Kinda surprised this wasn't already posted.
https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/...%20Minutes.pdf
https://uspsa.org/documents/minutes/...20App%20D4.pdf
(you may need a login to view those)
So, what happened was, at the last BOD meeting:
"A firearm from the Production list was provided to the group for an indefinite period of time. Included in the group of 12 attendees were: DNROI, a Range Master, and 9 certified CRO or RO. 2 of the 12 answered correctly to whether or not the firearm was in compliance with the Production Division rules, yet no one correctly identified why. Several reviewed factory images of the firearm from the internet. A second firearm was provided, with an obvious external feature difference. The group still could not determine which firearm was legal per the Production Division appendix."
So, obviously, the rules had gotten too convoluted, and needed to be fixed.
After going through the Production rules line by line, they issued a change log that included, among other things, this:
"21.6 - Exchange of minor External components: Sights, firing pins, firing pin retainers, pins, extractors, magazine releases, slide stops, thumb safeties, triggers, hammers, bushings, and ejectors MAY be replaced with OFM or aftermarket parts." *
I suspect that this will make some people very happy, some people very angry, and either way Apex sales will go up.
*(The new rules do not go into effect until, if I'm reading things right, May 9th.)