I'm not a member of NCOWS. Came close once or twice but "things" didn't quite work out. However, I worked for 20+ years building CAS guns for the famous and infamous. I've run a Short Stroke rifle for so long now, I can't run a OEM rifle for beans. BUTT:
I do feel the equipment race was a huge mistake. The biggest bang for the buck in a CAS gun is a GOOD, QUALITY action job. Amazing how fast Henry, 1866, 1873, 1892 and Fish can run with a good action job. Same same with hand guns. Short stroke an SA?? GIMMIE A BREAK.
So long as the rifle is built on a short stroke "kit" fixing it is simple. Pull the screw, shake it over a trashcan and put OEM parts back in. Cut-n-Weld will require a few more parts.
It's my understanding, NCOWS allows a quality action job. I laude NCOWS for disallowing an equipment race. Unfortunately, SASS has been hopeless for ever.