Quote Originally Posted by Joelski View Post
So the zillion dollar question is, with all the bitching about the DD being overgassed, why won't they change it? Does it serve some purpose in full military trim that makes it worth ignoring all the complaints? I'm not a gas system tweaker, so I only know there are tons of properly gassed configs out there, why dump their price into a finicky upper?
Over-gassing it makes it less finicky for the civilian market. It allows a wider range of ammo to be used, specifically, weaker (and usually cheaper) ammo. I'm not saying that's right or wrong, but personally, like you, I'd rather just roll with a spec'ed gas port.