I believe that we need to be less lenient on the chronoing at games. If a max fps is 400. It should be 400. If your AEG is hot, and you want to be a sniper, you should have a gun that is modified to prevent auto fire. Otherwise, you have to use a different gun, period.
At the Mar. 6th game I witnessed a player that had a very hot gun, go auto on people. Granted they were at a decent distance, but that doesn't mean someone is not going to pop up and get plugged at a closer range.
I was plugged from behind by a gun that I question its fps. When you feel BBs strongly through your camelback and vest at the range from where I was shot, something seems amiss.
The reason we chrono is not to level the playing field or to make the guns work a deficiently. The reason is safety. We all take risks when we airsoft, and we take responsibility for that. However, it is with the understanding that all guns shoot a particular amount of energy, and we have protective gear to accomodate that fact.
Disallowing hot guns is a service for people on both sides of the trigger. First, for those that can't really afford a trip to the dentist or worse yet a trip to the eye doctor, it is good to know that you are playing on a field populated by weapons for which you have taken necessary and prudent precautions against injury. On the other side, you have confirmed that your weapon is not an unnecessary danger to any fellow player. Personally, I would be crushed if I accidentally permanently injured someone and found out after the fact my gun was hot.
The first rule is safety.