This is exactly right.
If you start as Production, but are PENALIZED for breaking the division rules and are bumped to Open you then compete in the Open division with your production equipment. You have to use them same Production mags, no changing sights, etc.
It's better than being DQ'd for breaking division rules.
If this happens to a shooter they are supposed to take their lumps and learn from it, but at least they get to keep shooting the match.
Well said.