was stated as the original intent.
You could make it the "ODG's, Sorta Look Alike Class", too
I would like comments addressed to the second paragraph above, please. Not just that the rule allows exceptions.
Frank