The Jay Situation

Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.231 – LayerX Strake 9 MP5 testing. It’s been about 3 months since you’ve seen the MP5! Welcome back, subgun friends. This is the relatively light and compact Strake 9. Hybrid designs and low back pressure – what happens when the silencer is small? Can this beat the HUXWRX Cash 9 at its own game? Technical deep dive for the report published last week. (00:10:12)

a. Intro and recap – what is this silencer for? (00:11:59)

b. Strake 9 general overview (00:14:50)

c. Strake 9 silencer design and functional physics (00:17:49)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.28 (00:24:39)

e. Strake 9 silencer performance (00:30:58)

f. Performance Comparisons and Overall thoughts (00:40:46)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.232 – T&K Vorix 30 Ti on .308 and 300 BLK bolt-action rifles. Multi-cartridge testing for this lightweight and compact bolt-action rifle silencer, to fully characterize its behavior. A little under 1.5-in diameter, and less than 8 inches long… yet bringing the performance? Pleasant surprises seem to becoming more commonplace in today’s silencer market, which is great! Let’s take a look at these interesting physics in this introduction to the report published today. (00:46:16)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.231 – LayerX Strake 9 MP5 testing. It’s been about 3 months since you’ve seen the MP5! Welcome back, subgun friends. Today we introduce the relatively light and compact Strake 9. More companies entering the 3D-printed space. Hybrid designs and low back pressure – what happens when the silencer is small? Can this beat the HUXWRX Cash 9 at its own game? Introduction to the report published today. (00:08:40)

2. Listener Questions are back! Let’s dive back into Solicitation 8, answer your queries, and learn more about silencers! You can always find the other episodes with Listener Questions over the years by clicking on this metadata tag. It will pull up all the Listener Questions episodes on our website! (00:23:11)

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Today’s Topic:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.230 – Strategic Sciences MFMD + SDX on 20-in .308 bolt-action. One of the most interesting silencer systems we have evaluated in the research, to date. The multifunction muzzle device, like all silencers, suppresses recoil, flash, and blast. How does the MFMD compare with other things on the market? Are reflex designs making a comeback? Technical discussion to accompany last week’s report. (00:08:58)

a. Intro and recap – what’s the point of this system? (00:11:14)

b. MFMD + SDX overview – size, weight, oh my! (00:18:58)

c. MFMD + SDX silencer design – what in tarnation? (00:41:42)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.27 (00:51:43)

e. System performance - Blast? Sound? Recoil? Flash? Barrel heat? (00:59:54)

f. Overall thoughts (01:19:37)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.229 – Tuna Cans 5.56 XL and WRMFZY 5.56 on the 14.5-in M4. Two silencers from the new breed of economical manufacturing that is occurring in the industry. Well-understood traditional and conventional baffle designs. How does varying length and volumetric expansion vary performance, if at all? Deep dive into last week’s multi-silencer case study report. (00:08:15)

a. Intro and recap (00:09:54)

b. Tuna Cans overview (00:15:11)

c. Tuna Cans silencer design (00:23:33)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.26 (00:31:31)

e. System performance (00:35:29)

f. Overall thoughts (00:55:44)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.230 – Strategic Sciences MFMD + SDX on 20-in .308 bolt-action. One of the most interesting silencer systems we have evaluated in the research, to date. The multifunction muzzle device, like all silencers, suppresses recoil, flash, and blast. How does the MFMD compare with other things on the market? Are reflex designs making a comeback? Introductory discussion for this very high performance system. (00:58:17)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.228 – FOR Systems Predator 6.5 with 6.5 PRC. Hunters rejoice. Killing two birds with one stone – adding pressure and shrinking jet diameter. Please welcome 6.5 PRC to the research pedigree. The FOR Systems Predator 6.5 kicks things off. Technical discussion of last week’s report. (00:10:42)

a. Intro and recap (00:11:50)

b. Predator 6.5 overview (00:17:10)

c. Predator 6.5 silencer design (00:24:56)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.25 (00:31:54)

e. System performance (00:42:13)

f. Overall thoughts (01:06:43)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.229 – Tuna Cans 5.56 XL and WRMFZY 5.56 on the 14.5-in M4. Two silencers from the new breed of economical manufacturing that is occurring in the industry. Well-understood traditional and conventional baffle designs. How does varying length and volumetric expansion vary performance, if at all? Intro to today’s multi-silencer case study report. (01:08:11)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.227 – the original, legacy AAC Ti-RANT 45 on the .45ACP 1911 full size combat handgun. Standardized .45ACP pistol silencer testing is finally here! The performance of this historic silencer was examined in great detail in last week’s report. This is the technical discussion of the silencer’s performance. (00:09:15)

a. Intro and recap (00:11:36)

b. Ti-RANT 45 overview (00:14:35)

c. Ti-RANT 45 silencer design (00:32:43)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.24 (00:43:30)

e. System performance (00:49:12)

f. Overall thoughts (01:03:39)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.228 – FOR Systems Predator 6.5 with 6.5 PRC. Hunters rejoice. We’re adding combustion energy to the Silencer Sound Standard, gradually! And we’re killing two birds with one stone – shrinking jet diameter. Please welcome 6.5 PRC to the research pedigree. The FOR Systems Predator 6.5 kicks things off. Don’t worry, long action magnum is still coming later. Let’s talk about the method to the madness and just how much 6.5 PRC differs from .308 in today’s introductory discussion. (01:06:08)

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Today’s Topic:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.227 – the original, legacy AAC Ti-RANT 45 on the .45ACP 1911 full size combat handgun. Standardized .45ACP pistol silencer testing is finally here! In today’s report, you’ll see one of the highest performing .45ACP silencers in history. Originally debuted in 2010, we’re about 16 years late, but making up for lost time. How does it stack up in the current day? Stay tuned as PEW Science shows you just how good you had it back then. Let’s push the industry forward, one test at a time. Also, why the 1911? We’ll talk about that too. (00:09:13)

a. Suppressing .45ACP? Is it loud? I thought it was subsonic? (00:18:05)

b. But why male models? (Zoolander joke). Why the 1911? (00:27:59)

c. AAC Ti-RANT 45? Do they even make that anymore? (they don’t) (00:40:44)

d. The current state of the pistol silencer market, and why it matters more than you think. (00:58:11)

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Today’s Topic:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.226 – the Rampart Range Suppression Carson 556 on the 10.3-in 5.56 MK18. Rampart Range is back – their Carson series is back – and now you get to see their dedicated 5.56 model. The Carson 30 really did well on the SR-25. How does the Carson 556 stack up on the MK18? Does this Infinity core derivative bring something unique to the market? Technical discussion of last week’s report. (00:07:05)

a. Intro and recap (00:07:53)

b. Carson 556 overview (00:16:34)

c. Carson 556 silencer design (00:20:05)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.23 (00:34:28)

e. System performance (00:39:44)

f. Overall thoughts (00:50:47)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.225 – the Dead Air Lazarus 6 on the 10.3-in 5.56 MK18. Triskelion technology in a rifle silencer – similar to the technology you saw in the Mojave evaluation, but with some twists. How does the Lazarus 6 stack up in this ultra-competitive and saturated rifle silencer market of 2026? High flow rate. Consistent performance. Does it do what you need? Technical discussion of the two tests – Xeno and direct-thread. (00:06:32)

a. Intro and recap (00:09:05)

b. Lazarus 6 overview (00:12:16)

c. Lazarus 6 silencer design (00:23:05)

d. Hazard Map Brief 8.1.22 (00:33:54)

e. System performance (00:42:53)

f. Overall thoughts (00:53:29)

2. Sound Signature Review 6.226 – the Rampart Range Suppression Carson 556 on the 10.3-in 5.56 MK18. Rampart Range is back – their Carson series is back – and now you get to see their dedicated 5.56 model. The Carson 30 really did well on the SR-25. How does the Carson 556 stack up on the MK18? Can this Infinity core derivative bring something unique to the market? Probably. Introduction to today’s report. (00:59:44)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Sound Signature Review 6.225 – the Dead Air Lazarus 6 on the 10.3-in 5.56 MK18. Triskelion technology in a rifle silencer – similar to the technology you saw in the Mojave evaluation, but with some twists. How does the Lazarus 6 stack up in this ultra-competitive and saturated rifle silencer market of 2026? High flow rate. Consistent performance. Does it do what you need? Introduction to today’s report containing two tests – Xeno and direct-thread. (00:07:25)

2. Listener Questions are back – let’s dive into Solicitation 8 again and see what nuggets of knowledge you folks are pursuing today. (00:32:14)

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