Episode 311 - Tuna Cans 5.56 XL and WRMFZY 5.56 Testing and FOR Predator 6.5 Tech (24-JUN-2026)

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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