I meant a min power factor LIKE the one in wild bunch, as in closer to it. I ain't saying it makes sense for the sport overall, and I like it just fine the way it is, but if you said "Liptak, what would you want CAS be to make you happiest in a selfish and not necessarily sensible way?" Then I would say have a 110 power factor to keep things aligned with historical minimums like the .38 colt, but still allow just about any caliber to compete on a somewhat level playing field, recoil-wise. There are other considerations besides my "wants" and like I said, I like it just fine the way it is.
Yes, I know, the winners will still win. Personally, I like .45s and .44WCFs, but from 25 years of other competitive endeavors, I know I can shoot a 9mm at 130PF measurably faster than a .45 at 170PF, and I'm entirely willing to shoot .38s to give myself every opportunity to shoot to whatever my abilities can produce on the timer, at least for a spell to see what I can do. I've beat a lot of guys shooting lighter calibers and more expensive guns in other games, so I'm not under any illusion that I'm going to smoke Spencer just 'cause I bought a set of .38s.
I just, personally and selfishly, would rather shoot .45s and .44s, but only if I'm not handicapping myself. That's why it's really moot...I'm certainly not arguing that SASS should change at all, and I probably shouldn't have said anything.