PEW Science

July 22, 2026

Episode 315 - T&K Vorix 30 Ti .308 and 300 BLK Testing and LayerX Strake 9 Deep Dive (22-JUL-2026)

July 22, 2026/ Jay

Today’s Topics:

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)
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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