Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.196 – Otter Creek Labs Infinity on the 14.5-in mid-length gas M4A1. You’ve seen this durable, versatile silencer on everything from 7.62 NATO to subsonic 300 BLK to short barrel 5.56 NATO. What have we learned about the Infinity, and how its technology works? How does the hybrid Otter Creek Infinity technology respond to lowering blast load input severity with 5.56? Very interesting findings – this technical talk covers them.

a. Big Picture and – barrel length? Why does it matter, anyway? (00:09:04)

b. Solid 5.56 End Cap Performance (00:24:34)

c. Vented 5.56 End Cap Performance (00:50:32)

d. Vented 7.62 End Cap Performance (00:53:28)

e. Performance comparison and nuance (00:56:28)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.197 – Combat Application Technologies CAT KK on the 10.3 5.56 MK18. Hybrid design advanced silencers continue to push the envelope. The past 5 years have been full of tremendous performance gains, particularly in high pressure supersonic cartridge suppression. As the competition continues, how does form factor fit into the mix? The CAT KK, and others, bring that discussion to the forefront. Introductory talk for the whitepaper published today. (01:13:25)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.195 – FOR Systems Monarch Recce on the 10.3 5.56 MK18. Speaking of form factor… this silencer is a little over 5 inches long, as tested, and it’s ready to party. Hybrid designs continue to be developed, and the status quo just might be changing. Do short 5.56 silencers have to be loud? Technical discussion of this whitepaper published last week.

a. Intro (00:06:58)

b. Physical overview (00:08:55)

c. Silencer design (00:14:28)

d. System performance (00:18:58)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.196 – Otter Creek Labs Infinity on the 14.5-in mid-length gas M4A1. You’ve seen this durable, versatile silencer on everything from 7.62 NATO to subsonic 300 BLK to short barrel 5.56 NATO. Have we solved its riddle yet? How does the hybrid Otter Creek Infinity technology respond to lowering blast load input severity with 5.56? Very interesting findings – intro talk for today’s publication. (00:41:33)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.194 – Dillon Rifle Company DRC556 on the 14.5 5.56 M4. Oh my goodness – more Purposely Induced Porosity silencers? Yes. PIP is proliferating. How does this adaptation of the technology perform? Technical discussion for this paper published last week – the form factor wars are heating up!

a. Intro (00:05:10)

b. Physical overview (00:06:38)

c. Silencer design (00:09:00)

d. System performance (00:11:45)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.195 – FOR Systems Monarch Recce on the 10.3 5.56 MK18. Speaking of form factor… this silencer is a little over 5 inches long, as tested, and it’s ready to party. Hybrid designs continue to be developed, and the status quo just might be changing. Do short 5.56 silencers have to be loud? Learn more about why, or why not, in today’s report! (00:36:08)

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Today’s Topic:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.194 – Dillon Rifle Company DRC556 on the 14.5 5.56 M4. Oh my goodness – more Purposely Induced Porosity silencers? Yes. PIP is proliferating. How does this adaptation of the technology perform? Form factor is becoming a hot topic lately. Let’s explore this new silencer from Dillon in this introductory discussion to the whitepaper published today! (00:03:58)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.193 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/TSWIF on the 14.5 5.56 M4. This is a “blast diverter” micro silencer; it is intended to be used with blast diverters and flash suppressors from Apparition Instruments, Noveske Rifleworks, and others. Technical discussion of the whitepaper published last week. (00:08:22)

2. Sig 6.75 300 BLK Rattler LT backorder came in. How does it differ from the 6.75 Virtus TACOPS? Great question. It’s definitely similar, but also different. Initial observations and thoughts, as requested by many of you. Barrel and valve gas port sizes measured and on the PEW Science Small Arms Technical Data page of the website. (00:45:39)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.193 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/TSWIF on the 14.5 5.56 M4. This is a “blast diverter” micro silencer; it is intended to be used with blast diverters and flash suppressors from Apparition Instruments, Noveske Rifleworks, and others. If you are avoiding SBR registration, does something like this work? Quick intro to the system. (00:07:35)

2. Listener Questions are Back! Let’s dive back into the 7th Solicitation. It’s been a minute. Let’s dive back in and answer your queries. (00:25:10)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.192 – Engaged Industries Operator 5.56 on the MK18. Smaller diameter silencers making a comeback? Potentially. Does this silencer bring competitive performance to a crowded market? Technical discussion for this technical report published last week. (00:08:50)

2. Ongoing testing is awesome. New test hosts are awesome. New silencers are awesome. What a time to be alive! Let’s have a quick chat about where we see things going in the industry, as related to technology and performance. (00:41:20)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Semiauto 300 BLK is here! Sound Signature Review 6.191 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/RAT on the 6.75-in SIG SAUER MCX AR-18 consumer retail LVAW analog in all three of its modular configurations (COVERT, FLOW, and Base). This is the technical talk for the report published last week.

a. Technical Intro (00:07:24)

b. SIG MCX technical performance factors (00:10:33)

c. CAT RAT COVERT performance (00:42:38)

d. CAT RAT FLOW performance (01:01:51)

e. CAT RAT Base performance (01:09:29)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.192 – Engaged Industries Operator 5.56 on the MK18. Smaller diameter silencers making a comeback? Potentially. Weight savings can be real – does this silencer bring competitive performance to a crowded market? Introductory discussion for this technical report published with today’s episode. (01:21:28)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.190 – the Primary Weapon Systems PWS BDE 22 on the subcompact Beretta 21A (Bobcat). A little rimfire palate cleanser for you! Monocore, 3D printed, user serviceable. Technical discussion of this lightweight silencer’s performance that was characterized in last week’s report (00:09:09)

2. Semiauto 300 BLK is here! Sound Signature Review 6.191 – Combat Application Technologies CAT/RAT on the 6.75-in SIG SAUER MCX AR-18 consumer retail LVAW analog. The CAT RAT is modular – but not how we typically see. This is also more than an end cap change. Let’s introduce both this new test host and this new silencer system designed specifically for the SIG MCX and Rattler family of PDWs.

a. Topic Intro (00:35:33)

b. SIG MCX System Intro (00:39:40)

c. CAT RAT System Intro (00:51:33)

d. CAT RAT Program Intro (01:03:26)

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Today’s Topics:

1. PEW Science Member Deals are here! Slowly but surely, we would like to give you members something a little extra – more than you get already. This is our way of thanking you for all of your amazing support! (00:08:08)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.189 – the Q Southpaw on the standard untuned MK18. Highly requested research study – funded by PEW Science Members! How does this update to the Q Trash Panda, for 5.56, address the performance deficiencies we saw with over-bore? This is the technical discussion of the whitepaper published 28-MAY. (00:12:26)

3. Sound Signature Review 6.190 – the Primary Weapon Systems PWS BDE 22 on the subcompact Beretta 21A (Bobcat). A little rimfire palate cleanser for you! Monocore? 3D printed? Certainly – and you can take it apart. Let’s take a look at this lightweight silencer in this intro talk for the research published with today’s episode. (00:52:23)

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